Mauritius: The Perfect Island

Mauritius continues to develop as a world-class offshore financial and investment hub for both private and commercial segments of the international market. The island has near-perfect climate, friendly people and high levels of personal security.

Economically, Mauritius is one of very few countries that exhibit consistently strong GDP growth, which has continued even throughout the recent economic downturn. The IRS property market is still in a youthful phase yet this has already seen exceptional appreciation, with the future outlook predicted to be highly buoyant.

In recent years the island has consolidated its position as the leading business and financial services hub in the Indian Ocean and has received numerous prestigious global accolades in leading surveys, including:

• 1st in Africa in the World Bank Doing Business rankings.
• 1st in Africa in World Economic Forum's Global Enabling Trade Report.
• 1st among African cities in Mercer's Quality of Living (Port Louis).
• 1st in the African region in The Economist Intelligence Unit's Index of Democracy 2008.
• 4th in Africa's most competitive travel and tourist destination, according to the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness rankings.
• Most Improved Investment Climate Award in 2009 and Climate Protection Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency.
• Mauritius ranked among the Top 10 in the 2011 edition of the Economic Freedom of the World (by Canada’s Fraser Institute) out of 141 countries, ahead of countries like the United States and Finland. On the whole of the African continent, Mauritius ranked 1^st.

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