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Source: Statistics Mauritius, September 2015
In 2015, total investment is expected to contract by a further -0.5% after the marked contraction of -6.0% in 2014. Private sector investment
is forecast to fall by -3.9% after a negative growth rate of -8.4% in 2014. The Bank views this with concern as the much-awaited investment
binge has not materialised in 2015 despite the ambitions and number of projects announced during the year. Public sector investment,
on the other hand, would expand by 9.5% in 2015 compared to 1.8% in 2014. The share of the private sector in total investment is expected
to decrease to 71.8% in 2015, down from 74.4% in 2014, while that of the public sector would increase to 28.2% from 25.6%.
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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (CONTINUED)
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES, 2000-2015