The development objective of the Road Asset Management and Safety Project for Mauritius is to reduce cost and improve safety for road users through improving asset management on the primary and secondary road network, and strengthening the management of road safety on the island of Mauritius.
... See More + Negative impacts include: loss of land acquisition, loss of crops and trees, loss of asset, loss of income, and loss of livelihood. Mitigation measures include: 1) involuntary resettlement would be avoided where possible and where population displacement is unavoidable, it would be minimized by exploring all viable project options; 2) persons affected by land acquisition or loss of sources of incomes associated with change in land use due to the project would be given compensation so that they can improve or at least maintain their former standard of living; 3) the estimation of the compensation cost and/or benefit would be based on the appropriate method so that the cost of land and other properties taken and demolished are accounted for. This will ensure that the living standards of the project affected persons are maintained or raised to a substantial level; 4) project affected persons would be given full information on the qualification (eligibility), mode of compensation, the restoring plan of production income, and the project's progress and be involved in the enforcement of resettlement arrangements (community participation); 5) the land and/or property affected would be taken only when the Potentially Affected Persons, or PAPs are satisfied with the compensation arrangements; and 6) the implementing agency would supervise the resettlement activities including the payment of compensation as well as monitoring and evaluation.
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The development objective of the Road Asset Management and Safety Project for Mauritius is to reduce cost and improve safety for road users through improving asset management on the primary and secondary road network, and strengthening the management of road safety on the island of Mauritius.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) undertaking visual inspection along the overall alignment where works are envisaged to be carried out to identify any location and stretch that may be subject to landslides and soil erosion, at design stage; (2) conducting consultation with potentially affected persons (PAPs) to present compensation as appropriate as per procedures and laws and regulations in force in the country; (3) making use of machinery and plant in good running order and properly maintaining to minimize noise nuisance and impairment of air quality; (4) ensuring that bitumen is not allowed to enter either running or dry streambeds nor can it be disposed of in ditches or small waste disposal sites prepared by the contractor; (5) providing continuous access (pedestrian and vehicular where required) to residents, businesses, and offices as far as possible; and (6) informing the public in general, and the concerned local population in particular, via the press and audio-visual media of all traffic management plans worked out by the supervising engineer and approved by the steering committee.
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Ratings for the Mauritius Economic Transition Project (METAP) were as follows: outcomes were not applicable, risk to development outcome was not applicable, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance was also moderately satisfactory.
... See More + The project, financed with a US$18 million IBRD loan, was designed at a stage where Mauritius started investing in an ambitious economic reform program which aimed at moving the country away from dependence on trade preferences to global competitiveness. The sustainability of the Mauritian economy depended on improving productivity and competitiveness. The project intended to contribute to achieving the country's development strategy by addressing the challenges to private sector development. This included easing constraints related to (i) the business environment, (ii) inadequate service delivery in key public enterprises by helping restore fiscal discipline and reducing the budgetary burden of the parastatal sector, and (iii) private investment in key infrastructure sectors. The project supported part of the broader and longer-term economic reform program of Mauritius. The METAP Project was an integral part of the country partnership strategy: 2007-2013 which was anchored in the Government's long term development program of: (a) fiscal consolidation and improved public sector efficiency; (b) improving trade competitiveness; (c) improving investment climate; and (d) democratizing the economy through participation, social inclusion and sustainability.
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The development objective of the Second Public Sector Performance Development Policy Loan (DPL) Project for Mauritius is to support improvements in the performance of the public sector in Mauritius by assisting the government to implement reforms within the following three pillars: 1) strengthening programs that support and empower the most vulnerable; 2) streamlining trade regulations and processes; and 3) improving human resource management in the civil service and the monitoring of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) performance.
... See More + The Government of Mauritius continues to diversify the economy to enable the country to achieve a higher income status in the medium term. Since independence in 1968, economic growth in Mauritius has been built on a long tradition of economic and institutional reforms. This DPL series supports the strengthening of the institutional, policy, and management tools required to address some of the challenges posed by these reforms. The fiscal position is improving, and the government achieved greater debt consolidation in 2012 than had originally been expected.
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The development objective of the Second Private Sector Competitiveness Development Policy Loan Project for Mauritius is to strengthen the policy and institutional environment in Mauritius to support competitiveness and enterprise development.
... See More + The operation will achieve this by supporting reforms in three integrated and mutually reinforcing pillars: 1) improving enterprise growth and competitiveness; 2) improving access to finance; and 3) promoting Information and Communication Technology (ICT) usage and e-Government reforms for increased efficiency and transparency gains. This Second Private Sector Competitiveness Development Policy Loan (PSC-DPL2), in an amount of US$15 million, is the second and the last in a series of two annual programmatic operations in support of the Government's medium-term reform program that centers on competitiveness and equity as its twin pillars. The series aims at strengthening the policy and institutional environment in Mauritius to support competitiveness and enterprise development. This DPL operation will continue to focus on accelerating reforms in support of private sector competitiveness by: a) supporting the growth of new business enterprises through demand driven business development schemes (BDS) and greater access to finance; b) making business exit easier; and c) promoting ICT usage and e-Government reforms for increased efficiency and transparency gains.
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The 14 indicators describe a country's macro-fiscal environment to identify constraints or opportunities for health systems financing.
... See More + For each indicator two aspects are important: level and trend. A country with a 10 percent unemployment rate that has fallen from 15 percent may be in better shape than one with an 8 percent unemployment rate that has risen from 4 percent. It is also important to benchmark to group averages of countries in the same Word Bank (WB) region (EAS, ECS, LCN, MEA, NAC, SAS, or SSF) and income group (HIC, upper MIC, lower MIC, or LIC).
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