The Government has ensured doing business in and from Mauritius is both easy and smooth and complies with best practices in terms of transparency, good governance and ethics. Mauritius has enacted anti-money laundering and terrorist financing legislation while the business framework itself has been made simpler. Commercial law in Mauritius is a combination of the English Common Law and the French Code Napoléon.

Companies setting up in Mauritius fall under the provisions of the Companies Act 2001. Read more

The Business Facilitation Act 2004 has further simplified the operational framework for doing business in Mauritius. Read more.

Foreign nationals are allowed to work and/or live in Mauritius under three distinct and simply laid down schemes:

• As a retired non-citizen, irrespective of age and nationality
• As a professional
• As an investor
• A "Work & Live in Mauritius" department has been set up within the BOI as a single-facing service counter to expedite formalities for individuals and investors setting up in Mauritius.

The Government plays a facilitator role in several sectors and a regulator role in a number of specialised sectors. The port area has been endowed with a One-stop-Shop to speed up required clearances. The Bank of Mauritius is the country’s Central Bank and the regulator of the banking sector. The non-bank financial sector, which includes the growing global business platform of Mauritius, is regulated by the Financial Services Commission