SME's Mauritius

Regional SMEs benefit from FEM 11

The Food Exhibition Mauritius 2011 was held at Swami Vivekananda Centre, Pailles, from September 22 to 25. The fair served as a platform to bring together small and medium enterprises from Mauritius, Rodrigues, Madagascar, India, Brazil, Pakistan, and Lebanon. Dina Jeetah, who has been instrumental in the realisation of the event, said the fair was [...]

26 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily

Jugnauth in Belgium for EU discussions

Vice prime minister, minister of Finance and Economic Development Pravind Jugnauth has left for Bruxelles, Belgium for high level discussions with the European Commission. The discussion is based on budget support against the impact of the economic and financial crisis in African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) countries. A report on the implementation of the Millennium Development [...]

11 Apr 2011, The Independent Daily

Opening foreign markets for SMEs

A seminar focussing on trade opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) opened on Monday at La Cannelle in Domaine Les Pailles. An initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, the aim of this seminar is to sensitise the business community, especially SMEs, on the existing trade opportunities in traditional markets such as Europe and United States and regional markets such as the SADC and the COMESA. Some 70 participants are attending the seminar. These comprise export oriented enterprises as well as other SMEs who will be eventually interested to export. Participants are being apprised …

15 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily

Workshop to boost SMEs

A workshop on commercial opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will be inaugurated at Pailles on Monday by the minister of Foreign Affairs, Arvin Boolell.

12 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily