4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Status of signature and ratification of standards and codes Southern African Development Community macroeconomic convergence criteria Real gross domestic product indicators Public finance indicators External debt (in millions of Rs) Total Treasury operations (in millions of Rs) Public debt (in Rs millions) Trade between Mauritius, the Southern African Development Community and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa countries (thousands of Rs) 165 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Mauritius’s ranking in the Ease of Doing Business 2009 Survey Starting a business in Mauritius Registering property in Mauritius Enforcing contracts in Mauritius Corruption as perceived by the private sector 246 247 248 250 266 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Compared variations in the wage rate and inflation rate (2000 was the base year with a real wage rate of 100) Poverty rate based on different poverty lines An international comparative perspective of health expenditure in Mauritius (2006) Annual number of new cases of HIV and AIDS detected among Mauritians Education expenditures of Mauritius in an international comparative perspective: Unit cost per pupil and per level as a percentage of per capita gross domestic product (2002 to 2006) Representation of women in political positions (2008) Representation of women in top government positions Representation of women in the judicial system (2008) 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Half-median household income Adjusted half-median household income Selected estimates of household income – household budget surveys, 1986/1987–2006/2007 Poverty rate based on different poverty lines 169 178 190 195 204 207 227 311 313 320 321 322 336 337 338 363 364 365 365 BOXES 1.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 African Peer Review Mechanism activity report Slavery in Mauritius Sugar plantations, the end of the slave era, and indentured servants Mauritius: Consolidating democracy Mauritius: The challenge of reinvention 42 54 56 59 61 3.1 4.1 5.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Standards and codes Global financial crisis and the Mauritian economy Independent Commission Against Corruption Debt management strategy nvestments planned for 2009–2013 The financial situation of the Mauritian Pension Fund: Projections of expenditure and revenue until 2040 Flexicurity: Operating procedure 72 191 269 299 301 309 312 GOOD AND BEST PRACTICES 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 4.1 5.1 Public Service Excellence Award The role and powers of the ombudsperson for children The Migrant Unit of the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment The treatment of senior citizens in Mauritius Financing the budget deficit in Mauritius Public-private sector partnerships 120 146 153 155 183 245 FIGURES 4.1 4.2 4.3 5.1 5.2 5.3 Gross domestic product by sector (2007) Real gross domestic product growth and per capita gross domestic product Percentages of public debt at the end of 2007 Mauritius – ease of doing business Ranking of Mauritius on ease of getting credit Ranking of Mauritius in protecting investors 179 184 206 247 249 249