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| Mauritius is an island with Port Louis
being its capital city. It is located in the Indian Ocean, covering an area of
approximately 1865 square kilometres and is within close proximity of the Indian
sub continent to the north, Far East and Australia to the East and South Africa
to the West. | | |
| International
Affiliations | | | | Mauritius
is member of the International Court of Justice. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency, the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes and
the 1958 New York Convention on Foreign Arbitration Awards. | | |
| Mauritius has long-established international relations
and is member of: | | |
| | The
united Nation and its agencies | | | The
International Monetary Fund | | | The
World Bank | | | The African Development
Bank | | | The World Trade Organisation |
| | The Organisation of African Unity |
| | Africa, Caribbean, Pacific Countries |
| | (ACP) Group | | | The
Common Market for Southern & Eastern Africa | | | (COMESA) |
| | The Southern Africa Development Community
(SADC) | | | The India Ocean Rim
Association for regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) | | | |
| | Mauritius is also a signatory
to the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), a trade agreement between
the USA and sub-Saharan countries. | | |
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| Freeport |
| | | The
Mauritius Freeport was established in 1992 as a customs-free zone and goods destined
for re-export. | | | | The
Freeport promotes regional trade and place Mauritius in the centre for all warehousing,
distribution, marketing and logistics activities. | | The
Mauritius Freeport Authority is responsible for controlling and regulating the
Freeport sector. | | |
| Freeport incentives |
| | | A zero
rate tax on corporate profits | | |
| Non-taxable dividends | | |
| Free repatriation of profits | | |
| Exemption from customs duties on all goods imported
into the Freeport Zones. | | |
| Reduced port handling charges for all goods destined
for re-export | | | | Possibility
of selling a percentage of total turnover on the local market | | |
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