Mauritius tries to brush up the reputation of its offshore financial sector
After having been put on the European Union's money laundering blacklist in October, Mauritius is using diplomacy to try to improve its image. Business and political bodies are pleading its case with the string of international organisations which issue reports and blacklists on financial criminality, including, notably, the Financial Action Task Force, the OECD and the EU. Their aim is to reassure the investors who have been using the island as their business base for years.