1. Mauritius is the jurisdiction of choice for firms wanting to expand their business into Africa. Mauritius has long-standing relationships with key African and international bodies, including the Southern African Development Community (“S.A.D.C.”) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (“C.O.M.E.S.A.”), the World Trade Organization, and the Commonwealth of Nations. It has also established a network of agreements, comprising 24 signed Investment Promotion and Protec- tion Agreement (“I.P.P.A.’s”) and 21 signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (“D.T.A.A.’s”) with African states, which means that global investors, traders, and private equity companies gain preferential access to a number of key African mar- kets and hundreds of millions of customers.
2. The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (“Af.C.F.T.A.”), established in January 2021, covers preferential trade for both goods and services between all 55 African countries. Mauritius is a signatory. With 55 African countries, a market of 1.3 billon people, and an economy of $2.6 trillion, the opportunity for member states is huge. The agreement has the potential to drive inclusive growth in Africa.

Mauritius's tech hub is booming, driven by government initiatives like the Digital Mauritius 2030 plan and AI strategies.

Major partnerships with tech giants and educational programs are addressing talent shortages, with a projected rise in tech's GDP contribution from 5.6% in 2020 to 9.3% by 2025.

The island is becoming a leading tech ecosystem, fostering innovation in AI, blockchain, and cloud computing.

Mauritius has been a leading international Financial Centre (IFC) for the past two decades. It is at the forefront of banking, corporate services, fintech, funds, investment management and private wealth.

The framework for our IFC is one of the strongest in the world, designed to bring clarity and transparency to the world of finance.

As one of the best regulated IFCs, we have been acknowledged by independent assessments from some of the world’s leading bodies, including the World Bank and IMF, as well as scoring top marks from the OECD on tax transparency.

The value of an International Finance Centre (IFC) is largely reputational, and Mauritius has met expectations by ensuring a strong legal and regulatory framework, good corporate governance, an array of modern financial products and licensable business activities and services and not to mention competitive operational costs.