The Mauritius Advantage

With an established rule of law and right of appeal directly to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, Mauritius has built up a reputation as the offshore financial services centre of choice in the region, ranking 20 out of 189 countries in the World Bank Doing Business survey of 2014, and 1^st out of 47 African countries.

Additional benefits include:

• Costs Competitiveness

• Living and administrative costs are very low

• Freest and most business-friendly country in Africa

• An exceptional network of DTAAs and IPPAs

• Relatively low cost of professional services

• Large pool of highly qualified and bilingual professionals (English/French)

• Strategic time zone (GMT+4). Business can be conducted with the Far East in the morning, Europe around mid-day and USA in late afternoon

• Investment-friendly regulatory regime

• Ocean State within one of the largest Exclusive Economic Zones in the world

• Well-established banking institutions and an international stock exchange

 

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs)

Mauritius is the ideal platform for outbound cross-border investment having agreed 51 DTAA to-date with a further 16 treaties under negotiation.

Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (IPPAs)

Mauritius has concluded a number of IPPAs with several more awaiting ratification.