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The FSC brings welcomed changes to its recently issued Guidelines for Issue of Corporate and Green Bonds

14 June 2022 by Bhavna Ramsurun (Partner, Financial services), Vipin Jeerakun (Associate) - BLC Robert & Associates - Mauritius

On 23 December 2021, the Financial Services Commission (‘FSC’) published the Guidelines for Issue of Corporate and Green Bonds in Mauritius (‘Guidelines’). The purpose of the Guidelines is to supplement the Guide for the Issue of Sustainable Bonds in Mauritius issued by the Bank of Mauritius in June 2021 (‘BOM Guide’) by elaborating on various regulatory requirements to be adopted by the issuers of ‘Green Bonds’ in line with international best practices and the Guidelines go further by also regulating the issuance of corporate bonds which do not have a ‘green’ element.