Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa September 2018 | Page 50

MAURITIUS Close to Mauritius’ international airport, Close to Mauritius’ international airport, Mon Tresor Business Mon Trésor Business Gateway, the freeport and Gateway, the platform freeport and to logistics to Africa logistics Africa platform and the world and the world Launched by Omnicane Group in the South of Mauritius, Mon Trésor is a smart and sustainable coastal town. It offers international investors unique acquisition opportunities in its business and residential precincts that reconcile urban intelligence with eco-responsibility. Mon Trésor is strategically located less than 500 m from Mauritius’ international airport and provides unequalled accessibility to major highways and neighbouring amenities. ideally suited for companies wishing to transform, process and add value to products destined for export within a very low tax regime and preferential market access. It is the perfect platform for those operating in the following industries: freight forwarding, light industrial, jewellery / precious stones processing, electronics, vaulting, pharmaceutical, etc. The Commercial Park, 50 commercial plots A Business Gateway with three major parks designed for airport-related business 13 hectares of commercial land parcelled into 50 allotments of 2,039 m 2 Mon Trésor Business Gateway, to 5,121 m 2 are on sale to accommodate designed for airport-related business, buildings purposed for airport-related spreads over 550,000 m 2 and comprises service providers like car rental an Office Park, a Freeport Park and companies, tour operators, etc. a Commercial Park. The parks are equipped with a telecommunications Incentives for foreign investors cable providing excellent high-speed internet and lie within walking distance Ranked first in Africa over 2017- from the close-by business-oriented 2018 across several major hotel, Holiday Inn. In view of preserving international benchmarks such as the cultural heritage of the site, a 100- Ease of Doing Business, Governance, year old sugar mill will be converted into Competitiveness, Economic Freedom, a flagship international film production Mauritius is today a thriving strategic studio where operators will benefit from financial and business hub and a the Mauritius Film Rebate Scheme. leading investment destination. Some benefits include 8-year Income Tax The Office Park, a Green Star rated complex holiday for investors under the Smart City Scheme, 100% foreign ownership, The Office Park offers highly visible free repatriation of profits, no foreign A-grade business offices, comprising exchange control, double taxation private and co-working spaces for avoidance (DTAs), access to offshore lease to both local and international banking facilities. In addition, the companies. Many have already country extends to its foreign investors expressed their interest in the project, the benefits of its preferential market among which airline companies, access conventions - AGOA, European offshore companies, logistics Economic Partnership Agreement, enterprises and banks. The first tenants SADC, COMESA, Turkey FTA, Pakistan - notably Omnicane, are settling their FTA. Mauritius has also set seamless headquarters as from September. For and transparent procedures for the conferencing and accommodation issuance of permits; its customs facilities, the Holiday Inn is directly clearing process is now more efficient accessible via a walkable pathway. and cargo handling charges have been reduced. Residence permits and The Freeport Park, 24 hectares of effective Mauritian citizenship are also granted and cost-efficient free trade facilities based on predefined investment thresholds. Situated close to the airport cargo village, this free trade zone proposes Mon Trésor Smart City, a holistic lifestyle built spaces as well as parcels for development. Its proximity to the airport Mon Trésor Smart City is an emerging makes it a cost-effective logistics and coastal town offering both commercial distribution platform for light, high- and residential developments. The value and time-sensitive products. It is connected, safe and sustainable 48 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBE R 2018 SA Real Estate Investor Magazine environment makes for a thriving community. With a direct access to the beach and generous breathing spaces amidst pristine nature, it is a destination of choice for investments in Mauritius. Omnicane Group Omnicane is a leading visionary group and a public company listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius. It is an industrial cluster having as main activities the production of refined sugar, bioethanol, thermal energy and electricity exported to the national grid. Omnicane is also expanding internationally. The Group holds shares in Real Good Food Plc and has a significant stake in a modern sugarcane complex in Kenya’s Kwale region. Furthermore, it has partnered with the French group Mecamidi to develop renewable energy from hydroelectric power plants in East Africa. The Group has completed various commercial and residential developments in the centre and the South of Mauritius, whereby it has embarked on the ambitious project of Mon Trésor Smart City. For more information: T: [phone] / 5940 6060 E: [email protected] businessgateway.montresor.mu An Omnicane Project