Over the years, Mauritius International Financial Services Centre (MIFC) has been positioning itself as the preferred hub for investment into Asia and Africa due its strategic location between the two continents, its hybrid regulatory framework, Ease of Doing Business rating, investment protection treaties, non-double taxation treaties, highly qualified and multilingual workforce, political stability, low crime rate, coupled with modern infrastructure and connectivity.
It is home to a number of international banks, law firms, corporate service providers, fund managers, investment funds and private equity funds. Financial products and services include private banking, global business, insurance and reinsurance, limited companies, protected cell companies, trust and foundation, investment banking, global headquarter administration and a wide array of innovative and specialised licenses.
Our Reputation
The country has built up a solid reputation by making use of best practices and adopting a strong legal and regulatory framework to demonstrate its compliance with international demands for greater transparency. The MIFC can bring benefits to international investors under various regimes, ranging from domestic market, freeport market (goods) and global business market (international business).
What sets Mauritius apart?
- Highly-qualified labour force spanning various business sectors
- No exchange control, and lean fiscal regime
- Compliance and corporate governance best practices
- Innovative and business-friendly regulatory regime
- Excellent diplomatic and investment protocols with emerging markets
- Growing Fintech industry and high-potential sectors
- Destination for foreign investors and expat community, with highly valued incentives from Government
- Mauritius-partnered Special Economic Zones in African continent
- Hub for outsourcing of high-skilled processes
Legal Structures and Licences
1. Legal structures
- Self-employed
- Limited partnership and Société
- Trust and foundations
- Funds
- Corporate structures
- Domestic company
- Global Business Company
- Authorised Company
- Freeport Company
- Protected Cell Company
2. Licence Categories issued by Bank of Mauritius, Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Economic Development Board (EDB):
- Banking Licence
- Financial Services Provider Licence
- Specialised Financial Services Provider Licence
- Corporate and Trust Service Provider Licence
- Self-regulatory Organisations Licence
- Investment Banking Licence
- Providers of Market Infrastructure Licence
- Reporting Issuer
- Securities or Capital Market Intermediaries
- Collective Investment Schemes and Close-end Funds
- CIS Functionaries and Professionals
- Insurers and Re-Insurers
- Insurers and Re-insurers structured as a PCC
- Insurance Service Providers
- Trustee and Pension Schemes
- Pure Captive Insurers
- Global Business
- Regulatory Sandbox Licence
- Fintech
- P2P Lending
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