Remi D.

Mauritius processed over 24,000 active Global Business Licence holders through its Financial Services Commission as of last official numbers. That figure alone tells you something about the regulatory maturity of the jurisdiction, and about the volume of structuring decisions founders get wrong when they skip the licensing layer entirely. We work with international entrepreneurs daily … Read more

Choosing a trustee structure in Mauritius is not a branding decision. It carries direct legal, fiscal, and governance consequences that compound over time. Two options dominate cross-border trust planning here. The licensed professional trustee: a management company holding an FSC authorisation under the Financial Services Act 2007. And the Private Trust Company (PTC), incorporated specifically … Read more

Over 48,000 foreign workers entered Mauritius from the last official numbers, yet the investors, founders, and senior professionals pursuing permanent residency in Mauritius represent an entirely different profile. Roughly 7,000 work permit holders and 1,100 retirees whose financial and sectoral footprint far exceeds their numbers. Understanding which pathway actually fits your situation requires cutting through … Read more

Mauritius introduced foundations through the Foundations Act 2012, a deliberate legislative move to broaden the jurisdiction’s wealth structuring toolkit beyond company formation vehicles and the Trusts Act 2001. That gap of eleven years matters : it reflects a policy decision to accommodate clients from civil law traditions (continental Europe, Latin America, francophone Africa) who struggled with … Read more

Since 2019, every Global Business Company in Mauritius must demonstrate genuine economic substance on the island to access the partial exemption regime. This is not a formality. It is a hard legal requirement embedded in the Income Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2019, introduced directly in response to the EU’s inclusion of Mauritius on its watchlist of … Read more

Mauritius now hosts over 12,900 active Global Business Company licences, according to the latest FSC official figures: a stock that has grown consistently year on year. Total assets held through GBC structures stand at USD 753 billion. Foreign founders from Europe, Africa, and Asia increasingly treat this jurisdiction as a serious operational base, not just … Read more

Sub-Saharan Africa absorbs more foreign direct investment channelled through Mauritius holding structures than through almost any other jurisdiction. Not because of opacity, but because the commercial and legal logic is genuinely compelling. For fund managers, family offices and multinationals building African portfolios, the question is rarely whether to use Mauritius. It is how to structure … Read more