The Asset Recovery Inter Agency Network of Southern Africa (ARINSA) was hosted by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) from 9th to 13th of October 2023. The conference has been instrumental in shedding light on the crucial topic of asset recovery investigation and the role of financial intelligence units in combating financial crimes.

FIU officers attended a working session on ’Financial Intelligence Analysis’ in Johannesburg, South Africa from 20-24 February 2023.

A regional training course on asset recovery and confiscation was attended by members of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and the Asset Recovery Investigation Division (ARID). The training session took place from 29 May to 5 June 2023, in Lusaka, Zambia.

Lyon, 20 September 2023 – The second global roundtable in FATF-INTERPOL’s joint initiative to improve global asset recovery and combat financial crime concluded today.

Over 200 law enforcement, prosecutors, asset recovery, policy and regulatory experts, from both the public and private sectors, attended the two-day FATF-INTERPOL Roundtable Engagement (FIRE 2) to discuss asset recovery issues and practical solutions to deprive criminals of their illicit assets and contribute to a safer society.

The FIU Mauritius attended the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group’s (ESAAMLG) 46th Task Force of Senior Officials, as well as, the ESAAMLG’s 6th Public/Private Sector Dialogue in Kasane, Botswana from 01 – 07 September 2023. Cooperating and Supporting Nations and Organisations such as the UNODC, IMF, EU Global Facility, FATF and COMESA also attended the meeting.

FIU Mauritius was invited by COMESA for a regional training on Financial Investigations and Asset Recovery (FIAR) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 24 July 2023 to 29 July 2023.

In 2022, the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units published an updated version of the “Asset Recovery – The Role of FIUs: Public Summary’’. This summary illustrates key lessons, best practices, and representative case examples to help enhance the role of FIUs within the asset recovery process both at the national and international levels.

On 01 September 2023, the FIU Mauritius signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre (IACCC) following the Cabinet decision dated 09 June 2023, in the presence of the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Mauritius, Ms. Charlotte Anik Rachel Pierre.

Sharing of information, expertise and resources is key to the overall effectiveness of FIUs. It is with this aim that FIU Mauritius acted as co-sponsor, together with FIC South Africa, for FIC Rwanda’s membership application to the Egmont Group of FIUs.