Mauritius - Economic Transition (TA) Project

Page 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AB3631 Project Name Mauritius - Economic Transition (TA) Project Region AFRICA Sector General industry and trade sector (100%) Project ID P105669 Borrower(s) GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS Implementing Agency Environment Category [ ] A [ ] B [X] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared February 5, 2008 Estimated Date of Appraisal Authorization September 15, 2008 Estimated Date of Board Approval February 24, 2008 1. Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement Background and Project Rationale: Mauritius has experienced impressive economic growth by both regional and international standards over the last few decades, spurred for the most part, by preferential access to export markets for its textiles and sugar. It is a small open economy with a specialization in relatively low-cost labor intensive industries. Mauritius