Purpose – Two-way trade flows between Africa and China have increased rapidly between 2001 and 2010. Mauritius being a resource-scarce economy has been no stranger to the “China phenomenon”. China is the third largest supplier to the Mauritian market but will soon be competing for first...

This paper examines whether women entrepreneurs operating in the informal sector in the small island economy of Mauritius have been affected by the global financial crisis, an area which is largely under-researched due to data limitations. Survey data of 158 women entrepreneurs operating in the...

Preface -- Introduction / Sanjeev K. Sobhee -- The macroeconomics of household indebtedness / Harshana Kasseeah -- Household indebtedness in mauritius : the broad picture / Harshana Kasseeah -- Survey methods and profile of respondents / Ruben Thoplan -- An assessment of the financial...