Subject:ย Find a reason to smile!

Helloooooo thereeee People!


Have you ever found yourself walking in beautiful yet unknown streets, while touristing a country you've always dreamt of visiting?...the only issue is you don't speak the local language? What do you do then when you encounter the locals?.... You SMILE ๐Ÿ˜


Smiles have the power to break language, culture and any other barriers that exist to bridging the distance between people. It's free, it's an act of kindness and it's a stressbuster. So People, on this "Share a Smile Day", don't hold back and SMILEEEEEEEEEEEE! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’–

TECHNICAL NEWS

Launch of SEM/Risk Insights ESG partnership

On 15 March, SEM will unveil its collaboration with Risk Insights, a South African company specializing in AI-powered tools. Their expertise lies in assessing and rating companies based on ESG reporting standards within their annual reports. The primary objective is to collaborate with companies in Mauritius, facilitating the enhancement of their ESG reporting practices.


FSC Mauritius launched the Fintech Perceptions Survey

FSC Mauritius launched the Fintech Perceptions Survey. The survey runs from 26 February to 08 March 2024.


FATF Statement on the Russian Federation

Two years after the Russian Federationโ€™s unprovoked war against Ukraine, the FATF recalls its statement of 24 February 2023 - https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Fatfgeneral/fatf-statement-russian-federation.html


FSC Communiques and Legal updates (as per attached documents):

  1. FSC Communiques with regards to Decentralised Finance.

  2. The Financial Services (Consolidated Licensing and Fees) (Amendment No. 2 ) Rules 2024.

  3. The Financial Services (Spot Commodity Market and Intermediaries) Rules 2024.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

IT Maintenance

IT has planned a maintenance on our firewall this Friday 1 March as from 17hrs. Internet connection may be impacted during this intervention. Our IT Team will advise once the intervention is completed.

Andersen | Training: Taxation of Companies in Mauritius & The Partial Exemption Regime

Andersen in Mauritius is pleased to announce its next tax training session to be held at the Labourdonais Waterfront Hotel, in collaboration with the Financial Services Institute.


This training* will provide a solid understanding of corporate income tax, partial exemption regime, foreign tax mechanism and will run through practical case studies on tax computation.


Do share the link and advert ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://forms.gle/AzHawoU6vQMgdYSb6

HAPPENINGS

ITL | Middlesex Job fair

HC team was present at the Middlesex Job Fair this week. In case anyone you know is looking for a job, please do advise them to check the vacancies on the website or email their CV to our HC Team ๐Ÿ˜Š

Imperium Group | Alumni Reunion 2024

Yesterday, the group held the annual Alumni Reunion. It was a great opportunity to catch up on the latest "news" with our former colleagues and to meet some of them after ages as well! ๐Ÿ˜‰

 

We heard someone was singing โ€˜largues moi, laisse mo alerโ€ฆโ€™ ๐Ÿค” Still figuring out the song..? ๐Ÿ˜œ It is one of its most famous song and the alumni was dancing on the live performance of the one and only Blakayyo! ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽถ

Level 4 Lunch

Someone said Ti-Puri party? ๐Ÿ˜Ž


Looks like Level 4 decided it was high time for a get together to spice up their worklife. There was a bring and share of 7 cari and ti puri.


Highlight of the day: someone has been able to eat more Ti Puris than the King of Food himself Lovee๐Ÿ‘‘


 Now, the $1m question is: who is he....or she? ๐Ÿ˜†

Bowling team dinner

Let's keep rolling guys...but to Namaste Restaurant at Caudan this time ๐Ÿ˜‚ Indeed, our bowling team deserved a break and some good food to decompress. ๐Ÿคญ We hope you are ready for the bowling alleys this year ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ˜‰

BIRTHDAYS / NEWCOMERS & LEAVERS

A HUGE smile ๐Ÿ˜ to add some more spark to your birthday! ๐ŸŽ‰

  • Ashive Kanoosingh

  • Sharan Pannoo

  • Seyukta Jannea

  • Hansley Cunapudy

  • Beatrice Lan

  • Kiran Choyta

  • Hemnish Joyekurrun

A smile is the best way to start a new chapter! ๐Ÿ˜Š

  • Aurelie Carmagnol - Trainee in team Karene

  • Deepshikaa Bissoony- Assistant Administrator in team Dinesh

  • Eva Carpen - Accounting Associate at Andersen

  • Aurelie Anne Perrine -Assistant Administrator in team Ali

  • Anjali Hityshi Peerthum - Assistant Administrator in team Smitha

  • Vikram Bissessur - Driver at Andersen

It has been a pleasure working with you! ๐Ÿ˜Š

  • Shanmoukarao Appadoo leaving on 4th March 2024.

  • Bhaveshwari Seebaruth leaving on 6th March 2024.


KI BON PLAN

Expo plantes & aromatiques

  • Mahogany Shopping Promenade

  • Thursday 29 February at 9:00 AM to Saturday 2 March at 7:00 PM

Bagatelle Foodies Festival

  • Bagatelle Mall

  • Friday 1 March at 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM

  • Saturday 2 March at 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Family Funday

  • Mon Ptit Coeur

  • Saturday 2 March

  • 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM

Adilson Anime & Gaming Mania

  • Phoenix Mall

  • Saturday 2 March

  • 9:30 PM to 10:00 PM

Special Divas | The Irish

  • The Irish

  • Saturday 2 March

  • 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM

Hot Sundays

  • Moorya Pahad Climbing

  • Sunday 3 March

  • 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Wishing you an awesome weekend ahead and don't forget to smile People ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜œ


Hasta La Vista People! ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ


Crazily Yours,

The Gazette Committee