The Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) held its 50th Task Force of Senior Officials Meeting, 25th Council of Ministers, and 8th Public Private Sector Dialogue (PPSD) Meetings in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 22-30 August 2025, regrouping 800+ delegates from 21 member countries.
The CEO of the MBA, Mr. Daniel Essoo, participated to the PPSD meetings on 29 & 30 August 2025; reaffirming the banking sector’s commitment against financial crime, and initiated the debate on how digitalisation and tokenisation can help broaden Capital markets, all while mitigating anti-money laundering (AML) concerns, during a session led by the London Stock Exchange Group.
Mauritius featured actively on the programme this year, with the participation of Ms. Sudha Hurrymun, Director Supervision, Bank of Mauritius, Ms. Tanvi Keerodhur, Analyst, Financial Services Commission, and Mr. Faraz Rojid, CEO, Mauritius Finance, to the panel discussions. Ms. Stephanie Ah Tow, Group Head – Compliance, MCB, also attended the event, as well as a delegation from the Government of Mauritius.
The theme of this year’s PPSD was Capital Markets, and discussion areas focused on Ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) identification, sanctions screening, as well as payments.
An ESAAMLG delegation led by Executive Secretary Ms. Fikile P. Zitha was on a two-day mission to Mauritius in July 2025, and met with high-ranking officials from Government, and public & private sector institutions, including the MBA.
Mauritius is a founding member of the ESAAMLG, and these events play a key role in consolidating the region’s collective efforts to comply with global AML/CFT standards.
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