During a recent visit of a delegation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with the aim of exploring new avenues of cooperation with Mauritius, several agreements were signed:

• (a) a Memorandum of Understanding between the Economic Development Board (EDB) and the UNODC was signed which aims at providing a framework for the EDB to facilitate and assist investors in the area of FinTech;
• (b) a Memorandum of Understanding between the Financial Services Commission and the UNODC was signed to revisit the framework on Self-Regulatory Organisations; and
• (c) an Exchange of Letters was held between Mauritius and the UNODC regarding the setting up of a UNODC Project Office in Mauritius.