Category: Economy

Change in Repo rate and subsidy on dollar — This is a clear case of strong lobbies, absence of strong policy and a crisis mode of operation which

The exchange rate is not the guilty chap; it is the lack of re-engineering a sector which has been asking to be re-invented for long

The EDB could become a key player in the future development of Mauritius if only its implementation is done within the framework of good governance principles

Double standards despite the government’s pro-planter rhetoric have taken a heavy toll on the small planters, akin to genocide

Mauritius needs a more performing model, with a greater balance of skills and demography, to overcome a bottleneck which may otherwise keep holding it down

The situation is set to deteriorate further as the industry gets sucked up into the liberal and reputedly volatile global sugar market

While re-inventing, there’s little point to carry forward the mistaken view that something that was initiated by someone else needs to be discarded

While cultural, historical and linguistic considerations remain important, economic as well as geo-political issues have taken a substantially more important weight in the equation

Few knew the course Mauritius’ economic development would take after Independence. We did not have a past track record on which to build the future

Mauritius has made economic progress by increasing its connectivity. This is an on-going dimension for any country which doesn’t want to be distanced by development

Our sugar sector is exposed to the risk of not being profitable enough to sustain the activity in the face of global uncertainty

A handful of families and dynasties preside over the destiny of the biggest conglomerates and three main political parties.

  Why is our export performance not picking up? What would make more investments materialize in Mauritius than what we have?

While Reunion Island moves away from a costly tramway to an overhead, easier to build, fast-mover, we are planning exactly the reverse! Can we both be right?

How jacking up consumer commodity and service prices affects the most vulnerable Let us pick up an example among many to explain how consumer prices are effected in