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Doing Business
- Starting a Business
- Dealing with Construction Permits
- Getting Electricity
- Registering Property
- Getting Credit
- Protecting Minority Investment
- Paying Taxes
- Trading Across Borders
- Enforcing Contracts
- Resolving Insolvency
World Bank Doing Business Indicators
Information on new business density and number of newly created firms with limited liability can be found at Entrepreneurship Database.
*Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
**The distance to frontier score shows how far on average an economy is at a point in time from the best performance achieved by any economy on each Doing Business indicator since 2005 or the third year in which data for the indicator were collected. The measure is normalized to range between 0 and 100, with 100 representing the frontier. Read more...
***Last year's rankings are adjusted. They are based on 10 topics and reflect data corrections.
Source: www.doingbusiness.org
|
No. |
Procedures |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 | Obtain plan approval from the Central Water Authority (CWA)
Agency : Central Water Authority (CWA) |
15 days | MUR 250 |
| 2 | Obtain plan approval from the WasteWater Management Authority (WMA) Agency : WasteWater Management Authority (WMA) |
15 days | MUR 800 |
| 3 | Obtain fire safety clearance
Agency : Fire Department |
14 days | MUR 250 |
| 4 | Obtain plan approval from the Central Electricity Board (CEB)
Agency : Central Electricity Board (CEB) |
10 days | MUR 375 |
| 5 | Obtain building and land use permit
Agency : Local Authority (Municipality) |
21 days | MUR 65,530 |
| 6 | Notify the Local Authority of commencement of work
Agency : Local Authority (Municipality) |
1 day | no charge |
| 7 | Receive random inspection by Local Authority
Agency : Local Authority (Municipality) |
1 day | no charge |
| 8 | Request and receive fire inspection
Agency : Government Fire Services |
1 day | MUR 100 |
| 9 | Request and receive inspection for the compliance certificate from the Municipality
Agency : Municipality |
1 day | no charge |
| 10 | Obtain compliance certificate from the Municipality Agency : Municipality |
10 days | no charge |
| 11 | Receive inspection from the Central Water Authority (CWA)
Agency : Central Water Authority (CWA) |
1 days | no charge |
| 12 | Obtain water connection from the Central Water Authority (CWA)
Agency : Central Water Authority (CWA) |
14 days | MUR 26,450 |
| 13 | Apply for sewage connection with the WasteWater Management Authority (WMA)
Agency : WasteWater Management Authority (WMA) |
1 days | no charge |
| 14 | Receive inspection for project feasibility and awaits project design Agency : WasteWater Management Authority (WMA) |
14 days | no charge |
| 15 | Obtain sewage connection from WasteWater Management Authority (WMA) Agency : WasteWater Management Authority (WMA) |
18 days | no charge |
*Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
**The distance to frontier score shows how far on average an economy is at a point in time from the best performance achieved by any economy on each Doing Business indicator since 2005 or the third year in which data for the indicator were collected. The measure is normalized to range between 0 and 100, with 100 representing the frontier. Read more...
***Last year's rankings are adjusted. They are based on 10 topics and reflect data corrections.
Source: www.doingbusiness.org
*Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
**The distance to frontier score shows how far on average an economy is at a point in time from the best performance achieved by any economy on each Doing Business indicator since 2005 or the third year in which data for the indicator were collected. The measure is normalized to range between 0 and 100, with 100 representing the frontier. Read more...
***Last year's rankings are adjusted. They are based on 10 topics and reflect data corrections.
Source: www.doingbusiness.org
|
Indicator |
Mauritius |
|
|
| Procedures (number) | 3 |
5.2 |
4.5 |
| Time (days) | 81 | 112.0 | 77.2 |
| Cost (% of income per capita) | 212.9 | 3456.5 | 64.2 |
| Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index (0-8) |
6 |
1.6 |
7.5 |
|
No. |
Procedures |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 | Submit application to CEB and await estimate Agency : Central Electricity Board (CEB) |
15 calendar days |
MUR 0 |
| 2 | Receive external and visual internal inspection by CEB
Agency : Central Electricity Board (CEB) |
7 calendar days | MUR 0 |
| 3 | CEB carries out civil works for transformer and completes the meter installation Agency : Central Electricity Board (CEB) |
59 calendar days |
MUR 748,000 |
*Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
**The distance to frontier score shows how far on average an economy is at a point in time from the best performance achieved by any economy on each Doing Business indicator since 2005 or the third year in which data for the indicator were collected. The measure is normalized to range between 0 and 100, with 100 representing the frontier. Read more...
***Last year's rankings are adjusted. They are based on 10 topics and reflect data corrections.
Source: www.doingbusiness.org
|
Indicator |
Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
OECD high income |
|
Procedures (number) |
5 |
6.2 |
4.7 |
|
Time (days) |
17 |
53.9 |
20.1 |
|
Cost (% of property value) |
0.6 |
7.6 |
4.2 |
|
Quality of the land administration index (0-30) |
18.0 |
8.8 |
23.0 |
|
No. |
Procedures |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
|
1 |
A land surveyor prepares a new survey plan and a situation plan |
6 days |
MUR 5,000 |
|
2 |
Notary checks for encumbrances at the Registrar General Agency : Registrar General |
1 days |
no charge |
|
3 |
A notary prepares and notarizes the deed of sale |
4 days |
MUR 105,846.99; (Notary’s fees according to the following cumulative schedule ) |
|
4 |
Obtain certificate from the Board of Investment that the building will be used primarily as a warehouse. Agency : Board of Investment |
3 days |
no charge |
|
5 |
The notary deposits the signed deed for registration and transcription |
4 days |
MUR 1,000; (stamp) |
*Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
**The distance to frontier score shows how far on average an economy is at a point in time from the best performance achieved by any economy on each Doing Business indicator since 2005 or the third year in which data for the indicator were collected. The measure is normalized to range between 0 and 100, with 100 representing the frontier. Read more...
***Last year's rankings are adjusted. They are based on 10 topics and reflect data corrections.
Source: www.doingbusiness.org
**The distance to frontier score shows how far on average an economy is at a point in time from the best performance achieved by any economy on each Doing Business indicator since 2005 or the third year in which data for the indicator were collected. The measure is normalized to range between 0 and 100, with 100 representing the frontier. Read more...
***Last year's rankings are adjusted. They are based on 10 topics and reflect data corrections.
Source: www.doingbusiness.org
|
Indicator |
Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
OECD high income |
|
Extent of disclosure index (0-10) |
7.0 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
|
Extent of director liability index (0-10) |
8.0 | 3.5 |
5.3 |
|
Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) |
9.0 | 5.5 |
7.3 |
| Extent of shareholder rights index (0-10) | 7.0 | 4.6 |
6.4 |
|
Extent of ownership and control index (0-10) |
6.0 | 3.4 |
5.4 |
|
Extent of corporate transparency index (0-10) |
8.0 | 4.1 |
7.6 |
**The distance to frontier score shows how far on average an economy is at a point in time from the best performance achieved by any economy on each Doing Business indicator since 2005 or the third year in which data for the indicator were collected. The measure is normalized to range between 0 and 100, with 100 representing the frontier. Read more...
***Last year's rankings are adjusted. They are based on 10 topics and reflect data corrections.
Source: www.doingbusiness.org
**The distance to frontier score shows how far on average an economy is at a point in time from the best performance achieved by any economy on each Doing Business indicator since 2005 or the third year in which data for the indicator were collected. The measure is normalized to range between 0 and 100, with 100 representing the frontier. Read more...
***Last year's rankings are adjusted. They are based on 10 topics and reflect data corrections.
Source: www.doingbusiness.org
**The distance to frontier score shows how far on average an economy is at a point in time from the best performance achieved by any economy on each Doing Business indicator since 2005 or the third year in which data for the indicator were collected. The measure is normalized to range between 0 and 100, with 100 representing the frontier. Read more...
***Last year's rankings are adjusted. They are based on 10 topics and reflect data corrections.
Note: Deflated and non-deflated values are identical in DB2015 because it is defined as the base year for the deflator.
Source: www.doingbusiness.org
**The distance to frontier score shows how far on average an economy is at a point in time from the best performance achieved by any economy on each Doing Business indicator since 2005 or the third year in which data for the indicator were collected. The measure is normalized to range between 0 and 100, with 100 representing the frontier. Read more...
***Last year's rankings are adjusted. They are based on 10 topics and reflect data corrections.
Source: www.doingbusiness.org
**The distance to frontier score shows how far on average an economy is at a point in time from the best performance achieved by any economy on each Doing Business indicator since 2005 or the third year in which data for the indicator were collected. The measure is normalized to range between 0 and 100, with 100 representing the frontier. Read more...
***Last year's rankings are adjusted. They are based on 10 topics and reflect data corrections.
Note: Even if the economy’s legal framework includes provisions related to insolvency proceedings (liquidation or reorganization), the economy receives 0 points for the strength of insolvency framework index, if time, cost and outcome indicators are recorded as “no practice”.
Source: www.doingbusiness.org