Seychelles has taken a bit of a lead in terms of vigilance against money laundering. Reassessed at the beginning of December by the anti-money laundering body in Eastern and Southern Africa, the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG), whose opinions inform the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) initiated by the G7, the Indian Ocean archipelago has seen its assessment increased on all three items considered. The audit focused on the assessment of money laundering risks, the effectiveness of the supervision of financial institutions and the work of the financial intelligence agency, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).

The FATF, the lead institution in the field of money laundering, relies on ESAAMLG's assessments for its own work. Hence the importance, for Seychelles, to meet the requirements of the regional association (Africa Intelligence of 02/12/20).

To win the full approval of the money laundering judge and escape international financial furies, Seychelles must obtain validation on the last nine points. For this, the country will be evaluated for the first time in February 2021, then the financial monitoring organization will deliver its final score at its next meeting, on April 16, 2021. Seychelles was originally scheduled to submit twelve points for evaluation in December. Due to the coronavirus, the examination covered only a quarter of them.