article_snippet: (CNN)Golden beaches and grand hotels can all be found in Mauritius, but there is much more to this island paradise.
article_snippet: Mauritius, located some 500 miles east of Madagascar, has been attracting global investors for decades.
article_snippet: But there is also a healthy local appetite for business development -- one of the many reasons Mauritius has been hailed as an African success story.
article_snippet: Estimates say the Mauritian economy grew by 3.5% in 2014 and will top 4% in 2015 -- impressive statistics in a country which the World Bank says does a better job of supporting business than Japan, France and Spain.