A RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

Mauritius is a signatory member of most of the major multilateral Conventions and Agreements, namely

• the International Court of Justice
• the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
• the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
• the 1958 New York Convention on Foreign Arbitration Awards

Mauritius has long-established international relations and is a member of:

• The United Nations and its agencies
• The International Monetary Fund
• The World Bank
• The African Development Bank
• The World Trade Organisation
• The Organisation of African Unity
• African, Caribbean, Pacific Countries (ACP) Group (Signatory of the Lomé Convention)
• The Common Market for Southern & Eastern Africa (COMESA)
• The Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• The Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Co-operation (IORARC)

Mauritius is also a signatory to the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), a trade agreement between the USA and sub-Saharan countries.

As a member of the British Commonwealth, Mauritius has retained the recourse to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the UK as the highest Court of Appeal.
 

Mauritius has also signed bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (IPPAs) with 18 countries and has Double Taxation Avoidance Treaties (DTAs) with 33 countries.

DOUBLE TAXATION

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements concluded, 15 February 2011.  DTA signed and in force.