
Foreign Trade and Transport in Mauritius, Port Louis
Business in Mauritius (Hindu African Island), Port Louis, Tourism
The Republic of Mauritius is an
East African
island country located in the Indian Ocean
- Repiblik Moris in Creole
- Main economic activities in Mauritius: textiles, agriculture (sugar),
transport,
tourism, fishing and financial sector
- Services (Logistics, finance) are the pillar of the Mauritian
economy
- Services in Mauritius: 70% of the GDP
- Mauritius is a major tourist destination
- Mauritius is one of the largest African financial centers after
Johannesburg (South Africa)
- Mauritius has one of the largest exclusive economic zones in the world
- The World Bank places Mauritius as the
first country in ease of doing
business in Africa
- Mauritius ranks first in the
Ibrahim Index of African
Governance
- Mauritius is very well ranked in democracy and economic and political
freedom
- Mauritius human development index is the highest in Africa
- Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
- Mauritius: a Hindu African island
- Half of Mauritians are Hindus
- Mauritius is 2,000 kilometres south-east of the African continent
- Closest countries to Mauritius: the Comoros,
Madagascar (868
kilometres), Reunion (172 kilometres), Mozambique,
the Seychelles, and Tanzania


- Masters: Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa
- Doctorate in African Business

More information:
Business in Mauritius, at EENI Global Business School Website.

Port Louis is the economic,
cultural, political and administrative
capital of Mauritius and the largest Mauritian city- Port Louis is the
African
City with the highest per capita income
- Population of Port Louis: 150,000 inhabitants
- Main economic activities in Port Louis: financial
sector, port activities, tourism and manufacturing sector
- Mauritius Stock Exchange
- Main industries in Port Louis: textiles and
pharmaceutical manufacture, chemical and plastic products
- Mauritius Freeport: the largest port facility in the Indian
Ocean region
- The headquarters of the Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
are in Port Louis
Asia-Africa Growth Transport Corridor
Trade and Business Organisations (Mauritius)
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- U.S.-COMESA Agreement
- Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement
- IORA
- Indian Ocean Commission
- International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF)
- India-Mauritius Agreement
- Pakistan-Mauritius Preferential trade zone
- United Kingdom-Mauritius-Seychelles-Zimbabwe Free Trade Agreement
- Turkey-Mauritius Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
- European Union-Eastern and Southern African States (Madagascar,
Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe) Free Trade Agreement
- African Union
- AUDA-NEPAD
- Economic Commission for Africa
- African Development Bank

- Mauritian population: 1.2 millions inhabitants
- Mauritian Population density:
618,24 inhabitants / km²
- Mauritius has the highest population density in Africa.
- Mauritius is composed of:
- Islands of Mauritius
- Islands of Rodrigues, 560 kilometres east of Mauritius, its
capital is Port Mathurin.
- Outer islands (Agaléga, Saint-Brandon)
- Area of Mauritius: 2,040 km²
- Districts of Mauritius: Flacq, Grand Harbor, Moka, Pamplemousses,
Plains Wilhems, Port Louis, Rempart River, Black River and Savannah

- Mauritius is a unitary parliamentary republic
- Telephone code of Mauritius: 230
- Internet domain of Mauritius: .mu
- Currency of Mauritius: Mauritian Rupee (MUR)
- 1638 - 1710: Dutch colony
- 715-1810: French colony
- 1810: British colonial possession (with the Seychelles)
- Mauritius obtained its Independence from the United Kingdom in 1968
Mauritius is an English-speaking (Commonwealth) and French-speaking
country (Francophonie).
The national languages are Mauritian Creole, English and French.
- Mauritian administration uses English as its main language
- The official language of the Parliament is English
- French and English are used in education
Main religions in Mauritius:
- Hinduism (48% of Mauritians)
- Christianity (33% of Mauritians)
- Islam (17%)
Higher Education in Mauritius
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Technology
The government of Mauritius offers free education from the primary level up
to the tertiary level.
- University of Mauritius
- University of Technology, Mauritius
- Open University of Mauritius
- Indian Ocean University
- Mauritian campus of the University of Greenwich (Pakistan)
- Aberystwyth University, campus of Mauritius
- Mahatma Gandhi Institute
Mauritius is a member of the African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education (CAMES) and University Agency of La Francophonie (AUF)
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