The African Market

Mauritius is an African country and is, excluding South Africa, the only International Financial Centre in the region. Mauritius offers a good and secure living environment, a relatively strong pro-business regulatory environment, as well as welldeveloped physical infrastructures.

 

Mauritius is at the heart of regional cooperation – Mauritius is a member of The African Union (AU) and the regional organisations such as Southern African Development Community (SADC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and Indian Ocean Rim – Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR).

 

Mauritius fulfils most of these criteria and in addition, has:

• Strategic Location with political and economic stability

• Favourable/ Strategic Time Zone (GMT +4)

• Modern and Reliable Infrastructure

• Multi-lingual and professional pool of professionals

• Quality and competitive services.

 

It is also worth mentioning that Mauritius has: (a) 36 Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements signed – 16 with African countries (Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar, Sénégal, Burundi, Botswana, Cameroon, Comoros, Ghana, Mauritania, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tchad, Tanzania and Zimbabwe)

 

Global reach with extensive Double Tax Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs) - 36 DTAAs in force - 13 with African countries (Mozambique, Seychelles, Madagascar, Namibia, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tunisia, Botswana, Lesotho, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe) - 5 treaties awaiting signature (Malawi, Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya) - 3 treaties awaits ratification: Russia, Congo, Zambia