Economic Development Board of Mauritius: Delisting Mauritius as a High-Risk Jurisdiction

Economic Development Board Mauritius, a government program, used PR to have Mauritius removed from a "high risk" jurisdiction list.

Situational Analysis

Mauritius was named among 25 countries in the high risk jurisdiction list by custodian banks, shared with SEBI following a regulation in April on 'Beneficial Owners' reported in the leading financials.

While this was aimed at curbing the use of these jurisdictions for fund round-tripping, Mauritius feared that this allegation could impact genuine investors and severely damage its reputation as an investment hub, thus impacting Mauritius' economy by $100bn-150bn.

We were entrusted with the task of correcting Mauritius' perception with the regulator and the banking ecosystem.

Objectives

Combat fear mongering and erase perceptions of Mauritius being a 'high-risk...

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