The ability of Mauritius and other small states to elude the immediate impact of the crisis can be put down to two broad factors; first: avoiding the worst aspects of global credit delinquency through appropriate banking regulation and supervision; second: stability and probity in accounting and banking methods, recognising risks for what they are, and reducing exposure to potential losses, rather than grabbing gold-plated opportunities for making a fast buck.
The industries have been taking initiatives recently to raise the value added through enhancement of the products' brand images as well as the "sixth industrialization," and proceeding with overseas expansion of their businesses.