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For the second week going, our financial sector has tumultuously been at the centre stage of national preoccupations. It began with the revocation of the banking licence of

It is barely a fortnight ago the new government’s budget was delivered. It contained two main axes for driving economic growth – creating a number of ‘smart cities’

What else do we do when the US dollar firms up across the board? In past months, the US dollar has been going up from strength to strength

The Minister of Finance stated in his Budget Speech last Monday that Mauritius found itself at the crossroads. It was necessary therefore to make the right decisions to

Time to aim for more forward-looking substance in Indo-Mauritian ties Mr Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, will be the guest of honour during the national day celebrations on 12

The Cabinet decided last week that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) should come under the purview of the Attorney General (AG). The decision provoked

Whilst it could be safely argued that the outcome of the last general elections represented a huge protest vote against the outgoing government, and more particularly against the

It has become customary in Mauritius for voters to throw political parties or coalitions out of power through the democratic process. This has happened so many times already

for want of a collective vision It appears that, based on information it had gathered from unknown sources, the police landed last week in the two residences of

A dose of cool-headedness and sticking to principles will do nobody any harm The government headed by SAJ as from 1983 was characterised by decision-taking more than anything

There is a very thin line between what might be perceived as an act of justice and an act of political vendetta against a political opponent. With his

2014 proved to be a more eventful year than one could have imagined. While elections were expected to be held around mid-2015, they came much earlier on 10th

Voters gave their verdict on December 10th. Surprising? To an extent, yes, especially because of the unexpected margins and numbers by which L’Alliance Lepep won – 47 against

Let us look

Any proposal from any political party or alliance should be open to scrutiny and analysis. This exercise, to be worthy of consideration, should be based on a principled