## Mauritius: Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation

_IMF Staff Country Reports, August 9, 2005_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: August 9, 2005
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451827811.002

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### Overview
- Real GDP growth of Mauritius is expected to rebound to about 4½ percent in 2003/04.
- The recovery largely reflects:
  - the recovery of tourism and sugar production,
  - continued strong construction and transportation activity.
- The current account is projected to remain in surplus in 2003/04.
- The capital and financial account is projected to register a small deficit of 0.8 percent of GDP in 2003/04 compared with a surplus in 2002/03.

### Macroeconomic projections and drivers
- Growth
  - Real GDP growth: about 4½ percent in 2003/04.
  - Key growth drivers: tourism recovery, sugar production recovery, strong construction activity, strong transportation activity.
- External sector
  - Current account: projected to remain in surplus in 2003/04, with the recovery of the tourism sector offsetting a widening in the trade deficit.
  - Capital and financial account: projected deficit of 0.8 percent of GDP in 2003/04 (compared with a surplus in 2002/03).

### Fiscal and financial topics covered
- Subject areas listed in the report:
  - External debt
  - Financial services
  - Government debt management
  - Public debt
  - Public financial management (PFM)
  - Real interest rates
  - Revenue administration

### Keywords and focus areas
- CR, Global, government, Government debt management, income tax reform, ISCR, Mauritian economy, Real interest rates, result inflation, tax department, tax package

*Mauritius: Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation*

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