Mauritius, a nation of volcanic islands, is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometres east of Madagascar. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands.
The island of Mauritius is renowned for being one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and for having been the only known home of the dodo. First sighted by Europeans around 1600 on Mauritius, the dodo became extinct less than eighty years later. Mauritius is famous for its water sports, clear warm waters and white beaches. There are numerous restaurants, trendy bars and clubs to keep one entertained.
The business-friendliness of the island and its competitive positioning as an attractive investment location have been recognised in the country’s enviable 17th ranking in the World Bank “Ease of Doing Business” Survey of 2010.
While investment opportunities abound on shore, Mauritius is also ideally positioned, both culturally and geographically, to benefit from opportunities emerging on the vast African continent.
The coming to maturity of the Mauritius International Finance Centre also provides a unique opportunity for tax-efficient investment holding and structuring across the world’s most promising economies.
L’indice “Ease of Doing Business” de la Banque Mondiale pour 2010 place Maurice au 17ème rang mondial pour ce qui est de la facilitation des affaires. Si des perspectives d’investissement sont nombreuses dans le pays même, Maurice se trouve aussi idéalement placée, de par sa proximité géographique, que ce soit dans les secteurs traditionnels ou émergeants pour exploiter les opportunités qui existent sur le vaste continent Africain.
Le centre financier international de Maurice offre par ailleurs de nombreuses possibilités de domiciliation pour des entités internationales investissant dans les économies émergentes à travers le monde.
