Animal Testing & Trade: A report details how Charles River Laboratories’ Spain macaque facility imports long-tailed monkeys from Mauritius, with the operation described as a warehouse-like distribution and testing hub for pharmaceutical clients. Cybersecurity & Retail Payments: Hungry Lion is named in a dark-web listing tied to MeduzaLocker ransomware; analysis suggests no customer personal data was exposed, but the incident points to weak spots in branch-level point-of-sale import logs. Mauritius Finance & Markets: Aye Finance saw major bulk-deal activity on Aug 27, with Alpha Wave India I LP selling and funds including F3 Advisors and Singularity among buyers. Regulation & Arbitration: The US Ninth Circuit ruled forum non conveniens can’t be used to block actions confirming foreign arbitral awards under the New York Convention—relevant for cross-border investors. Banking & Payments: Bank of Baroda launched “UPI Global Reverse Acceptance,” letting eligible international visitors (including Mauritius) pay at Indian merchants by scanning BoB UPI QR codes using home-country apps. Energy & Diplomacy: Mauritius and Monaco formalised diplomatic ties, with cooperation flagged around the ocean economy, sustainable tourism and environmental protection. AU Credit Ratings Push: The AU-backed African Peer Review Mechanism plans to launch an African credit ratings agency in Mauritius on Oct 5, aiming to cut borrowing costs and offer an Africa-led alternative to global ratings.