Royaume-Uni : Une pétition anti-Brexit dépasse les 5 millions de signatures
Une pétition. Quatre jours. Plus de cinq millions de signatures. Le Brexit déchaîne les passions au Royaume-Uni et ceux qui s’opposent à son retrait de l’Union européenne (UE) comptent bien se faire entendre. Une pétition lancée fin février pour le démontrer a...
Mauritius-Reunion Island meeting on Sustainable development and biotechnology to be held in November
‘Sustainable development and Biotech’ is the theme of the third meeting between Mauritius and Reunion Island which will be held on November13 and 14, 2014, at ‘Mercure Créolia’ Hotel in Saint Denis, Reunion Island. The agenda presentation of the two day meeting which...![[Economy ExpertSpeak] MSPA: Mauritius must improve sugar sector competitiveness to maintain EU market share](https://ionnews.mu/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Jean-Li-Yuen-Fong.jpg)
[Economy ExpertSpeak] MSPA: Mauritius must improve sugar sector competitiveness to maintain EU market share
Jean Li Yuen Fong, Director of Mauritius Sugar Producers’ Association (MSPA), spoke to AfricaMoney on how measures taken by the EU Commission have critical repercussions on the islandeconomy at it stands at the brink of the abolition of the sugar quota in 2017. He...![[Economy ExpertSpeak] Michael Sik Yuen: Mauritius must be visible in EU even as it diversifies to new markets](https://ionnews.mu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Michael-Sik-Yuen.jpg)
[Economy ExpertSpeak] Michael Sik Yuen: Mauritius must be visible in EU even as it diversifies to new markets
Mauritius Tourism minister Michael Sik Yuen spoke to AfricaMoney on how lack of air connectivity continues to plague the tourism sector of the island economy. Our soft spoken expert stressed on the need for the island economy to be visible in its traditional European...
Indian Ocean Commission members increase collaboration in fight against illegal fishing
To power its fight against illegal fishing, the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is investing more than 360,000 euros of subsidy in a single system, prepared over a 3-year period by Comoros, Reunion, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles. This system has been put in place...
Mauritius requests EU to extend sugar quota beyond 2017
The president of Mauritius, Kailash Purryag, expressed concerns regarding the impending abolishment of the sugar quota, warning that sugar production in the EU would expand significantly and prices would fall as soon as the quota was removed. “Such projections mean...