Privatisation has been at the centre of debates during the past week starting with the demonstrations organized by the unions in the street of Port Louis and culminating
The consequences of the slowdown on China and by extension the global economy are more serious than meets the eye. This requires focused intent, innovative strategies at all
Ever since Mr Bérenger raised the question about a possible blackout of electricity in 2016, as mentioned in a recent World Bank report, there has been a lot
More than any previous government, this one has the clout, the reasons, the political latitude and the opportunity to rewrite some contour lines in the historically-charged (cane sugar)
Ceci n’est pas pour décourager les plus optimistes d’entre nous qui croient encore dans l’avenir de l’industrie sucrière même si sa contribution à l’économie du pays a diminué
On Wednesday 28 May in the afternoon the Bambous Solar Farm was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam. It should be a matter of pride for
Regulatory authorities vested with vast powers of controlling the behaviour of market participants occupy a sort of no man’s land between the state and the market. They are
It is the duty of the national authorities to ensure that vested interests based more on prejudice and ‘rent-seeking’ rather than on technical/technological rationale do not come in
Will legality and the wider interest of the country be allowed to be torpedoed by illegality and lobbies that thrive on it? Or will government show the same
To play their role effectively, governments should wield the necessary authority, be respected and seen to be running the affairs of State in the public interest During the
According to the latest (2013-14) report of the World Economic Forum, Mauritius has improved its ranking in terms of global competitiveness from 54 last year to 45 this
