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Why Invest in Mauritius?
There are many incentives in place to encourage foreign investment in Mauritius and factors that attract investors, in particular the favourable tax regime.
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The Finance Sector
The Finance and Business segments includes: Financial Services who is emerging as a vital component of the economy in the banking and non-banking offshore sector, such as insurance, stock exchange, leasing etc. These activities take place in Mauritius but are run by people living outside the country. All transactions are made in foreign currency and they fall under the supervision of the Financial Services Commission. Several banks and other international financial companies have chosen to open branches in Mauritius to better capture investment opportunities both in Mauritius and in the region. The numerous drafts of double taxation, investment protection agreements, bilateral agreements and regulatory frameworks are a certain appeal.
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Harmony
Mauritius stall called a "Miracle of peaceful coexistence," for how people with roots in Europe, Asia and Africa, living side by side in harmony and respecting the culture and religion of one and the other. The population of 1.2 million souls, is Hindu religious component, Christian, Muslim and Buddhist. Today, one of the key qualities of this country, it is the non-racism. The official language is generally recognized as English but everyone speaks French. This is the only country in the world where French is progressing faster than English and Creole, a dialect derived from Old French. But as it is also a population so different growing Hindi, Urdu and Mandarin are also fluent.
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