Confidentiality

Confidentiality provisions are enshrined in the Mauritian civil & banking codes and the Financial Services Act 2007 which governs global business in Mauritius. The Companies Act restrict public inspection of the statutory records filed with the Registrar of Companies to well identified circumstances and parties related to the companies.

There is a legal requirement for all supervisory and regulatory authorities to maintain complete confidentiality of any information disclosed by global business entities.  Only the Financial Intelligence and Anti-money Laundering Act 2002 or The Prevention of Corruption Act 2002 or a Protocol for the exchange of information with other regulatory bodies to disclose specific information, for supervisory purposes only may lift this confidentiality requirement.

It is to be noted that Mauritius guarantees full confidentiality for all legitimate circumstances but has no policy to maintain indiscriminate or unilateral opaqueness or secrecy for the sake of doing so or to attract business that thrive on such considerations

Confidentiality - GWMS