Cross-border Asset Recovery: Pakistan’s NAB has frozen two foreign bank accounts in Mauritius at Silver Bank linked to Bahria Town, totalling about USD 4.5m, as part of an anti-money laundering probe and planned repatriation steps. Public Health & Travel: Mauritius has temporarily banned entry for foreign nationals who travelled from, transited through, or stayed in the DRC, Uganda or South Sudan in the past 21 days due to Ebola risk, while Mauritian citizens and legal residents can enter but face mandatory 21-day quarantine. Business Climate Watch: Morocco has topped Africa’s business destination rankings in the CIAN barometer (2025–2026), scoring 3.9/5, ahead of Mauritius (3.4), highlighting investor focus on infrastructure, workforce and legal environment. Labour Heritage: Mauritius hosted a workshop with UNESCO and ICOMOS to strengthen preservation and documentation of indentured labour heritage across the Indian Ocean region. AI & Markets: IUX24 launched an AI-powered investment intelligence platform aimed at giving retail investors institutional-grade market analysis. Informality & Tax Base: Moody’s warns that 88% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s workforce is informal, weakening tax collection and fiscal capacity. Regional Finance Leadership: FINSEC chief Collen Tapfumaneyi was re-elected chair of CoSSE for another two-year term at a meeting in Mauritius. Energy Investment Pipeline: ISA and the World Bank launched a Pacific SIDS solar dialogue in Bali, including an e-marketplace tender for a 220 MW Mauritius solar-plus-storage pipeline.