Last update: August 2025
The International Desk Africa, Maghreb, Middle East provides support to the Group’s corporate clients in Mauritius by providing banking information and advice or assistance in the process of opening an account, setting up financing and creating a subsidiary.
It relies mainly on its preferred banking correspondent, MCB (The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited) and service providers.
General information
Mauritius has several assets that make it an attractive destination: political stability, a developed banking system, a favourable tax regime and a favourable environment for investors.
India and China are the two most important suppliers, France 4th. In terms of exports, the European Union (mainly France) and the United Kingdom lead the partner countries.
While tourism and agriculture continue to occupy an important place in the economy, other sectors are developing, such as manufacturing, information and communication technologies, construction, energy, etc
Means of payment & banking specificities
To secure your payment, we strongly recommend the use of a confirmed documentary credit with sight payment, or even 30 to 60 days maximum.
Few late payments are reported as most payments are made in advance or by confirmed documentary appropriations.
It is common and recommended to negotiate the payment of a deposit upon order.
The best currencies for invoicing trade are the euro, the US dollar and sterling.
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