Oct 9, 2014 | Business
Mauritius cannot expect much growth from its traditional trading partners in the European Union (EU), while the Expanded Africa strategy of the island economy might be poised to reap rich benefits. These are the primary takeaways for the island economy, from the...
Aug 9, 2014 | Business
Mauritius’ Financial Services Commission (FSC) has decided to adopt a new approach towards global business companies (GBCs) in order to encourage more economic substance. This emerged from a communiqué published on 25 July 2014 by Mauritius’ premier non-banking...
Mar 21, 2014 | Business
Mauritius was ranked a lowly 63rd out of 83 financial centers by the Global Financial Centers Index 15 (GFCI), in a setback to the island economy which is trying to position itself as the financial hub of Africa. However, this signals an improvement over last year...
Mar 17, 2014 | News
Pour l’édition 2014 de sa compétition annuelle, la Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) rassemblera plus de 1 000 collégiens. C’est dire l’engouement que connaît la SEM Young Investor Award Competition depuis son lancement en 1993. Ce mercredi seront donc réunis à...
Feb 5, 2014 | Business
MCB Capital Markets launched on Monday the MCB Africa Bond Fund, which is the first investment fund to focus solely on African debt securities in local currency. MCB Capital Markets expects to raise USD10 million through the MCB Africa Bond Fund (approximately Rs 331...