(Published in L'Express)
The Economic Development Board (EDB) is essentially designed to improve investment promotion and facilitation by merging the Board of Investment (BOI), Enterprise Mauritius (EM), and Financial Services Promotion Agency (FSPA). It is a beefed-up BOI, to strengthen the existing powers of the BOI, which would also take over the role and functions of EM and FSPA.
The Economic Development Board (EDB) is essentially designed to improve investment promotion and facilitation by merging the Board of Investment (BOI), Enterprise Mauritius (EM), and Financial Services Promotion Agency (FSPA). It is a beefed-up BOI, to strengthen the existing powers of the BOI, which would also take over the role and functions of EM and FSPA.