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Mauritius Embassy, Cairo, Egypt

www.investmauritius.com. The evolving economic landscape, investment opportunities and improved business climate of Mauritius. Mauritius Embassy, Cairo, Egypt. Agenda. 1. Overview: The Mauritius Economy. 2. The Mauritius Business Environment.

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Mauritius Embassy, Cairo, Egypt

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  1. www.investmauritius.com The evolving economic landscape, investment opportunities and improved business climate of Mauritius Mauritius Embassy, Cairo, Egypt

  2. Agenda 1. Overview: The Mauritius Economy • 2. The Mauritius Business Environment • 3. Investment Opportunities

  3. The MauritiusEconomy Mauritius Attributes • Dynamic & diversified economy Political, social and economic stability Strong and supportive private sector Established rules of law with the Privy Council as the Highest Court of Appeal

  4. The MauritiusEconomy Evolving Economic Landscape USD 20k by 2020s INNOVATION DRIVEN USD 7,500 Textile ICT Financial Services Seafood Logistics Property Development Healthcare & Life Sciences Knowledge Renewable Energy SERVICES USD 2,500 Textile Sugar Tourism Financial Services ICT Freeport INDUSTRIAL USD 1,000 Textile Sugar Tourism MONOCROP USD 320* Sugar * GDP per capita

  5. The MauritiusEconomy • Sectoral GDP Contribution (2010)

  6. Agenda 1. Overview: The Mauritius Economy • 2. The Mauritius Business Environment • 3. Investment Opportunities

  7. The MauritiusBusiness Environment • New Business Environment Start Up Occupation Permit Property Acquisition Start a business in 3 working days No minimum capital requirement 100% Foreign ownership • Delivered In 3 working days • Silent agreement principle • Total issued to date: 8654 • Facilitate property acquisition • Ex post control

  8. The MauritiusBusiness Environment Mauritius Fiscal Regime Taxation Exchange Control Land Acquisition Homogenised 15% corporate tax Personal Income tax set at 15% Local government tax • Acquisition of property by non-citizen • Land transfer & Registration Duty at 5% • Free movement of Capital

  9. The MauritiusBusiness Environment • International Benchmarks INDEX RANK • 12th out of 179 countries -1st in Africa Index of Economic Freedom 2010 • 20th out of 183 countries -1st in Africa • World Bank Doing Business Survey 2011 1st out of 48 African countries Ibrahim Index of African Governance 2010 • 55th out of 133 countries • Global Competitiveness Index 2010 - 2011

  10. The MauritiusBusiness Environment • FDI Inflows (1997 – 2010) • USD millions 464.9 383.8 380.6 227 293.1 240.7 87.7 61.4 93.6 36.3 9.1 56.1 40.4 30.6 29.3

  11. Agenda 1. Overview: The Mauritius Economy • 2. The Mauritius Business Environment • 3. Investment Opportunities

  12. InvestmentOpportunities From Sugar to Cane Industry

  13. InvestmentOpportunities Vertical Integration of the Textile Industry Nascent Manufacturing Value Addition & Diversification Evolution of Manufacturing Sector Fashion Industry Jewellery Bulk Apparel Precision Manufacturing Producer’s Designs (Brands) Manufacturing Medical Devices 1970s- 1980s 2010 1990s – 2000s

  14. InvestmentOpportunities Actual contribution to GDP: 18.3% FDI: In excess of MUR 1 billion - 2010 FDI Evolution for past 5 years 1,026 Manufacturing Sector 485 271 181 149

  15. InvestmentOpportunities 2010s 2010 Marine Sustainability Exclusive Economic Zone of 1.9 million km² - Large scale aquaculture - Offshore fishing farms- Sustainable development Support Agencies & Infrastructure Evolution of Seafood Industry 1990s Modern Fisheries - Diversification of fishing activities- New technology Cold Supply Chain Readily available 2000s Market Access Seafood Hub - Fish processing & storage facilities - Fish transshipment- Ship repair and other services 1980s Tuna canning - Tuna fishing & canning for export

  16. InvestmentOpportunities Exclusive Economic Zone

  17. InvestmentOpportunities 2010 Onwards 2000 Onwards Property Development Landscape - Hotels - Commercial - Office - IRS - RES - Mixed Use - Invest-Hotel 1990s - Hotels - Commercial - Office - IRS - RES - Hotels - Commercial - Office 1980s - Hotels

  18. InvestmentOpportunities Cumulative Sales - Units USD 831 million Cumulative Sales of IRS & RES villas USD 387 million USD 82 million

  19. InvestmentOpportunities USD million p.a Total Investment Hospitality & Property Investment Foreign Investment Source: BOM FDI Statistics;* BOI provisional forecasts 2010

  20. InvestmentOpportunities Nationality – IRS Buyers Nationality – RES Buyers Nationality of IRS & RES buyers

  21. InvestmentOpportunities Industrial parks Real Estate (IRS, RES, Mixed Use) Hotel Knowledge Future Developments Hospitals

  22. InvestmentOpportunities Regional Logistics Hub Transshipment by Port of Discharge: The most competitive port in the region: Low Port Dues and Cargo Handling Cost New utilization rate: 57 per cent (700 000Teus)

  23. InvestmentOpportunities Container Traffic Total Container Traffic Transshipment Total Containers Total Transshipment Containers CAGR of 10%

  24. InvestmentOpportunities Freeport Performance Volume (tons) Cumulative Investment (MUR Billion) 323,000 5 CAGR 18% 2.5 20,956 1.5

  25. InvestmentOpportunities • Evolution of ICT-BPO Industry • Break through: Connection to SAFE International Fibre Optic Cable • 148 companies • Shift towards more value added domain , software development activities • 400 companies • Promulgation of DPA Act • First Certified TIER IV Data Centre in the Indian Ocean • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 72 companies • Data Entry and Telemarketing activities • Emergence of Mauritius as a Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity hub • 258 companies • Mauritius positioned as a Data Centre hub

  26. InvestmentOpportunities • ICT/BPO Industry Job Creation Sources of investors 11,435 15,000 6,960 10,440 3,801 5,513 Contribution to GDP (%) 6.4 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.5 5.3

  27. InvestmentOpportunities Launching Mauritius as an ‘offshore’ centre Introduction of the single banking license Moving to Substantive, High Value Added Services Evolution of Financial Services Sector 2001/2002 2004 2007/2008 1992 1838 2010 New financial products & strengthening of the Regulatory framework Anti Money Laundering Act 2002 Legislations for New Investment Products Creation of first commercial bank in Mauritius

  28. InvestmentOpportunities Geographical Breakdown: Source of Investment Geographical Breakdown: Investment through GBC1 Your IFC for Emerging Markets Investment * Figures as at June 2010

  29. InvestmentOpportunities First exchange in Africa to list, trade and settle in USD, Euro and GBP Breakdown of Foreign Investment on SEM Recognised by UK’s HMRC Capital Market Transactions Total Annualised Return: approx 18% First multi asset class exchange in this region (Turnover > 50 Million USD)

  30. InvestmentOpportunities • Emergence of Mauritius as a Medical Hub Contribution of Healthcare sector to GDP (2010): 3.6% 2020: Target of 100,000 foreign patients 2011: 800 beds in private sector and 3,500 beds in public sector 2010 - 2011: Preparation of Clinical & Preclinical Research Legislation 2010: Above 10,500 foreign patients seeking outpatient & inpatient treatment in Mauritius 2006: Business Facilitation Act promotes foreign investment in medical institutions 2007-2009: Increasing FDI in Healthcare sector. Major international players invest in high quality specialty and multi-specialty centers. 2005: 1000 foreign patients visited Mauritius Emerging as a medical travel destination with 500 beds

  31. InvestmentOpportunities • Overview of the Healthcare Sector Number of Private Clinics Treatment Areas

  32. InvestmentOpportunities • Evolution of foreign patients seeking treatment in Mauritius Source countries of foreign patients Medical travel: an eight-fold increase over four years 10,600 8,500 5,000 1,500 1,000

  33. InvestmentOpportunities 2012 Construction of new campuses by the Government Knowledge Sector 2011 Setting up of Study Mauritius Office 61 higher educational institutions 2010 The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) regulates private post-secondary education institutions Dedicated Ministry for Tertiary Education, Science, Research and  Technology More than 41,000 students enrolled in Tertiary Education 2005 2000 Creation of the 2nd Public University: University of Technology,  Mauritius Enrolment in Tertiary  Education: 17,000 students 1976 Free Education by the Government

  34. InvestmentOpportunities 1,000 foreign students are studying in Mauritius Target: 100,000 students by 2020 Breakdown of Foreign Students by Region Knowledge Sector

  35. InvestmentOpportunities • New Sectors & Opportunities

  36. Thank You Embassy of Mauritius, Cairo

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