Mauritius: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
IMF Staff Country Reports, December 11, 2008
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- Published: December 11, 2008
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451933598.002
Executive summary and key findings
- A detailed assessment report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism for Mauritius is discussed.
- Mauritius is well placed to capitalize on its national strategy to diversify its economy into global financial services by taking advantage of its linkages with both African and long-standing arrangements with the larger Asian economies.
- Mauritius intends to offer new products in Islamic financial services and wealth management.
- The investigative and prosecutorial authorities have the necessary powers to execute their respective functions.
Strategic context and implications
- Economic diversification objective:
- National strategy to diversify the economy into global financial services.
- Leverage linkages with African economies and longer-standing arrangements with larger Asian economies.
- Product and market development:
- Intention to offer new products in Islamic financial services and wealth management.
- AML/CFT relevance:
- Strengthening financial services and introducing new products create AML/CFT implementation and supervisory priorities.
Institutional capacity and legal framework
- Investigative and prosecutorial authorities:
- Described as having the necessary powers to execute their respective functions.
- Regulatory and supervisory considerations:
- Implicit need to align supervision, guidance, and enforcement with expansion into new products and markets.
Publication metadata and identifiers
- Pages: 309
- Volume: 2008
- Issue: 319
- Series: Country Report No. 2008/319
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451933598.002
- Stock No: 1MUSEA2008005
- ISBN: 9781451933598
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Publication date on landing page: December 11, 2008
- Format noted: Chicago citation provided
Subjects and keywords
- Subject: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Banking, Crime, Financial services, Money laundering, Terrorism financing
- Keywords: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), central bank, chief executive, CR, criminal offense, disciplinary action, due diligence, Global, guidance note, ISCR, management company, Money laundering, police force, senior management, Terrorism financing
International Monetary Fund. "Mauritius: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism", IMF Staff Country Reports 2008, 319 (2008), accessed 9/27/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451933598.002