Investors in the big-ticket projects of the continent, who tap the myriad of large US, European and Middle Eastern private equity funds, can still find it convenient to use the Mauritian IFC platform to package, administer and route their investments.
But for investors looking for diversification from the same old investment themes, and seeking to capture Africa from the bottom-up, Mauritius can be the ideal platform. Mauritian banks are increasingly interested in forming partnerships with small- and medium-sized banks in the East African Community but their relatively small size and current Capital Adequacy Ratios mean that they need more funding.