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| Registering Property |
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The ease with which businesses can secure rights to property is shown below. Included are the number of steps, time, and cost involved in registering property. |
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Mauritius |
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Region |
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OECD |
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| Procedures (number) |
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6 |
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7.0 |
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4.9 |
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| Duration (days) |
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210 |
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104.6 |
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28.0 |
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| Cost (% of property value) |
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10.8 |
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11.1 |
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4.6 |
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| Getting Credit |
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Measures on credit information sharing and the legal rights of borrowers and lenders are shown below. The Legal Rights Index ranges from 0-10, with higher scores indicating that those laws are better designed to expand access to credit. The Credit Information Index measures the scope, access and quality of credit information available through public registries or private bureaus. It ranges from 0-6, with higher values indicating that more credit information is available from a public registry or private bureau. |
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Mauritius |
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OECD |
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| Legal Rights Index |
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5 |
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4.0 |
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6.4 |
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| Credit Information Index |
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1 |
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1.3 |
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4.8 |
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| Public registry coverage (% adults) |
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38.6 |
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2.1 |
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8.6 |
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| Private bureau coverage (% adults) |
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0.0 |
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4.5 |
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59.3 |
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| Protecting Investors |
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The indicators below describe three dimensions of investor protection: transparency of transactions (Extent of Disclosure Index), liability for self-dealing (Extent of Director Liability Index), shareholders ability to sue officers and directors for misconduct (Ease of Shareholder Suits Index) and Strength of Investor Protection Index. The indexes vary between 0 and 10, with higher values indicating greater disclosure, greater liability of directors, greater powers of shareholders to challenge the transaction, and better investor protection. |
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Mauritius |
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| Disclosure Index |
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6 |
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4.7 |
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6.4 |
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| Director Liability Index |
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8 |
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3.1 |
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5.1 |
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| Shareholder Suits Index |
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9 |
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5.0 |
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6.5 |
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| Investor Protection Index |
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7.7 |
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4.3 |
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6.0 |
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| Paying Taxes |
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The data below shows the tax that a medium-size company must pay or withhold in a given year, as well as measures of the administrative burden in paying taxes. These measures include the number of payments an entrepreneur must make; the number of hours spent preparing, filing, and paying; and the percentage of their profits they must pay in taxes. |
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Mauritius |
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| Payments (number) |
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7 |
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38.7 |
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15.1 |
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| Time (hours) |
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161 |
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321.2 |
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183.3 |
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| Profit tax (%) |
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10.8 |
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21.4 |
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20.0 |
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| Labor tax and contributions (%) |
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3.6 |
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13.3 |
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22.8 |
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| Other taxes (%) |
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7.3 |
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33.3 |
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3.4 |
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| Total tax rate (% profit) |
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21.7 |
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68.0 |
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46.2 |
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| Trading Across Borders |
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The costs and procedures involved in importing and exporting a standardized shipment of goods are detailed under this topic. Every official procedure involved is recorded - starting from the final contractual agreement between the two parties, and ending with the delivery of the goods. |
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Mauritius |
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Region |
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OECD |
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| Documents for export (number) |
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5 |
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8.1 |
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4.5 |
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| Time for export (days) |
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17 |
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35.6 |
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9.8 |
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| Cost to export (US$ per container) |
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728 |
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1,660.1 |
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905.0 |
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| Documents for import (number) |
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6 |
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9.0 |
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5.0 |
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| Time for import (days) |
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16 |
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43.7 |
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10.4 |
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| Cost to import (US$ per container) |
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673 |
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1,985.9 |
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986.1 |
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Enforcing Contracts |
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The ease or difficulty of enforcing commercial contracts in is measured below. This is determined by following the evolution of a payment dispute and tracking the time, cost, and number of procedures involved from the moment a plaintiff files the lawsuit until actual payment. |
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Mauritius |
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Region |
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OECD |
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| Procedures (number) |
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37 |
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39.4 |
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31.3 |
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| Duration (days) |
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750 |
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643.0 |
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443.3 |
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| Cost (% of claim) |
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17.4 |
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48.7 |
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17.7 |
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| Closing a Business |
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The time and cost required to resolve bankruptcies is shown below. The data identifies weaknesses in existing bankruptcy law and the main procedural and administrative bottlenecks in the bankruptcy process. The recovery rate, expressed in terms of how many cents on the dollar claimants recover from the insolvent firm, is also shown. |
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Mauritius |
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Region |
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OECD |
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| Time (years) |
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1.7 |
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3.4 |
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1.3 |
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| Cost (% of income per capita) |
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15 |
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20.0 |
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7.5 |
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| Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) |
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34.3 |
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17.1 |
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74.1 |
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Manufacturing and Light Processing |
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Mauritius is one of the first developing economies to have embarked on the creation of an Export Processing Zone in the 1970s. The manufacturing sector has since been the driver of the country's economic development. Today, following the opening up of new areas of business activities, Mauritius is positioning itself as an ideal platform for the manufacture of various middle-range and up-market products in areas ranging from injection moulding, light processing, precision engineering to micro-electronics and micro-mechanic products. |
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Investment Opportunities |
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Electronics: Mauritius offers the technical skills and expertise for surface mounted technology operations and the assembly of electronic products, namely computer components, laptops and household appliances, amongst others. |
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Micro-mechanics and precision mechanics: Companies in the area of micro-mechanics and precision mechanics can set up their operations for the assembly of small components and the production of minute precision-sets relating to the electronics, the connector industry, aeronautics, and defence industry. |
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Clock and Watch-making: The assembly and production of components and accessories for watches, such as bracelets, metallic wrist watchstraps, dial plates and synthetic sapphire amongst others can be carried out cost-effectively in Mauritius. |
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| Precision plastics: Opportunities exist for companies wishing to set up plants in Mauritius for the manufacture or assembly of precision parts in plastic for the automotive industry, the medical industry, the military industry, consumer electronics, telecommunications, watch-making and general industrial markets. |
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Jewellery: Mauritius has a long tradition in the manufacturing of jewellery and cutting and polishing of diamonds. The craftsmanship of the Mauritian labour is well-known in major fashion capitals of the world. Opportunities exist for manufacturing of gold and silver jewellery, whether studded or not studded with diamonds, precious and semi-precious stones, cutting and polishing of diamonds and other precious stones, manufacturing of parts, components and findings, and fancy jewellery. |
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