Mauritius’ economy should grow slightly to 3.9% this year, against 3.8% in 2016. The increase will be driven by construction sector mainly, but also transformation, according to official data reported by Reuters.

According to the country’s statistics office, construction should record a significant growth soaring to 7% after stagnating (0%) in 2016. As for the manufacturing industry, it should grow 0.8% this year, as compared to 0.3% last year. Let’s note that the statistics office’s forecast is slightly higher than that of the World Bank which estimates that the economy will grow 3.8%.

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Aaron Akinocho