Mauritius - Private Sector Competitiveness Development Policy Loan Program

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 65915-MU INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DOCUMENT FOR A PROPOSED LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF GBP 9.6 MILLION (US$15 MILLION EQUIVALENT) TO THE REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS FOR A PRIVATE SECTOR COMPETITIVENESS DEVELOPMENT POLICY LOAN February 27, 2012 Finance and Private Sector Development AFCS4 Country Management Unit Africa Region This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  Mauritius - Government Fiscal Year January 1 - December 31 Currency Equivalents (Exchange Rate Effective as of February 3, 2012) Currency Unit Mauritius Rupee US$1.00 = Rs.29.30 Weights and Measures Metric System ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AAA Analytical Advisory Activities AFD Agence Francaise de Development AfDB African Development Bank AFRITAC Africa Regional Technical Assistance Center South BDS Business Development Services Bol Board of Investment BoM Bank of Mauritius BPO Business Processing Operations CA Certification Authorities CFAA Country Financial Accountability Assessment COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa CPS Country Partnership Strategy CSR Corporate Social Responsibility DBM Development Bank of Mauritius DDO Draw Down Option DCP Decentralized Cooperation Program DFA Development Finance Agency DPA Data Protection Act DPL Development Policy Loan DPO Data Protection Office DSA Debt Sustainability Analysis DSL Digital Subscriber Line EAC East African Community ECCE Early Childhood Care and Education EM Enterprise Mauritius ERCP Economic Restructuring and Competitiveness Program ESW Economic and Sector Work EU European Union FBTA Fee Based Technical Assistance FDI Foreign Direct Investment GBS General Budget Support  The original had problem with text extraction. pdftotext Unable to extract text.