The Board of Investment is hosting a high-level delegation from ‘Le Conseil Présidentiel pour l’Investissement’ (CPI) of Burkina Faso in the context of  a study tour in Mauritius from 4^th to 6^th December 2017.

CPI has delegated two representatives namely Mr. Lamoussa Mathias ZIGANI, Expert Agroéconomiste and Mrs. Zenabo KABORE WAONGO, Assistance de Direction for an extended study visit in Mauritius.

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EDITORIAL

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The Board of Investment is on the threshold of 2018. We have some very encouraging news regarding the recognition of BOI’s efforts and the institution’s rising prominence as a leading investment promotion agency in the region.

First, the Investment Commission of the United Nations in Geneva rewarded the Board of Investment with the United Nations Awards for Promoting Investment in the SDGs 2017 for the Medine Group’s Uniciti project. This award recognises BOI’s commitment in the adoption of best practices and for facilitating investments that are compatible with the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

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The results came out during a reception organized by the Investment Commission of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on 20^th November 2017. The United Nations Awards for promoting Investment in the SDGs 2017 aim to recognize and disseminate best practices in promoting and facilitating Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the SDGs.

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In the margins of the 5^th Round of Political Consultations Mechanism between Mauritius and the Russian Federation, the Honourable S. Lutchmeenaraidoo, GCSK,  Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration & International Trade, led a high-level institutional delegation to Moscow. The Board of Investment (BOI), in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Coordinating Committee On Economic Cooperation with Sub-Saharan Africa (AfroCom) organised a Business Forum in Moscow on Tuesday 14^th November 2017, themed ‘Mauritius: An Investment Platform of Choice’.

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Further to the signing of an MOU for  the establishment of a Foreign Office Consultation Mechanism aimed at strengthening political, economic and cultural ties between  Mauritius and Switzerland in August 2017,  H.E Mrs. Helene Budliger Artieda, Ambassador of Switzerland to Mauritius, will be leading an economic mission comprising companies from the ICT, Oil and Gas, consultancy/financial services, pharmaceutical and transport sectors to Mauritius.

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The Board of Investment welcomed a high-level delegation from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) on Monday 13th November 2017.  The 26-member delegation was led by Mr. Zhang Wei, CCPIT Vice Chairman. It comprised two important leaders, namely Mr. Li Wenguang, Vice Chairman, CCPIT Shandong and Ms. Liang Junjun, Vice Chairman, CCPIT Hubei.

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EDITORIAL

Dear Valued Investors,

One year is a long time in a country’s economic life. Indeed, no sooner was Mauritius relegated to the 49th place in the 2017 World Bank Doing Business Report than there settled in a heavy dampening of the business community’s mood.

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Further to the signing of an MOU for the establishment of a Foreign Office Consultation Mechanism aimed at strengthening political, economic and cultural ties between Mauritius and Switzerland in August 2017,  H.E Mrs. Helene Budliger Artieda, Ambassador of Switzerland to Mauritius, will be leading an economic mission comprising  companies from the ICT, Oil and Gas, consultancy/financial services, pharmaceutical and transport sectors to Mauritius from 13^th to 14^th November 2017. 

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