Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius
Mauritius is Africa's highest-income economy by GDP per capita and consistently ranked the continent's most business-friendly destination. The country has successfully diversified from a sugar-dependent economy to a services-driven hub encompassing financial services, tourism, ICT/BPO, manufacturing, and the freeport.
The Mauritius International Financial Centre is a leading offshore jurisdiction, particularly for investments into India and Africa, leveraging an extensive network of double taxation agreements. The Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) is well-regulated and attracts international listings.
Mauritius ranks 1st in Africa on the Mo Ibrahim Governance Index, the Heritage Foundation Economic Freedom Index, and the Doing Business rankings. The Economic Development Board (EDB) provides one-stop facilitation for investors. The country offers premium business visas and occupation permits for professionals, entrepreneurs, and retirees. Challenges include a small domestic market and vulnerability to climate change.
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How this is computed
Adaptive capacity to absorb climate finance and adapt, following the readiness dimension of the ND-GAIN framework, from measured indicators only. It is not a measure of emissions or physical climate vulnerability.
- Energy access (30%): World Bank, access to electricity (% of population). The single most climate and energy specific signal held: SDG 7 and the clean-energy transition.
- Governance readiness (20%): Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index (0-100). ND-GAIN governance readiness: the capacity to govern and deploy climate finance. Higher is cleaner.
- Human readiness (20%): UNDP, Human Development Index (0-1). ND-GAIN social readiness: the adaptive capacity of the population.
- Economic readiness (15%): World Bank, GDP per capita (current US$), latest measured year. ND-GAIN economic readiness: the capacity to finance adaptation. Scored relative to the covered set.
- Digital readiness (15%): World Bank, individuals using the Internet (% of population). Information systems for early warning and adaptation.
A country is scored only when at least 4 of the five indicators are held. Sub-scores are weighted and renormalised over the indicators that are present; nothing is estimated for one that is absent.
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CorporateNational telecom Mauritius
SBM Mauritius
CorporateState Bank of Mauritius
MCB Mauritius
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Mauritius Commercial Bank
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