.Building on the strengths of our existing agro industry, manufacturing and tourism sectors, we have embarked on an ambitious development strategy to find new drivers for economic growth: the knowledge and ict sector, the transformation of mauritius into the seafood and maritime hub and the financial services are some of the new emerging sectors on which government is putting emphasis. Mauritius has set an ambitious real gdp growth target of 7-8%, focusing on the service based economy, robust infrastructure and transparent business conditions.