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The COVID-19 pandemic is causing disruption of unprecedented dimension in economic activities in Mauritius like in many other countries in the world. The impact of COVID-19 is being felt in a number of sectors and the hardest hit are tourism and exports industries. The Government of Mauritius has already implemented
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing disruption of unprecedented dimension in economic activities in Mauritius like in many other countries in the world. The impact of COVID-19 is being felt in a number of sectors and the hardest hit are tourism and exports industries. The Government of Mauritius has already implemented a number of policies by increasing resources for the vulnerable groups and supporting businesses’ access to finance. It is expected that the economy will contract by 5.4% in fiscal year 2020-2021 but will return to the positive territory with an expected growth rate of 4.5% in 2021-2022 and 5% in 2022-2023.
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing disruption of unprecedented dimension in economic activities in Mauritius like in many other countries in the world. The impact of COVID-19 is being felt in a number of sectors and the hardest hit are tourism and exports industries. The Government of Mauritius has already implemented a number of policies by increasing resources for the vulnerable groups and supporting businesses’ access to finance. It is expected that the economy will contract by 5.4% in fiscal year 2020-2021 but will return to the positive territory with an expected growth rate of 4.5% in 2021-2022 and 5% in 2022-2023.