Economy of Mauritius
The Mauritius Board of Investment is an agency of the Government of Mauritius whose aim is to promote and facilitate investment in Mauritius.
The Board of Investment targets the international business community and is responsible for attracting international investment and talents in the country.
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Macroeconomic statistics
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA
Distribution of family income - Gini index: 37 (1987 estimate)
Agriculture - products: sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses; cattle, goats; fish
Industrial production growth rate: 8% (2000 estimate)
Electricity - production: 1,836 GWh (2002)
Electricity - consumption: 1,707 GWh (2002)
Oil - consumption: 21,000 bbl/day (2003 estimate)
21,000 bbl/day (2001 estimate)
Current account balance: $151 million (2005 estimate)
$284.1 million (2004 estimate)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $1.676 billion (2004 estimate)
$1.605 billion (2005 estimate)
Exchange rates: Mauritian rupees per US dollar - 29.31 (01 Feb 2008), 32.86 (2006), 29.14 (2005), 27.499 (2004), 27.902 (2003), 29.962 (2002), 29.129 (2001)
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See also
- Mauritius
- Bank of Mauritius (central bank)
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Notes and references
This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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External links
- Economy of Mauritius at the Open Directory Project
- Ministry Of Finance and Economic Development
- Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Central Statistics Office - Official gatherer and provider of statistics for Mauritius
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