Industrial policy and supply chains
2026-04-26
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Mauritius 2026: blue economy, financial center reset, and the Chagos sovereignty deal
The Indian Ocean's smallest sovereign EEZ holder controls 1.96 million square kilometers of ocean, USD 700 billion in offshore assets, and now Diego Garcia's reversionary title. Alliance du Changement won 60 of 62 seats in November 2024. The Chagos treaty was signed October 2024. Mauritius is repositioning as Africa's blue finance and policy laboratory through 2030.
Mauritius enters 2026 with three structural breaks running in parallel. The Alliance du Changement coalition led by Navin Ramgoolam swept the November 10, 2024 general election with 60 of 62 directly elected seats, ending three decades of MSM dominance under Pravind Jugnauth. The October 3, 2024 political agreement with the United Kingdom...