AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoFEMA Probe Links Mauritius Money to New York Condo: India’s Enforcement Directorate says BPTP received over ₹500 crore in FDI from Mauritius-based entities (₹322.5m from CPI India I Ltd, Port Louis; ₹215m from Harbour Victoria Investment Holding Ltd) tied to a complex “put/swap” structure, while separate reporting revisits the $19.4m Manhattan Time Warner Center purchase and Singapore-linked entities connected to BPTP chairman Kabul Chawla. Deep-Sea Mining Pushback: Mauritius joined other African states backing a precautionary pause on seabed mining at the ISA, arguing decisions must follow scientific evidence and a precautionary approach. Startup & Fintech Cross-Border Angle: Kenyan crypto startups are weighing moves to Mauritius or South Africa after new capital rules, while South African travel-payments firm TurnStay reports crossing R1bn in travel payments in H1 2026 using cross-border rails. Business & Industry Events: Mauritius–Madagascar business forum opened in Antananarivo with firms across agriculture, construction, energy, mining, logistics, finance, textiles and ICT; and Mauritius is urged to mobilise development financing at scale to tackle skills, infrastructure and port-logistics gaps. Markets Watch: Behari Lal Engineering IPO draws strong demand (GMP around 28%); and Standard Bank’s Africa regions contributed N$10.4bn to earnings.
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