The month of February saw two meetings of the Business Mauritius sub-committee on Africa Strategy, whose mission is to define private-sector priorities in relation to developing trade and investment between the country and the rest of the African continent. Chaired by Mr. Amédée Darga, it includes the MBA, Standard Chartered Bank Mauritius and ABC Banking, as well as senior figures from other key sectors of the Mauritian economy. The committee is currently discussing a wide-range of initiatives which include include defining priority markets, public-private collaboration, promotion, and initiatives to increase the ease of doing business, as well as positioning Mauritius as a bridge between Africa & Asia, with a view to prepare proposals ahead of the Government’s forthcoming National Budget 2021-2022. MBA members are invited to share their representations and proposals through the MBA.
