Last year a conference was held in Singapore on the theme "Asia meets Africa". The purpose of the conference was two-fold: to showcase Singapore as a gateway to Asia and Mauritius as a gateway to Africa.
While Singapores status as an international trading and investment hub is well established, Mauritiuss credentials are probably less well known.
Five years ago the government of Mauritius inaugurated a series of economic reforms, using Singapore as a model. In particular, the government entered into a series of double-taxation treaties with countries such as...