## Mauritius: Challenges of Sustained Growth

_IMF Special Issues, March 10, 2005_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: James Y. Yao, Gamal Z El-Masry, Padamja Khandelwal, Emilio Sacerdoti
- Published: March 10, 2005
- Series: IMF Special Issues
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589064164.058

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### Overview and Major Findings
- Mauritius has achieved remarkable success since its independence in 1968.
- The economy has diversified from complete dependence on the sugar crop into textiles, then tourism, and recently information and communication services.
- The paper examines factors that have contributed to this growth and outlines the challenges that remain to ensure continued sustainable growth in Mauritius.

### Factors Contributing to Growth (as identified in the paper)
- Macroeconomic stability.
- A solid institutional framework.
- Political stability.
- An efficient administration.
- A favorable regulatory framework.
- A well-developed financial system.

### Challenges Highlighted
- The paper outlines the challenges that remain to ensure continued sustainable growth in Mauritius. (The source text identifies that challenges remain but does not list them individually on this page.)

### Subject Areas and Keywords
- Subject: Agricultural commodities, Commodities, Education, Exports, International trade, Labor, Labor markets, Public debt
- Keywords: Africa, Agricultural commodities, anti-export bias, deficit, East Asia, economy, economy of Mauritius, erosion of trade preference, export, Exports, Global, ISI, Labor markets, Mauritius, Mauritius economy, SI, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, sugar sector

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