Exchange Rate for the Mauritius Rupee

Currency Quotes from MCB
Africa Currency Rates for 1 year

Other Sites with Information about Mauritius
US State Dept. Travel Advisories
State Dept Background Notes
CIA World Factbook
Currency Exchange Rates Quotes and Data
PCL Map Collection




Banking and Financial Information on Mauritius from The Bank of Mauritius
Banking Act 1988
Financial Services Development Act 2001 (FSD Act 2001 from Ministry of Economic Development, Planning and Financial Services Web Site

Guideline to Liquidity
Guideline on Corporate Governance
Speech by Managing Director in Pretoria (23-23 October 2000) on Monetary Policy Implementation-Instruments of Monetary Control

Banks in Mauritius
Government Banks:
Bank of Mauritius (Central Bank)
Development Bank of Mauritius Ltd (Parastatal Bank)

Commercial Banks:
First City Bank
Indian Ocean International Bank Ltd
Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd
South East Asian Bank Ltd
State Bank of Mauritius Ltd

Locally incorporated Offshore Banks:
African Asian Bank Limited
Banque Internationale des Mascareignes Ltée

International Banks resident in Mauritius:
Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild (O.I.) Ltée
Bank Internasionale Indonesia
Bank of Baroda
Banque Nationale de Paris Intercontinentale (BNPI)
Barclays Bank PLC
Deutsche Bank International Limited
Habib Bank Ltd
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC )
Investec Bank (Mauritius) Limited
SBI International (Mauritius) Ltd


Publications from Ministry of Finance

Mauritius Government Cabinet Decisions

Government of Mauritius ACTS

Ministry of Economic Development, Financial Services and Corporate Affairs: Site include downloads in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat of The Financial Services Development Regulations 2001; The Financial Services Development (Amendment of Schedules) Regulations 2001; The Financial Services Development Act 2001; The Trusts Act 2001 and The Companies Act 2001

Companies Division: Site include downloads in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat of The Companies Act 1984, The Companies Act 2001 and the various forms for incorporating in Mauritius.

Mauritius Offshore Business Activities Authority
Stock Exchange Commission
Stock Exchange of Mauritius
Insurance Division
Export Processing Zone Mauritius Freeport Authority Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Mauritius Government Sites:

Government of Mauritius
Office of the President of Mauritius
Office of the Prime Minister of Mauritius
Ministries of Mauritius
Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Defence & Home Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Economic Development, Financial Services and Corporate Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation
Ministry of Commerce and Cooperatives
Ministry of Information Technology & Telecommunications
Ministry of External Communications
Ministry of Industry and International Trade
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Technology & Natural Resources
Ministry of Social Security, National Solidarity and Senior Citizen Welfare and Reform Institutions
Ministry of Local Government and Rodrigues
Ministry of Public Utilities
Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Land Transport and Shipping
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Civil Service Affairs and Administrative Reforms
Ministry of Labour & Industrial Relations
Ministry of Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare
Ministry of Education & Scientific Research
Ministry of Health & Quality of Life
Ministry of Arts & Culture
Ministry of Fisheries
Ministry of Housing and Lands
Attorney General & Ministry of Justice & Human Rights
Ministry of Training, Skills Development and Productivity
Ministry of Youth and Sports


Mauritius Government Cabinet Decisions

Government of Mauritius ACTS

Prime Minister's Office
The Economic Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2000
Report of the commission on constitutional and electoral reform, Word Version
Annexures, Zip Version
Report on Proposed Decentralised System of Government in Rodrigues

Ministry of Defence & Home Affairs
Immigration Act, Word 97 (70 kb)
Immigration Act, PDF Format (35 kb) Civil Status Act, Word 97 (102 kb)
Civil Status Act, PDF Format (61 kb)
Mauritius Citizenship Act, Word 97 (74 kb)
Mauritius Citizenship Act, PDF Format (33 kb)
Non-Citizens Property Restriction Act, Word 97 (19 kb)
Non-Citizens Property Restriction Act, PDF Format (11 kb)
Deportation Act, Word 97 (20 kb)
Deportation Act, PDF Format (17.5 kb)
Passport Act, Word 97 (25 kb)
Passport Act, PDF Format (23 kb)

Ministry of Finance
The Investment Promotion Act 2000
The Finance Act 2000

Ministry of Industry, Commerce and International Trade
The Consumer Protection (Price And Supplies Control) Act 1998
Stock ExchangeCommission
The Stock Exchange Act 1998
The Securities (Central Depository, Clearing & Settlement) Act 1996

Ministry of Environment
Introductory Note to the Amendment Bill, Word (32 kb)
Environment Protection (Amendment) Bill 2001, Word (114 kb)
Highlighted version of the Environment Protection Act 1991 incorporating the Amendment Bill, Word (299 kb)
The Environment Protection Act 1991 (amended as at June 2001), Word (229 kb)
Environment Protection Act 1991

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation
Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002

Ministry of Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare
Draft report of the Sex Discrimination Bill, Word format (71 kb)

Ministry of Education & Scientific Research
University of Technology, Mauritius Bill

Ministry of Health & Quality of Life
Food Act 1998
Food Regulations made under the Food Act 1998

National Library
National Library Act 1996

Ministry of Fisheries
Fisheries Act 1998, Word format (142 kb)
Fisheries Act 1998 , PDF format (100 kb)

Ministry of Economic Development, Financial Services and Corporate Affairs
Financial Services Development Act 2001, Word Version (164 kb)
Financial Services Development Act 2001, PDF Version (91 kb)
The Trusts Act 2001, Word Version (213 kb)
The Trusts Act 2001, PDF Version (106 kb)
Companies Act 2001, Word Version (1,079 kb)
Companies Act 2001, PDF Version (496 kb)
The Trusts Bill, Word Version (174 kb)
The Trusts Bill, PDF Version (28 kb)

Companies Division
Companies Act 2001, Word Version (1,079 kb)
Companies Act 2001, PDF Version (496 kb)
The Companies Act 1984
The Companies Act 1984, Word Format (1,248 kb)
The Companies Act 1984, PDF Format (612 kb)

Mauritius Offshore Business Activities Authority (MOBAA)
MOBAA Act 1992
International Companies Act 1994
Offshore Trusts Act 1992
Protected Cell Company Act 1999
Income Tax Act 1995
Foreign Tax Credit Regulations 1996
Double Taxation Avoidance Treaties

Ministry of Commerce and Cooperatives
Cooperatives Act 1976

Ministry of Telecommunications & Information Technology
The Information and Communication Technologies Bill, Word version (274 kb)
The Information and Communication Technologies Bill, PDF Version (115 kb)
Electronic Transactions Bill
Information Technology (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1998
Telecommunications Act 1998
Telecommunications Bill
White Paper on Telecommunications
Information Technology (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
Copyright Act

Minister of Youth and Sports
Sports Act

Human Rights Commission Mauritius
The 2001 Annual Report of the National Human Rights Commission Mauritius, Word (221 kb)
The 2001 Annual Report of the National Human Rights Commission Mauritius, PDF (407 KB)

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News and information in Mauritius:

Newspaper Morning Edition: Le Express
Newspaper Evening Edition: Le Mauricien
Newspaper Weekend Edition Le Mauricien Weekend

English Language Internet Mauritian Newspaper: Mauritius News

Evening News Web Broadcast from Mauritius: Mauritius Broadcasting Company Evening News
Radio Web Broadcast from Mauritius: Mauritius Broadcasting Company Radio

Mauritius Internet Portal: Servihoo
Mauritius Online Business Directory
Mauritius Yellow Pages Directory