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REPORT ON THE OBSERVANCE OF STANDARDS AND CODES (ROSC)
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT - MAURITIUS
October 2002

I. Executive Summary
II. Capital Market Overview and Institutional Framework
III. Review of Corporate Governance Principles
IV. Summary of Policy Recommendations
V. Annexes


This Corporate Governance Assessment has been completed as part of the joint World Bank-IMF program of Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC). It provides a benchmark against the relevant OECD principles of the state of corporate governance in Mauritius. This assessment was undertaken on the basis of the template and report prepared by Ernst & Young. Acknowledgements are due to the following stakeholders who participated in the diagnostic assessment: Ministry of Economic Development, Financial Services and Corporate Affairs, the Financial Services Commission, the Stock Exchange of Mauritius Limited, the Bank of Mauritius, the Joint Economic Council, the Registrar of Companies, capital market issuers, and leading experts on legal and other financial issues. Olivier Fremond and Warren Gorlick of the Corporate Governance Unit Private Sector Advisory Services of the World Bank drafted the final report. The ROSC assessment was cleared for publication by the Ministry of Economic Development, Financial Services and Corporate affairs on October 1, 2002.

List of Abbreviations

Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Bank of Mauritius (BoM)
Central Depository, Clearing and Settlement System (CDS)
Financial Services Commission (FSC)
Global Business Companies (GBC)
Institute of Directors (IOD)
International Accounting Standards (IAS)
International Standards on Auditing (ISA)
Over-the-Counter Market (OTC)
Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd (SEM)