Maurice has managed a remarkable economic performance from a developing

country's development to the status of a newly industrialized country. The country

operated key structural changes over the past 30 years to adapt to the conditions of
a modern economy.
An agricultural economy based solely on the cultivation of cane, the country has
successfully completed the diversification of its economic base by developing the
textile sector, tourism and financial services.
With the development of these sectors, especially the contribution of the
manufacturing zones (textile, light industrial, jewellery...), created in the early
1970s, Maurice has experienced steady economic progress attracting significant
investments and mastering the same unemployment curve. Today, the Mauritian
economy cherished ambition to develop into a centre of excellence in the region on
taxation, investment and finance.

Faced with international competition in the textile sector, the country plans to turn
more towards new technologies. Maurice is thus preparing to enter in the new
economy by developing electronic commerce-related services and by creating a
cybercites to attract new investment.
In 2001, the GDP growth was 6.3%. GNP per capita rose from US $ 1,300 in 1990 to
3 460 US $ in 2000.

The manufacturing sector the manufacturing free Zone employs today

approximately 90,000 daily producing for the export market: clothing, toys, small
electronics... Benefiting from investment of businessmen from Hong Kong and
Europe, free Zone makes about 2/3 of the Mauritian exports.

The Mauritian textile industry has been able to turn to position itself among the
best worldwide in a very competitive market. The label Made in Mauritius has a
reputation of prestige and "dress up" the biggest brands in boutiques around the
world.

Facing global competition in this area, the Mauritian textile seeks above all to turn
to higher value-added products and aims more targeted areas.

A sector that was at the centre of socio-economic development of the country

and is not ready to disappear

important pillar of the national economy.

the textile and clothing industry contributed significantly to the prosperity of
the country and to the raising of the standard of living of many Mauritian
the textile and clothing sector has demonstrated over the years of great
fortitude, and this despite the many obstacles and multiple cases of factory
closure
The State will continue to lend its support to the textile and clothing
sector"not only as an industry generating jobs, but also for its importance as
a source of revenue for export and its role at the level of
the"empowerment"of women and small entrepreneurs.
The Mauritian economy is organized around four key areas: tourism, textiles,
sugar and financial services.
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About 20,000 foreign workers from China, India, Bangladesh, Sri-Lanka and
Madagascar are working in Mauritius, most of whom in the textile and
clothing sector.
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