Transaction Banking
Mauritius Solves Africa’s Cross-Border Payment Friction
The island nation is positioning itself as the solution to Africa’s fragmented cluster of cross-border payments systems.
Mauritius
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Mauritius: Balancing Growth And Discontent
The country’s prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, must calm unrest and debt while steering the island toward diversification and renewal.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Ramgoolam’s Comeback Signals New Era For Mauritius
Historically, Mauritius voters have a reputation for speaking in absolute terms. They lived up to it last month, when they...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Mauritius At A Crossroads
The winning party in November’s election will need to navigate growing social turmoil as the island nation seeks to become...
Mauritius
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by <em>Global Finance</em> editors, to learn more about Mauritius economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends.
Country Report
Mauritius: Road To Renewal
Long a beacon of prosperity in Africa, the tiny island nation needs fresh government initiatives to boost growth.
Country Report
Mauritius: Africa’s Offshore Haven
Mauritius is betting that political stability and free-market reforms will vault it into the ranks of high-income nations. But first, it needs more foreign investment.
Country Report
Maintaining Stability: Q&A With Bank One CEO Ravneet Chowdhury
Bank One CEO Ravneet Chowdhury tells Global Finance how Mauritius wins over investors with a secure stand-out investment climate.
Data
Mauritius Sails Toward An Ocean Economy
Mauritius wants foreign direct investment, but investors should consider the economic shift currently underway toward the ocean economy.
Awards
BEST BANKS 2014: AFRICA
The financial system in Africa varies from the highly developed banking institutions of South Africa and Nigeria to the barely organized banking sector of South Sudan, the world’s newest country.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014
In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.
Features
Mauritius: Stepping Stone To Africa
Situated in the southern Indian Ocean about 1,200 miles off the African coast, Mauritius wants to be the go-to country for entrepreneurs seeking opportunities in Africa. With strong economic and governance fundamentals, a savvy bilingual workforce and a network of agreements with African countries, Mauritius is already being used by major Indian and Chinese companies to expand into the continent.