Acronyms and Abbreviations xviii Acronyms and Abbreviations MEF Mauritius Employers’ Federation NEF National Empowerment Foundation and Fund MFA Multi-Fibre Agreement NEPAD New Partnership for Africa’s Development MHC Mauritius Housing Corporation NESC National Economic and Social Council MHL Ministry of Housing and Lands NGO nongovernmental organisation MICR Magnetic Ink Character Recognition NHDC National Housing Development Company MID Mauritius Ile Durable NHRC National Human Rights Commission MIoD Mauritius Institute of Directors NPC National Wage Council MIPA Mauritius Institute of Professional Accountants NPF National Pension Fund MIPAM Mauritius Institute of Public Administration and Management NPM New Public Management MLIRE Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment NPoA National Programme of Action MLP Mauritius Labour Party NRB National Remuneration Board MMM Mouvement Militant Mauricien NRPT National Residential Property Tax MoFARIIT Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade NSC National Coordinating Structure MOFEE Ministry of Finance and Economic Empowerment OAU Organisation of African Unity MoHQL Ministry of Health and Quality of Life OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development MoU Memorandum of Understanding ORC Operational Review Committee MP member of Parliament OSCI Objectives, Standards, Criteria and Indicators (of the APRM) MPC Monetary Policy Committee PAC Public Accounts Committee MPF Mauritius Police Force PB Programme Budget MR Mouvement Républicain PBA Programme-Budget Approach MRA Mauritius Revenue Authority PBB programme-based budgeting MREPU Ministry of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities PEFA Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability MSM Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien PET polyethylene terephthalate MSMM Mouvement Socialiste Militant Mauricien PMO Prime Minister’s Office MT Mauritius Telecom PMS Performance Management System MTEF Medium-Term Expenditure Framework PMSD Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate MWRCDFW Ministry of Women’s Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare PMXD Parti Mauricien Xavier-Luc Duval PoA Protocol D’Accord NAO National Audit Office POCA Prevention of Corruption Act NBDTI nonbank deposit-taking institution PPA Participatory Poverty Assessment NCB National Computer Board PPO Procurement Policy Office NCC National Children’s Council PPP purchasing power parity NCCG National Committee on Corporate Governance PRB Pay Research Bureau NCRD National Council for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper NCW National Council of Women PSC Public Service Commission NCWCE National Council of Women Chief Executives PSM Parti Socialiste Mauricien NEA New Economic Agenda RBA Regional Bureau for Africa xix