Mauritius has signed Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (IPPAs) with a number of countries.

IPPA encourage and protect investments by virtue of measures to minimize any deprivation of investments.

In the worst case scenario, any deprivation of investments will have to be justly compensated. This provides additional comfort to investors since this can significantly reduce investment risks in countries where there are risks of nationalisation or expropriation.

Furthermore, the IPPAs provide free repatriation of investment capital and returns. Due to unpredictable characteristics of African countries, both politically and economically, it is useful to invest via Mauritius that has an IPPA with the relevant African country.