{"id":4072,"date":"2022-08-03T16:55:31","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T12:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/?page_id=4072"},"modified":"2025-02-17T11:52:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T07:52:30","slug":"why-invest-in-mauritius","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/why-invest-in-mauritius","title":{"rendered":"Why Invest in Mauritius?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4072\" class=\"elementor elementor-4072\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34b9c4c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34b9c4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&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-8e0c93b\" data-id=\"8e0c93b\" 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-70b72ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70b72ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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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><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Invest in Mauritius?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-988fd0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"988fd0f\" 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-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59d473e\" data-id=\"59d473e\" 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-656040a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"656040a\" 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>An attractive and thriving place for business with an incomparable art de vivre, Mauritius is the perfect home to the citizen of the world. The island is often referred internationally as the <strong>\u201cStar and Key of the Indian Ocean\u201d<\/strong>. <strong>\u201cStar\u201d<\/strong> for its strategic location on the network of air and sea routes between Asia, Europe and Africa and <strong>\u201cKey\u201d<\/strong> as an international financial hub of excellence that \u2018unlocks\u2019 business opportunities and access to the African continent.<\/p><p>Mauritius has the most enabling and appealing business environment in the sub-Saharan African region. Politically stable and fully secured, the island enforces a strong independent hybrid judiciary system based on the French Code Civil and the British legal System. It has strong public and private supporting and collaborative institutions and a working democracy with a free press. Mauritius ranked among the 24 countries considered as <strong>\u201cFull Democracy\u201d<\/strong> by the Economist Intelligence Unit in 2023 and is the only country in Africa to be considered as such.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-17740cf\" data-id=\"17740cf\" 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-2f2822d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-lottie\" data-id=\"2f2822d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;source_json&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/edbmauritius.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/document.json&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:15724,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;caption_source&quot;:&quot;custom&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Consult Our Investment Guide&quot;,&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;custom&quot;,&quot;custom_link&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/edbmauritius.org\\\/investment-guide&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;media_file&quot;,&quot;play_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;start_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;end_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;renderer&quot;:&quot;svg&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"lottie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor-pro - v3.10.1 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.e-lottie__container{display:inline-block;max-width:var(--lottie-container-max-width);width:var(--lottie-container-width);opacity:var(--lottie-container-opacity)}.e-lottie__container:hover{opacity:var(--lottie-container-opacity-hover);transition-duration:var(--lottie-container-transition-duration-hover)}.e-lottie__container svg,.e-lottie__container svg *{transition:none!important}.e-lottie__caption{color:var(--caption-color);margin-top:var(--caption-margin-top);text-align:var(--caption-text-align)}<\/style><a class=\"e-lottie__container__link\" href=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/investment-guide\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"e-lottie__container\"><div class=\"e-lottie__animation\"><\/div><p class=\"e-lottie__caption\"> Consult Our Investment Guide<\/p><\/div><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be01c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be01c2a\" 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>Local labour force is bilingual, often trilingual with English and French being the main languages used together with the native creole. The rate of literacy is about <strong>93%<\/strong>. The opening up of the economy has had a favourable impact on the growth rate of the country with increased transfer of technology, knowledge, talents and capital. In its pursuit to become a high-income economy, Mauritius is actively encouraging foreign talents, know-how and investment into the country.<\/p><p>Whether you are an investor, a professional, a self-employed or a retired non-citizen, there are a number of compelling reasons to consider Mauritius as your location for doing business and living. Foreign nationals wishing to work, live or retire in Mauritius may explore various avenues either through the<strong> Occupation Permit<\/strong>, the <strong>Residence Permit<\/strong> or the <strong>Permanent Residence Permit<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1e5cc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1e5cc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-480450e\" data-id=\"480450e\" 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-2f9c50f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f9c50f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Facts<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f2d0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98f2d0d\" 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 being a diverse and multicultural nation of 1.3 million people, offers a range of investment opportunities in different sectors.<\/p><p>Its ease of doing business ranking and stable governance creates the perfect business climate possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8031fb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8031fb0\" 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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0886d30\" data-id=\"0886d30\" 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-e8cddcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"e8cddcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 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(2023)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-736015f\" data-id=\"736015f\" 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-68698aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"68698aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"5.6\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">real GDP  <br>growth rate <br> (2023)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e132c2\" data-id=\"4e132c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\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-63c5e8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63c5e8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interested in<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e895dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e895dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investing in Mauritius<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6941b1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6941b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40941bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40941bb\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aff40bd\" data-id=\"aff40bd\" 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-9302cf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9302cf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Market Access<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367f101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"367f101\" 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>The Mauritius-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed in October 2019 after only 4 rounds of negotiations. The FTA, which came into force on 1 January 2021, is the first agreement which Mauritius has signed comprising a text on Trade in Services.<\/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-0a7d995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0a7d995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/market-access\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b85c95e\" data-id=\"b85c95e\" 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-ffc8580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffc8580\" 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<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/martket-access-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/martket-access-image.jpg 680w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/martket-access-image-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2caad2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2caad2a\" 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-1de7a8c\" data-id=\"1de7a8c\" 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-200b182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"200b182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why mauritius<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711b849 about elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"711b849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n    <div class=\"discover-section\">\n        <div class=\"uk-child-width-expand@m uk-margin-top\" uk-grid>\n            <div class=\"uk-width-1-3@m\">\n                <ul class=\"uk-subnav\" uk-switcher=\"connect: #sectors-nav; animation: uk-animation-fade\">\n                \n        <li>\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"uk-text-center sector-wrapper\">\n                <div>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sector-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/invest.png\" alt=\"Broad-based Economy\">\n                        \n                    <div>\n                        <p>Broad-based Economy<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        \n        <li>\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"uk-text-center sector-wrapper\">\n                <div>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sector-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/good-governance.png\" alt=\"Good Governance\">\n                        \n                    <div>\n                        <p>Good Governance<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        \n        <li>\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"uk-text-center sector-wrapper\">\n                <div>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sector-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/award.png\" alt=\"Accolades \/ Benchmarks\">\n                        \n                    <div>\n                        <p>Accolades \/ Benchmarks<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        \n        <li>\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"uk-text-center sector-wrapper\">\n                <div>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sector-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/financial-service.png\" alt=\"International Financial Centre\">\n                        \n                    <div>\n                        <p>International Financial Centre<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        \n        <li>\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"uk-text-center sector-wrapper\">\n                <div>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sector-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/telecom.png\" alt=\"Telecommunications\">\n                        \n                    <div>\n                        <p>Telecommunications<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        \n        <li>\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"uk-text-center sector-wrapper\">\n                <div>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sector-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/air-connect.png\" alt=\"Air Connectivity\">\n                        \n                    <div>\n                        <p>Air Connectivity<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        \n        <li>\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"uk-text-center sector-wrapper\">\n                <div>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sector-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/freeport.png\" alt=\"Port Connectivity\">\n                        \n                    <div>\n                        <p>Port Connectivity<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                <ul id=\"sectors-nav\" class=\"uk-switcher uk-margin\">\n                    \n                        <li>\n                            <ul uk-accordion=\"\" class=\"uk-accordion\">\n                <li class=\"uk-open\">\n                    <a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"\">A Competitive, Well-Diversified & Broad-Based Economy<\/a>\n                    <div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n                    <p>Over the years, Mauritius has crafted a strong growth-oriented developmental path which has enabled us to achieve one of the highest per capita income in Africa. Indeed, from USD 400 in 1968 when we obtained our independence, our development strategy has propelled us in the league of high-income countries with a GNI per capita of USD 11,416 in 2023. This strategy, built on a combination of political stability, strong institutional framework, and favorable regulatory environment have established the foundation for economic development, while open trade policies have been key in sustaining growth, gradually transforming Mauritius from a monocrop economy dependent on sugar cane as main source of foreign earnings in the 1960s into a competitive, well-diversified and broad-based economy and is now open for investment in over 15 sectors of activity.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                            <ul uk-accordion=\"\" class=\"uk-accordion\">\n                <li class=\"uk-open\">\n                    <a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Good Governance and Investor Protection<\/a>\n                    <div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n                    <p>Mauritius is a beacon of political, social and economic stability. With its wide network of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements and Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (IPPAs), Mauritius offers investors a conducive environment for doing business which guarantees predictability, certainty and security. Mauritius is currently home to the following\u00a0arbitral institution:\u00a0the Permanent Representative Office of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                            <ul uk-accordion=\"\" class=\"uk-accordion\">\n                <li class=\"uk-open\">\n                    <a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"\">International Accolades \/ Benchmarks<\/a>\n                    <div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n                    <p>Mauritius is amongst the top 20 countries in the world for ease of doing business and has over the years consolidated its leadership position in Sub Saharan Africa. This acknowledgement by the World Bank confirms that Mauritius remains a competitive and attractive jurisdiction for the international investors\u2019 community. To further streamline processes and facilitate ease of doing business in Mauritius, the Economic Development Board, in collaboration with the European Union have officially launched the National Electronic Licensing System (NELS) on Thursday 28th March 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The main objective of implementing a National Electronic Licensing System is to offer a single point of entry for application, payment and determination of business-related licences and permits.<br \/>\nAs part of the reforms underway, a Business Process Reengineering exercise is being carried out to streamline processes for the determination of 140 business-related licenses and permits across 14 ministries. The setting up of NELS reaffirms the commitment of the Government to enhance our technological capabilities in addressing regulatory challenges.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                \n                <li class=\"\">\n                    <a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"\">List of International Accolades \/ Benchmarks<\/a>\n                    <div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n                    <ul>\n<li><strong>Index of Economic Freedom &#8211; (Heritage Foundation) 2024<\/strong><br \/>\n19 out of 184 countries<br \/>\n1st in Sub-Saharan Africa<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economic Freedom of the World 2024 Annual Report &#8211; (Fraser Institute)<\/strong><br \/>\nOverall Score 7.79 (computed for 2022)<br \/>\n17th Globally (out of 165 countries)<br \/>\n1st in Africa<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Innovation Index 2024 (Cornell University, INSEAD, World Intellectual Property Organisation)<\/strong><br \/>\nOverall Score 30.6<br \/>\n55 out of 133 countries<br \/>\n1st in Sub-Saharan Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                            <ul uk-accordion=\"\" class=\"uk-accordion\">\n                <li class=\"uk-open\">\n                    <a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"\">A Sophisticated International Financial Centre of Substance<\/a>\n                    <div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n                    <p>Mauritius has a sophisticated, transparent and well-regulated international financial centre with a conducive ecosystem offering a complete range of financial products such as treasury management centres, global funds, protected cell companies, captives, family offices and trusts. To incentivize new activities, the Government has introduced tax holidays for setting up regional headquarters, investment banking, and fund management, amongst others.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                            <ul uk-accordion=\"\" class=\"uk-accordion\">\n                <li class=\"uk-open\">\n                    <a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Telecommunications<\/a>\n                    <div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n                    <p>Mauritius is currently connected to two undersea cables namely:\u00a0<strong>South Africa Far East (SAFE)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION)\/LION2<\/strong>\u00a0cables for the provision of international Internet capacity. To position Mauritius on the digital superhighway, the island will be soon connected \u00a0to two additional international Fiber Optic Cables namely, the\u00a0<strong>Indian Ocean Xchange Cable (IOX)<\/strong>, linking Mauritius, Reunion Island and Rodrigues to South Africa and India and the\u00a0<strong>MElting poT Indianoceanic Submarine System (METISS)<\/strong>\u00a0connecting Mauritius, Reunion island, Madagascar and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Central Electricity Board through <strong>Fibrenet<\/strong> has implemented a second national fiber optic cable backbone in Mauritius. This network which complements the existing fibre infrastructure from telecom operators in Mauritius, aims at boosting Government\u2019s effort to provide affordable and accessible broadband services to all.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                            <ul uk-accordion=\"\" class=\"uk-accordion\">\n                <li class=\"uk-open\">\n                    <a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Air Connectivity<\/a>\n                    <div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n                    <p>Mauritius is served by more than 20 Airlines and connecting over 150 destinations world-wide. \u00a0The country is well-placed to grow its footprint in Africa with code share agreements with South African Airways and Kenya Airways acting as two new gateways into the African continent.\u00a0 Furthermore, Mauritius aims to position itself as a strategic hub, efficiently connecting Southern African markets to points in the Asia-Pacific. The projections point to approximately 8 million passengers being expected through the airport in 2040. &#8211; In terms of connectivity, Mauritius has direct service to 9 of top 15 airport Hubs in the world. This includes Paris, London, Singapore, Dubai, Johannesburg, Nairobi, New Delhi, Mumbai, Perth.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n                        <\/li>\n                        <li>\n                            <ul uk-accordion=\"\" class=\"uk-accordion\">\n                <li class=\"uk-open\">\n                    <a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Port Connectivity & Capacity<\/a>\n                    <div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n                    <p>Mauritius is developing an island container terminal to cater for container traffic beyond 2025. The Government is investing Rs 47 billion (USD 1.3 billion) for the development of the blue economy and the transformation of the Port Louis Harbour into a regional maritime hub. These projects include the construction of an island terminal, a wave breaker, a fishing port and storage facility for Oil and Gas amongst many others.\u00a0The Mauritius Container Terminal (MCT) is set to become one of the largest container ports in the region; already, several projects are being implemented and with the wharf extension being completed over a length of 800 meters. This project, to the tune of MUR 6.5 billion, attests to the government&#8217;s vision to make Port-Louis the privileged maritime platform of the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n                        <\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf1ce72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf1ce72\" 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-443b298\" data-id=\"443b298\" 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-aade384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aade384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THINGS TO KNOW<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c50e249 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c50e249\" 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-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a64c3b0\" data-id=\"a64c3b0\" 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-7099559 elementor-position-top elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7099559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-box.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" >\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-users\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M96 224c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64s-28.7-64-64-64-64 28.7-64 64 28.7 64 64 64zm448 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64s-28.7-64-64-64-64 28.7-64 64 28.7 64 64 64zm32 32h-64c-17.6 0-33.5 7.1-45.1 18.6 40.3 22.1 68.9 62 75.1 109.4h66c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32v-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64zm-256 0c61.9 0 112-50.1 112-112S381.9 32 320 32 208 82.1 208 144s50.1 112 112 112zm76.8 32h-8.3c-20.8 10-43.9 16-68.5 16s-47.6-6-68.5-16h-8.3C179.6 288 128 339.6 128 403.2V432c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h288c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48v-28.8c0-63.6-51.6-115.2-115.2-115.2zm-223.7-13.4C161.5 263.1 145.6 256 128 256H64c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64v32c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32h65.9c6.3-47.4 34.9-87.3 75.2-109.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tQuality of Life\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMauritius topped the Mercer's Quality of Life Index as the African country with the best quality of life in 2023. 39 factors ranging from socio-cultural environment, to quality of schools and accomodation were taken into consideration in the index. According to World Happiness Report 2022, Mauritius is still the highest-ranking African Nation.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee4abb2\" data-id=\"ee4abb2\" 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-179b329 elementor-position-top elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"179b329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" >\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-hands-helping\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M488 192H336v56c0 39.7-32.3 72-72 72s-72-32.3-72-72V126.4l-64.9 39C107.8 176.9 96 197.8 96 220.2v47.3l-80 46.2C.7 322.5-4.6 342.1 4.3 357.4l80 138.6c8.8 15.3 28.4 20.5 43.7 11.7L231.4 448H368c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64h16c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32v-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24v-48c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24zm147.7-37.4L555.7 16C546.9.7 527.3-4.5 512 4.3L408.6 64H306.4c-12 0-23.7 3.4-33.9 9.7L239 94.6c-9.4 5.8-15 16.1-15 27.1V248c0 22.1 17.9 40 40 40s40-17.9 40-40v-88h184c30.9 0 56 25.1 56 56v28.5l80-46.2c15.3-8.9 20.5-28.4 11.7-43.7z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA vibrant culture, unique & exquisite lifestyle\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMauritius offers a quality lifestyle which combines comfort with luxury, modernity with cultural traditions, work with leisure.  Mauritius is open to attract new talents, skills and technology. Foreign nationals wishing to invest, work, live and retire in Mauritius may explore various avenues either through the Occupation Permit, the Residence Permit or the Permanent Residence Permit.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0265c52\" data-id=\"0265c52\" 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-262e2ca elementor-position-top elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"262e2ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" >\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-city\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M616 192H480V24c0-13.26-10.74-24-24-24H312c-13.26 0-24 10.74-24 24v72h-64V16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16h-16c-8.84 0-16 7.16-16 16v80h-64V16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H80c-8.84 0-16 7.16-16 16v80H24c-13.26 0-24 10.74-24 24v360c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h576c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V216c0-13.26-10.75-24-24-24zM128 404c0 6.63-5.37 12-12 12H76c-6.63 0-12-5.37-12-12v-40c0-6.63 5.37-12 12-12h40c6.63 0 12 5.37 12 12v40zm0-96c0 6.63-5.37 12-12 12H76c-6.63 0-12-5.37-12-12v-40c0-6.63 5.37-12 12-12h40c6.63 0 12 5.37 12 12v40zm0-96c0 6.63-5.37 12-12 12H76c-6.63 0-12-5.37-12-12v-40c0-6.63 5.37-12 12-12h40c6.63 0 12 5.37 12 12v40zm128 192c0 6.63-5.37 12-12 12h-40c-6.63 0-12-5.37-12-12v-40c0-6.63 5.37-12 12-12h40c6.63 0 12 5.37 12 12v40zm0-96c0 6.63-5.37 12-12 12h-40c-6.63 0-12-5.37-12-12v-40c0-6.63 5.37-12 12-12h40c6.63 0 12 5.37 12 12v40zm0-96c0 6.63-5.37 12-12 12h-40c-6.63 0-12-5.37-12-12v-40c0-6.63 5.37-12 12-12h40c6.63 0 12 5.37 12 12v40zm160 96c0 6.63-5.37 12-12 12h-40c-6.63 0-12-5.37-12-12v-40c0-6.63 5.37-12 12-12h40c6.63 0 12 5.37 12 12v40zm0-96c0 6.63-5.37 12-12 12h-40c-6.63 0-12-5.37-12-12v-40c0-6.63 5.37-12 12-12h40c6.63 0 12 5.37 12 12v40zm0-96c0 6.63-5.37 12-12 12h-40c-6.63 0-12-5.37-12-12V76c0-6.63 5.37-12 12-12h40c6.63 0 12 5.37 12 12v40zm160 288c0 6.63-5.37 12-12 12h-40c-6.63 0-12-5.37-12-12v-40c0-6.63 5.37-12 12-12h40c6.63 0 12 5.37 12 12v40zm0-96c0 6.63-5.37 12-12 12h-40c-6.63 0-12-5.37-12-12v-40c0-6.63 5.37-12 12-12h40c6.63 0 12 5.37 12 12v40z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSmart City Projects\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe smart city projects scattered across the island are set to transform rural and urban landscape of Mauritius as we pursue our transformative journey and modern and better infrastructure. Numerous projects under mixed used development are conceived and implemented by private sector operators. They offer a powerful magnet to increase the flow of investment, creation of jobs and bring latest technology to our shores under the live, work and play concept. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4649ad elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4649ad\" 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-f2e37e8\" data-id=\"f2e37e8\" 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-8f3a873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f3a873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economic and Social Development of Mauritius since Independence<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60c27e0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60c27e0\" 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-0254af5\" data-id=\"0254af5\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-385a47c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"385a47c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&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-c95b3f5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"c95b3f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aef7ee3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aef7ee3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&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-5161ae2\" data-id=\"5161ae2\" 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 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