01693cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014367 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484367582 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Mauritius : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014. 1 online resource (85 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that with subdued international prices, inflationary pressures in Mauritius declined in 2013, despite the public sector wage increases. The unemployment rate was unchanged compared with 2012 at 8 percent. Credit to private sector growth remained robust. On the external front, the current account deficit widened to almost 10 percent of GDP in 2013. The reserve cover of imports of goods and services stayed constant at 4 1\2 months with the Bank of Mauritius accumulating additional net international reserves. The structural primary deficit was broadly unchanged relative to 2011. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2014/107 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2014/107/002.2014.issue-107-en.xml IMF e-Library