“Embarking on a New Era of Collaboration to channel investment into Africa”
Date : 3th April 2019, Wednesday
Time : 9am – 4pm (registration commences at 8.30am)
Venue : Enterprise Singapore, Little Red Dot Seminar Room
(230 Victoria Street #10-00, Bugis Junction Office Tower, Singapore 188024)
Dress Code : Business Attire
Fee : Complimentary for SBF members
Non Member - S$100 (inclusive of GST)
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Singapore Business Federation (SBF), in collaboration with Enterprise Singapore, are pleased to present the Singapore-Mauritius Business Seminar: Embarking on a New Era of Collaboration to channel investment into Africa. This is organised in-conjunction with the visit of Mauritius Economic Development Board (EDB) delegation visit to Singapore.
The following representatives from the private sector of Mauritius in the following fields will also be participating in this session.
- Management Companies: Ocorian, Rogers Capital, CIEL Finance
- Agri-business: Eclosia, Omnicane, Alteo
- Consumer Goods: IBL, Innodis & Happy World
- Logistics: MFD
- Telecommunications: Emtel
- Property Development: Medine, ENL
- Associations: MITIA, OTAM, MCCI & MAF
- Financial Services
They will be joined by representatives from Singapore leading companies, and will discuss on developments and opportunities in Mauritius, followed by a business networking session with the Mauritius EDB delegation.
Mauritius was ranked first among the Sub Saharan countries and 49th globally in the ease of doing business by the World Bank in 2018. Being a member of a number of regional trade blocks the country has access to a huge regional market including the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). Notably, Mauritius combines the traditional advantages of an offshore financial centre with distinct advantages of an extensive network of avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements (DTA’s) with 50 countries, including Singapore, and 23 African countries (includes those treaties signed but not ratified). It is also a signatory to Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (IPPA’s) with 44 countries, of which 23 are with African countries.
In addition to the fiscal advantages, Mauritius is a well-regulated business jurisdiction which has a good record of adherence to international standards of best practice. The country is also internationally recognised for its rule of law, having a hybrid legal system based on English common law and French Napoleonic civil code.
With the recent developments, there are emerging sectors of opportunities in Mauritius such as Financial services, Agri-Business & Consumer Goods, Freeport & Logistics, ICT, Property Development.
Programme
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9.00 – 9.15
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Welcome Address by Enterprise Singapore
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9.15 – 9.30
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Welcome Address by Mr Francois Guibert, CEO, Economic Development Board (EDB) Mauritius
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9.30 – 10.15
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Presentation “Investment Opportunities and Mauritius-Africa Strategy” by Economic Development Board (EDB) Mauritius
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10.15 – 10.45
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Tea Break + Networking
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10.45 – 11.15
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Presentation on Singapore-Mauritius-Africa: An Indian Ocean Initiative
by Mr Graeme Robertson, Chairman of Intrasia Capital
Topics:
- The importance of Africa
- Mauritius as a hub for Singaporean business into Africa
- Mauritius as a destination for Singapore Investment
- Mauritius as a logistical base for Singapore in the Indian Ocean
- Singapore as a base for Mauritian / African connections into Asia
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11.15 – 11.30
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Presentation on The Mauritius Financial System – Its Relevance to Africa
by Mr Sanjiv Bhasin, CEO of AfrAsia Bank
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11.30 – 12.30
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Plenary session “Fostering alliances for boosting a new Era of Collaboration between Mauritius & Singapore to channel investment into Africa”
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12.30 – 12.45
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Q&A Session
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12.45 – 13.30
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Networking Lunch
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13.30 – 16.00 (End)
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B2B Networking
Sectors of interest: Financial services, Agri-Business & Consumer Goods, Freeport & Logistics, ICT, Property Development
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