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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
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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: +230 5729 4033 / 5940 6060
E: [email protected]
businessgateway.montresor.mu
An Omnicane Project