Location of Mauritius

Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) off the southeast coast of the African continent. Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has developed from a low-income, agriculture-based economy to a middle-income diversified economy. The economy is based on tourism, textiles, sugar, and financial services. In recent years, information and communication technology, seafood, hospitality and property development, healthcare, renewable energy, and education and training have emerged as important sectors, attracting substantial investment from both local and foreign investors.[1]

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
     Active      State-owned      Defunct
Name Industry Sector Headquarters Founded Notes
Bank of Baroda Financials Banks Port Louis 1962 Commercial bank
Air Mauritius Consumer services Airlines Port Louis 1972 National airline
Bank of Mauritius Financials Banks Port Louis 1967 Central bank
Absa Bank Mauritius Financials Banks Port Louis[2] 1919 Commercial bank, part of Absa Group Limited
Raphael Fishing Company Consumer services Fishing and Associated Port Louis 1927 Second Oldest Commercial Company. 2008 Permanent Grant[3] 'The Thirteen Islands of St. Brandon'
Beachcomber Resorts & Hotels Consumer services Hotels Curepipe 1952 Officially New Mauritius Hotels
Central Electricity Board (Mauritius) Utilities Power generation and distribution Ebène Cybercity 1952 State-owned main producer and single power distributor
Emtel Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Ebene CyberCity 1989 Telecommunications and internet service provider
ENL Group Conglomerates - Moka 1821 Sugar, real estate, development
Essar Energy Oil & gas Exploration & production Port Louis 1998 Petroleum, part of Essar Group (India)
Ireland Blyth Limited (IBL) Conglomerates - Port Louis 1972 Financials, industrials, retail
La Sentinelle Consumer services Publishing Baie-du-Tombeau 1963 Newspaper publisher, L'Express
Lamco International Insurance Ltd Financials Full line insurance Port Louis 1978 Insurance agency
Le Défi Media Group Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Port Louis 1996 Mass media group
Le Mauricien Consumer services Publishing Port Louis 1908 Newspaper publisher
LUX* Resorts & Hotels Consumer services Hotels Curepipe 1985 Hotel operator
Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Port Louis 2003 Telecommunications and ISP
MauBank Financials Banks Ebene Cybercity 2003 State-owned, part of the Bank of Mauritius
Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Moka 1964 Public broadcaster
Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Financials Banks Port Louis 1838 Oldest Commercial Company in Mauritius
Mauritius Post Industrials Delivery services Port Louis 1772 Postal service in Mauritius
Mauritius Telecom Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Port Louis 1992 Telecom
Omnicane Conglomerates - Port Louis[4] 1926[4] Sugarcane, Sugar, Bioethanol, Thermal Energy, Electricity
Phoenix Beverages Consumer services Brewers Vacoas-Phoenix 1960 Largest brewery in Mauritius
Rogers Group Conglomerates - Port Louis 1899 Financials, logistics, real estate
Rose Hill Transport Conglomerates - Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 1952 Transport, Logistics and Property
Sanne Mauritius Financial Services - Ebene Cybercity 1993
State Bank of Mauritius Financials Banks Port Louis 1973 Commercial bank

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mauritius". CIA – The World Factbook. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Barclays Bank Mauritius Limited: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  3. ↑ "The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)" (PDF). Southern African Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Omnicane Limited: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
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