Why Mauritius
At the crossroads of Africa & Asia, Mauritius has all the right elements that make it an International Financial Centre of choice. Reckoned as the gateway to Africa, Mauritius is a world-class financial services hub as well as an investment platform with one-stop-shop solution for the investors regarding their business needs.
The Mauritius Advantage
- A peaceful country with political stability
- A convenient time zone (GMT+4) with excellent air connectivity
- A sophisticated banking system, with a strong regulatory and corporate governance framework - Presence of all major international banks and strong local banks
- A dynamic stock exchange
- A hybrid legal system combining both Common and Civil law
- A bilingual and skilled workforce - All big 4 audit firms are present, as well as the midsize ones, such as Grant Thornton and BDO
- A network of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements & Investment Promotion Protection Agreements
- An attractive fiscal regime with a flat personal and corporate tax rate of 15%
- Member of major regional organisations - Common Market for Southern and Eastern Africa (COMESA), Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
- The signatures of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement as well as the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA), all aimed to boost intra-African trade
- Ranked 1st in Africa (13th out of 190 countries) by the World Bank for Ease of Doing Business in 2020
- No Capital Gains Tax, No foreign exchange control and free repatriation of profits
- An efficient port with deep-water quays
- State-of-the-art infrastructure and a highly sought-after destination
An Attractive and Recognised African Jurisdiction
Mauritius is ranked
1st in Africa (13th out of 190 countries) for Ease of Doing Business by the World Bank (2020)
1st in the Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance (2020)
8th in Africa (out of 162 countries) in the Economic Freedom of the World by Fraser Institute (2018)
1st Africa (54th out of 140 countries) in Global Competitiveness Index by World Economic Forum (2019)
1st in Africa in International Property Rights Index (2019)
2nd in Africa (30th out of 50th countries) in A.T. Kearney Global Services Location Index (2019)
1st in Africa for Best Countries for Business by Forbes (2019)
1st in Africa in Mercer’s Quality of Living Survey (2019)
For more information about Mauritius, visit the EDB website