Mauritius is a diverse and multicultural island nation of 1.3 million people located off the southeast coast of the African continent in the Indian Ocean.  

 

Mauritius ranks 1st in Africa on a variety of economic and governance indicators, with a strong economic development profile, making it one of the model economies in the African region and one of the top 20 countries in the world for ease of doing business. Mauritius has evolved from a traditional agriculture-based and manufacturing dominated economy to a growing and diversified services industry with strong contributions from the financial services, technology, hospitality, and other services sector, accounting for 70% of GDP. Mauritius is now focused on developing renewable energy, a blue economy, and a digital economy with FinTech (Economic Development Board, Mauritius).