Mauritius has been endowed with a natural gift for business ever since she was a major trading post for the renowned French "Compagnie des Indes" two centuries ago.

Further still, in the years 1600’, she was referred to as the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean. The entrepreneurial spirit lives on.

The business community is active and the government is instrumental in making things happen. Today, any foreign investor can settle hassle-free in Mauritius and be operational in just 3 days. Add to this one of the world’s most generous tax regimes, where personal and corporate tax are harmonized at a low 15% and where dividends are tax free. A country with no exchange control. A country where exportoriented operators enjoy duty-free privilege for their inputs and equipment. Mauritius also has signed non-double taxation agreements with 33 countries so far and is signatory to a number of Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements.

Mauritian traditional investors are also very receptive to partnering with their international counterparts. An increasing number of joint ventures are being witnessed today, in the traditionally strong sectors as well as in a growing number of innovation-driven emerging sectors.