Mauritius economy to expand 4.6 pct in 2016, inflation to rise - c.bank

Reuters
Workers process tuna at the Thon des Mascareignes factory in Mauritius' capital Port Louis in a file photo. REUTERS/Ed Harris

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Mauritius' economy is expected to expand by 4.6 percent in 2016 after growing 3.7 percent this year, while inflation could rise in the same period, the Bank of Mauritius said in a statement on Thursday. Year-on-year inflation was seen at about 2 percent at the end of this year and would rise to about 4.4 percent by the end of 2016, according to published minutes from the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held on July 16.