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One of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has unquestionably been our increased reliance on emerging technologies to the extent that it now forms an integral part of our ‘new normal' way of life.

According to World Bank estimates, around 60% of adults in sub-Saharan Arica are unbanked. Lack of money, distance to the nearest financial institution and insufficient documentation...

Mauritius has established itself as a leading international financial services centre and has made it to the pantheon of successful developing economies by adopting international norms...

In the second part of this series, we consider the key changes that the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 proposes to bring to the global business and financial services sectors. To receive our summary of the legislation when it is enacted in a few weeks.

The Act is all encompassing, catering for the incorporation of the LLP leading up to its winding up, with management and administration of the affairs of the LLP featuring prominently.

The Mauritius National Budget 2026/2027, presented under the theme "For A Future Ready Economy," outlines a comprehensive vision for economic transformation through strategic measures in financial services, taxation, and digital innovation. This budget brief provides detailed analysis of key policy announcements affecting investment, business facilitation, and regulatory frameworks that position Mauritius as a competitive International Financial Centre.

Jimmy How Saw Keng and Kenny Curpen highlight how Mauritius provides suitably robust infrastructure to become a destination of choice for affluent individuals wishing to establish a family office.

The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 was gazetted on 27 July 2024. It legislates the measures announced in the Minister of Finance's Budget Speech 2024-2025.

On 9 July 2020, the Government of Mauritius strengthened its framework against money laundering and the financing of terrorism by passing the Anti-Money Laundering...

Following the announcement made in the Budget Speech 2016, the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2016 was enacted.

The Minister announced measures and strategies in multiple sectors with the objective of giving a fresh start to the Mauritian economy severely impacted from the fall-out of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In these hard economic times, businesses in Mauritius are welcoming the signing of the Mauritius-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (the "CECPA") on 22 FEB 2021.

The Central Bank of Mauritius introduced in 2017 a licence for the issue of commercial papers. The aim of the BOM in doing so is two-fold: the licence should enable companies to diversify their source of funding.

One of the unsettling questions that lingers in the minds of creditors is how to secure or recover their debts. There are a number of enforcement routes that can help creditors to secure, as well as recover...

The Government of Mauritius recently reiterated the island nation's commitment to become a fully-fledged member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

On 02 June 2022, the Mauritian Financial Services Commission (FSC) confirmed the processing fees for Virtual Asset Service Providers and Issuers of Initial Token Offerings through...

The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021, gazetted on 5 August 2021, has brought some changes to the immigration laws of Mauritius and enables easier and broader access to Mauritius by non- citizens.