Category: Business & Investment

Africa’s wealthiest country per capita. Ranked 22nd globally on the Global Peace Index. The only Sub-Saharan African nation in the top tier of World Bank ease-of-doing-business rankings. And a corporate tax rate that makes accountants in Paris and London do a double take. Use the Mauritius tax calculator to estimate your own tax liability. Mauritius […]

Opening a personal bank account in Mauritius is relatively straightforward. Opening a business account is a different experience entirely. The documentation requirements are heavier, the timelines are longer and the choice of bank matters more. The account you open will affect everything from international payment speed to the fees you pay on every transaction. Three […]

Mauritius has 46 double taxation agreements (DTAs) in force. These treaties determine how income is taxed when it flows between Mauritius and another country, reducing or eliminating double taxation on dividends, interest, royalties and capital gains. For investors, fund managers and companies structuring through Mauritius, the withholding rates in these treaties are where any cross-border […]

A Global Business Company (GBC) is a Mauritius-incorporated company that conducts its business primarily outside the island. Holding companies, investment funds, trading companies, cross-border services businesses: if you want to be tax resident in Mauritius and access its network of 46 double taxation agreements, this is the structure. What a GBC does A GBC is […]

Can you earn decent rental income from a Mauritius property? Yes. But the yields are lower than the brochures suggest, and the costs are higher than most first-time investors expect. Mauritius combines strong demand from high-income short-term visitors, a growing expat population looking for long-term rentals and a legal framework that allows foreign ownership through […]

You cannot just buy a house in Mauritius. Not as a foreigner. Under the current legal framework – updated by Finance Act 2025 – all foreign residential purchases must go through government-approved schemes administered by the Economic Development Board (EDB). It sounds restrictive, and it is. But the schemes are well-established, and once you understand […]

After two difficult years, Mauritius is firmly in a disinflationary trend. Annual inflation fell to around 3.9% in early 2026 – down sharply from the 10.8% peak in 2022. Good news if you are planning salary rounds. Less good news if you locked in costs at the top. Where prices are moving, what the data […]

If you import goods into Mauritius, the Finance Act 2025 changes the rules you operate under. Assessment windows are shorter. There are new processing fees on customs entries. Objecting to an assessment now costs money upfront. And the customs authority has new evidence-gathering powers. Most of these changes actually favour importers – particularly the reduced […]

Under the Finance Act 2025, permanent residence permits in Mauritius now run for 20 years, dependent children qualify up to age 24, and the criteria are codified in statute rather than policy guidelines. The framework covers four categories – investor, professional, self-employed, and retired – each with specific financial thresholds and a minimum 5-year qualifying […]

Mauritius now has a dedicated legal framework for innovative start-ups – something that didn’t exist before August 2025. Under the Finance Act 2025, there’s no minimum capital requirement, no turnover milestones in the first instance. Submit an innovative project to the EDB or register with an accredited incubator, and you can get a 10-year occupation […]