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Port-Louis enlists lobbying firm Avisa to polish its image in Europe

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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. [...]

Less than four months after making its legislation compliant with the OECD's tax avoidance convention, Mauritius is ready to flaunt its certified virtuosity with the help of public affairs firm Avisa. [...] (424 words)

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