Seychelles offers the following blend of advantages to investors:

• A stable political environment and government policies which welcome and support local and foreign investment

• An investment code which provides a legal climate that is conducive to a greater flow of investment and business

• Ideal location in the Indian Ocean, midway between the largest trading and manufacturing blocks of Asia and Europe, and a business stepping stone into Africa

• Favourable time zone that allows working hours to overlap with major financial centres

• Labour force, fluent in English, French and Creole

• Excellent sea and air links with Europe, USA, Asia and Africa

• Seychelles boasts a telecommunications system which compares well with that of many countries in the developed world

• Port Victoria is at the heart of the Seychelles economy with two deepwater berths, extensive space for container handling and modern cargo handling equipment

• An excellent and well developed infrastructure, including electricity, water supplies and road network

• Attractive package of incentives for investment in different sectors to enhance cost-competitiveness

• Residence permit and work permit are available for foreign investors

• Good educational system and peaceful living environment to bring up families

• Strategic location outside the cyclone belt