Despite the losses incurred since the 2014 crop, emergency bailouts as well increasing support from public funds have kept the industry on a tenuous lifeline. It is akin
On 10th November 2015, the Mauritius Sugar Producers Association (MSPA) issued a curt communiqué, stating that its sugar-producing members had unanimously decided to dissolve the Association, ending its
After decrying the proposal of a minimum pension level, government has now approved a significantly higher compensation than the inflation rate costing an additional Rs 3.8 billion to
Two new threats have appeared on our economic horizon. One of these relates to the sugar industry. The other has to do with our offshore sector. On Wednesday
