{"id":22477,"date":"2025-09-30T17:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/?post_type=newsroom&#038;p=22477"},"modified":"2025-09-30T17:06:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:06:04","slug":"mauritius-strengthens-its-position-in-gfci-38","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/newsroom\/mauritius-strengthens-its-position-in-gfci-38","title":{"rendered":"Mauritius strengthens its position in GFCI 38"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22477\" class=\"elementor elementor-22477\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da572b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da572b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6846a6e\" data-id=\"6846a6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0c394 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d0c394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The latest edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (<strong>GFCI 38<\/strong>) reaffirms Mauritius&#8217; status as a leading International Financial Centre (IFC) in the region. GFCI 38, which evaluates the competitiveness of financial centres worldwide, includes 120 centres in its main index. The rankings were derived from 140 instrumental factors combined with 28,549 financial centre assessments provided by 4,877 respondents to the GFCI online questionnaire.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55196b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55196b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Performance of Mauritius in the GFCI 38<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc3d4f3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc3d4f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mauritius has registered a commendable improvement in the GFCI 38 rankings, moving to 52nd place globally with a rating of 707, up from 58th position and a rating of 694 in GFCI 37. Notably, Mauritius has shown consistent progress over the past five editions of the index, rising steadily from 68th position in GFCI 34 to 52nd in GFCI 38, as demonstrated in Figure 1 below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e4478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7e4478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GFCI-38-performance-e1759235781389.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"GFCI 38 performance\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjI0ODAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lZGJtYXVyaXRpdXMub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvR0ZDSS0zOC1wZXJmb3JtYW5jZS1lMTc1OTIzNTc4MTM4OS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GFCI-38-performance-e1759235781389.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22480\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GFCI-38-performance-e1759235781389.png 1024w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GFCI-38-performance-e1759235781389-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GFCI-38-performance-e1759235781389-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GFCI-38-performance-e1759235781389-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f82f1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f82f1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regional Performance<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c06139 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c06139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Middle East &amp; African region, Mauritius has strengthened its standing, now ranking 3rd, just behind Dubai and Abu Dhabi, compared to 4th place previously in the GFCI 37.<\/p><p>Within the African landscape, Mauritius asserts itself as the continent\u2019s premier IFC. \u2018The performance of Mauritius performance in GFCI 38 positions the jurisdiction ahead of regional peers, including Casablanca (56th), Kigali (65th), and Johannesburg (94th), while other African centres such as Cape Town, Nairobi, and Lagos recorded declines.<\/p><p>Importantly, Mauritius now leads the Africa region, an achievement that underscores its growing recognition as a trusted and competitive IFC. This outcome reflects the strength of Mauritius\u2019 financial ecosystem, its adherence to international regulatory standards, and its strategic role as a gateway for investment flows into Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b4744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6b4744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Middle-Eastern-African-Centres-in-GFCI-38.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Middle Eastern &amp; African Centres in GFCI 38\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjI0ODEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lZGJtYXVyaXRpdXMub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvTWlkZGxlLUVhc3Rlcm4tQWZyaWNhbi1DZW50cmVzLWluLUdGQ0ktMzgucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Middle-Eastern-African-Centres-in-GFCI-38.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Middle-Eastern-African-Centres-in-GFCI-38.png 884w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Middle-Eastern-African-Centres-in-GFCI-38-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Middle-Eastern-African-Centres-in-GFCI-38-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Middle-Eastern-African-Centres-in-GFCI-38-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1de9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e1de9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FinTech<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb99f8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bb99f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alongside its main rankings, GFCI evaluates financial centres based on their FinTech capabilities. Mauritius now ranks 56th with a FinTech score of 686, compared to its ranking of 53 and score of 668 in GFCI 37. The ranking shift from 53rd to 56th globally reflects the extremely dynamic nature of the international FinTech market, where other jurisdictions are also rapidly investing and advancing. However, the higher score confirms that Mauritius\u2019s FinTech ecosystem is robust and continues to mature, positioning it strongly for future growth.<\/p><p>The most important elements in generating a competitive environment for FinTech providers identified by respondents include access to finance, an ecosystem encouraging innovation, availability of skilled staff, ICT infrastructure and the regulatory environment, amongst others. The most important areas of FinTech activity include cybersecurity, payment transaction systems, big data analytics, and credit and risk modelling, amongst others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d1dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92d1dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FinTech.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"FinTech\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjI0ODUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lZGJtYXVyaXRpdXMub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvRmluVGVjaC5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FinTech.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22485\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FinTech.png 796w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FinTech-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FinTech-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FinTech-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86986f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c86986f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Future Prospects<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5515db elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5515db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGFCI identifies financial centres with the potential to become more prominent in the next two to three years. Mauritius stands out, ranking among the top 15 centres globally likely to experience significant growth. This position reflects a rising number of positive mentions of 29 over the past two years, up from 24 in GFCI 37, highlighting the jurisdiction&#8217;s growing momentum.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95cfa9c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95cfa9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please participate in the surveys for the Global Financial Centre Index (GFCI), the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI), and the Smart Centres Index (SCI) to provide your rating for the Mauritius jurisdiction by clicking on the links below:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/globalfinancialcentres.net\/survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Financial Centre Index (GFCI)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenfinanceindex.net\/survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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