economy Archives

Echange de billets de Rs 2000 : Des comptoirs dédiés à la MCB jusqu’à fin janvier 2019

Dec 7, 2018 | Business, Main sliders

Suite à l’annonce du retrait des coupures de Rs 2 000 pour faire place aux nouveaux billets en polymère, la MCB a mis en place des comptoirs spéciaux qui seront dédiés exclusivement à ce service. Ces comptoirs seront opérationnels jusqu’au 31 janvier 2019, date butoir...

Meade and Mauritius: Rendons à César…

Mar 7, 2018 | Main sliders, Vlog-Blog

The celebration of the fifty years of independence of Mauritius has provided an opportunity for the media to look back at what has been achieved from where we started. This is a good initiative that will inform the younger generation about the path travelled....

[Video] Mauritius could be a model if it builds on certain sectors, says Kaushik Basu

Jul 22, 2016 | Business, Main sliders, Videos

Infrastructure, connectivity, transport are some of the fields that Mauritius needs to consolidate if it wants to be a high income economy and a contender in the ICT sector, especially outsourcing, contends Kaushik Basu. The Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist...

[Economic ExpertSpeak] Bruneau Woomed: Companies must fully embrace corporate governance principles

Jan 16, 2015 | Business

Bruneau Woomed, trainer, life coach and entrepreneur, spoke to AfricaMoney on how the training landscape in Mauritius is becoming increasingly vibrant with “Build Your Business” programmes taking entrepreneurship to the next level. He also spoke about how companies...

Mauritius produces more fish but less food in 2013

Mar 21, 2014 | Business

The agricultural sector in Mauritius took a hit in 2013, while fish production was on the upturn, according to data published by Statistics Mauritius. All agricultural sectors covering sugar cane production, tobacco production, tea production, food crop production, as...

National debt rises Rs 20 billion even as economy slows

Feb 4, 2014 | Business

Even as the Mauritian economy posted a lower GDP growth of 3.2% in 2013 compared to 3.4% achieved in 2012, the level of national debt has shown a worrying trend, growing by Rs 20 billion in 2013. Poised on the eve of the next Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the...

Mauritius tops non-extractive countries in Afrobarometer survey on transparency

Jan 29, 2014 | Business

Mauritius emerged with top honours among non-extractive industry countries on an Afrobarometer survey on transparent and accountable governance. Afrobarometer, which measures the social, political, and economic atmosphere in Africa, recently surveyed 34 African...