## Mauritius: Background Papers and Statistical Annex

_IMF Staff Country Reports, February 6, 1996_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: February 6, 1996
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451827682.002

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### Summary
- This Background Paper and Statistical Annex examines selected issues pertaining to the Mauritian economy related to how Mauritius will be able in the future to sustain its export-led development and diversify its economy.
- The paper discusses the impact of the Uruguay Round agreement on the Mauritian economy.
- The paper utilizes available data to assess Mauritius’s external competitiveness, which is a major issue as regards the sustainability of high export growth.

### Major themes analyzed
- Export-led development and prospects for sustaining high export growth.
- Economic diversification of the Mauritian economy.
- Impact of the Uruguay Round agreement on Mauritius.
- Assessment of external competitiveness using available data.

### Subjects and keywords (as listed)
- Subject: Agricultural commodities, Commodities, Exports, Financial services, Imports, International trade, Offshore financial centers, Tariffs, Taxes
- Keywords: $ rate, Africa, Agricultural commodities, BOM intervention, Caribbean, company, CR, East Africa, East Asia, exchange rate, Exports, exports deflator, foreign exchange-earning customer, Imports, ISCR, market cross-rate, Mauritian offshore company creditor, Mauritius, offshore company, Offshore financial centers, rate sheet, South America, Southern Africa, Tariffs

### Notes on authorship and purpose
- Prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country.
- Views expressed are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Mauritius, or the Executive Board of the IMF.

*International Monetary Fund. "Mauritius: Background Papers and Statistical Annex", IMF Staff Country Reports 1996, 001 (1996).*

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