The Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) is a FATF-style regional body, set up in 1999, subscribing to global standards relating to the combat of money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation.

The main objectives of the ESAAMLG are:

1. Adopt and implement the FATF Recommendations;
2. Apply anti-money laundering measures to all the predicate crimes;
3. Implement measures to combat the financing of terrorism; and
4. Implement any other measures contained in the multilateral agreements and initiatives to which they subscribe for the prevention and control of the laundering of the proceeds of all predicate crimes and the financing of terrorist and proliferation activities.

As a founder member of the ESAAMLG, Mauritius has committed itself to comply with the FATF Recommendations. For detailed information on the assessment of the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) measures in Mauritius, please click here.