ICT Offshoring and Outsourcing in Mauritius

This E-Guide is an objective document developed by a team of freelance writers with more than 20 years experience in business facilitation in Mauritius. The wonderful thing about Mauritius, which is considered to be a dream holiday resort for many, is that it is a place where you can unwind and combine business with pleasure. It helps you to discover what Mauritius can offer as an offshoring location for IT-Enabled services and also the pitfalls. The island is unique in its own way and has weaknesses as well. Indeed, the Government has put in place incentives for foreigners to come and live, work, retire, buy property and do business. There are many firms from Europe already using Mauritius as a base for offshoring and outsourcing in areas such as call center operations, software/multimedia/apps development, back office accounting/HR operations by taking advantage of favourable tax incentives, relatively lower labour costs, reliable telecommunications infrastructure and, very importantly, high quality expatriate living for you and your family. Mauritius is a niche player for medium size operations in the middle to upmarket segment of the BPO value chain. So, Mauritius can be your second home while your locally-based enterprise benefits from increased competitiveness in international markets such as Europe, North America and South Africa.. You cannot compare Mauritius to India, Madagascar, Tunisia or Eastern Europe