Mauritius International Financial centre
Main advantagesMauritius IFC has a proven track record as an offshore financial centre as being the main provider of FDI into India during the last 25 years and actively involved in the promotion of cross-border investments in Africa
MAIN ADVANTAGES OF USING MAURITIUS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE :
Mauritius IFC has a proven track record as an offshore financial centre as being the main provider of FDI into India during the last 25 years and actively involved in the promotion of cross-border investments in Africa during the last 5 years due to the following:
- Ideal time zone with GMT +4
- Gateway to Africa, Middle East and Eastern countries Close cultural, business and bilateral ties with Asia and Africa. Member of African Union, COMESA and SADC
- Ranked as No1 for ease of doing business in Africa
- Ranked as first in Africa in the democracy index and Good Governance
- Strong hybrid legal system which is based on the UK and French law
- Access to the Privy Council in London as final court of appeal
- Rapidly growing International Arbitration Centre
- No exchange control
- Sound banking system with the presence of major international banks and strong local banks operating in Mauritius.
- Successful regional stock exchange (SEM) member of World Federation of Exchanges
- Population of 1.3 million providing pool of highly qualified and multilingual professionals.
- Access to various Network of double taxation avoidance agreements offering fiscal efficiency.
- Network of investment promotion and protection agreements offering unparalleled risk mitigation opportunities with respect to investments, including guarantees against expropriation of assets and discrimination between local and foreign investors and provision for dispute settlements.
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