## Mauritius: 2008 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Mauritius

_IMF Staff Country Reports, July 21, 2008_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: July 21, 2008
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451827866.002

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### Overview
- Economic growth in Mauritius is responding to structural reform efforts.
- Tax reform, together with improvements in the business environment and investment initiatives, has spurred foreign investment to unprecedented levels and accelerated growth.
- Mauritius’s medium-term outlook has turned more favorable with the effects of the reform effort.

### External Sector and Exchange Rate
- The external current account deficit has eased but remains high on investment-driven import growth.
- The exchange rate appreciated 17 percent in real effective terms in the 12 months ending February 2008 from an overly depreciated level in 2005–06.

### Structural Reforms and Investment
- Tax reform and improvements in the business environment are identified as key drivers of unprecedented foreign investment levels.
- Investment initiatives are linked to accelerated economic growth.

### Key statistics and publication identifiers
- Pages: 60
- Volume: 2008
- Issue: 238
- Series: Country Report No. 2008/238
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451827866.002
- Stock No: 1MUSEA2008002
- ISBN: 9781451827866
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Publication date on landing page: July 21, 2008

*Source: "Mauritius: 2008 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Mauritius", IMF Staff Country Reports 2008, 238 (July 21, 2008).*

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