“A great country-focused conference, rich in impressive and quality content. The access to senior ranking politicians, opinion makers and analysts, that you kindly facilitated, makes my job a lot easier.”
Daniel Broby, Chief Investment Officer, Silk Invest
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On 30 March Euromoney Conferences together with the Board of Investment of Mauritius, hosted the new event dedicated to the future for international business centres. A large group of international companies joined the Mauritius delegation led by Vice Prime Minister Dr Ramakrishna Sithanen to discuss the market opportunity presented by capital flows between emerging markets and how global business centres stand in relation to increasing pressure from developed nations.
Robert Parker from Credit Suisse opened the day’s proceedings by saying “The growth recovery is led by emerging markets“. He argued that over the next six months emerging markets will outperform. Thus great opportunities are there for those able to be innovative. Mike Rees from Standard Chartered outlined the changes necessary for Mauritius to capture those opportunities. Vice Prime Minister Sithanen presented the case that his nation is best equipped to serve as the international hub of choice with their young, bilingual and skillful population.
The panel discussions on the changing nature of the global growth environment and the role of global business centres completed the morning’s proceedings, setting the scene for more detailed workshops in the second half of the day. Lively panel discussions supplemented by informative presentations on Mauritius Regulation, Fund Products and Financial Sector provided a very good platform to discuss services and products offered by Mauritius as a global business location for accessing Asia and Africa.