Africa Mauritius

ICT Export Portal Launched

The minister of Information and Communication Technology, Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum launched the ICT Export Portal in Ebene, on Tuesday.

07 Mar 2012, business.mega.mu

Rundheersing Bheenick Nommé Meilleur Gouverneur de Banque Centrale d’Afrique

Le gouverneur de la Banque de Maurice, Rundheersing Bheenick, a été mis à l’honneur par la prestigieuse publication britannique The Banker, une publication du Financial Times de Londres.

06 Mar 2012, business.mega.mu

South Africa: Bill to Promote Special Economic Zones

The South African Department of Trade and Industry'' (DCI) said Friday that the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will support government efforts to address economic inequalities and socio-economic problems that still dominate in the country.

27 Feb 2012, business.mega.mu

South Africa Unveils Mega-Projects to Boost Growth

South Africa said Wednesday it would push ahead with an ambitious building plan that includes a 3.2 trillion rand ($414 billion, 313 billion euros) investment in infrastructure over nine years.

23 Feb 2012, business.mega.mu

Ajaye Jogoo: «La corruption est endémique en Afrique»

Ajaye Jogoo, entrepreneur qui a passé plus d’une dizaine d’années au sein de la Chambre de commerce française, donne son avis sur la situation économique locale et internationale.

22 Feb 2012, business.mega.mu

Délocalisation: Nos Entreprises à la Conquête de l’Afrique

Alors que les pays européens plaident pour un retour sur leurs sols des entreprises ayant délocalisé leurs opérations, la tendance à la délocalisation, même partielle des activités, est par contre omniprésente au sein des entreprises mauriciennes.

01 Feb 2012, business.mega.mu

South Africa Wants to Recruit 50,000 Skilled Foreign Workers

The Director General of Home Affairs in South Africa, Mkuseli Apleni, said Thursday that Pretoria planned to recruit 50 000 "highly qualified foreign nationals."

22 Jan 2012, business.mega.mu

Africa rich in resources: Clesse

On Tuesday, the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) organised a lecture on the theme ‘The future role of Africa in the international system’. This was delivered by Dr Armand Clesse, director of the Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies. In his speech, Clesse said that Africa is associated with many negative aspects [...]

19 Jan 2012, The Independent Daily

Africa Emerging as a Continent of Opportunity

Defying the festering Eurozone crisis, Africa is poised for an economic upsurge, with international observers and the World Bank hailing it the “continent of opportunity.”

30 Dec 2011, business.mega.mu

China Woos Africa Via Mauritius

One of the biggest assets of Mauritius is its geographical location. In this context, an importance delegation from BDO China arrived on November 20 to work in collaboration with BDO Mauritius.

25 Nov 2011, business.mega.mu

China woos Africa via Mauritius

One of the biggest assets of Mauritius is its geographical location. In this context, an importance delegation from BDO China arrived on November 20 to work in collaboration with BDO Mauritius. The aim of this visit is to establish contacts and create a working environment with Mauritian and African groups. BDO Mauritius held a press [...]

24 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily

Pretoria, the Capital of South Africa, Will Become Tshwane

The South African capital Pretoria to Tshwane'ici will be renamed at the end of 2012, announces its mayor, Kgosientso Ramokgopa on Tuesday 22 November, the "a" of the daily Pretoria News.

23 Nov 2011, business.mega.mu

EU: Support of Rs 600 million for technical assistance centers in Africa

The European Union (EU) is committed to providing € 14.6 million to support capacity building in Southern and Eastern Africa. The beneficiaries are the two technical assistance centers in Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

19 Oct 2011, business.mega.mu

DCL awarded best Cyberoam distributor in Mid-East, Africa

Data Communications Limited (DCL) has won the best distributor award for the Middle East and Africa at the Cyberoam Partner Summit held in Athens, Greece. The announcement was made by Roodesh Ramsurrun, DCL director of sales and marketing during a press meet held at Labourbonnais Hotel in Port Louis on September 23. DCL executive directorGanesh [...]

26 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily

Mauritius tops innovation in Africa

INSEAD, a Paris-based international graduate business school with campuses in Europe and Asia, ranked Mauritius the most innovative country in Africa in its fifth annual Global Innovation Index. Europe dominates the top 11 economies on the list and the most innovative country in Africa, according to the report, is Mauritius, ranked 53 among the 125 [...]

02 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily

Mauritius to consolidate trading routes between Asia and Africa

After the recent state visits by the Presidents of India and Singapore, Mauritius is beginning to consolidate its position as a reliable spring board to Africa

21 Jun 2011, business.mega.mu

Paul Romer from Stanford about Africa needs

Romer stressed the importance of creating coastal mega cities in Africa for economic development

20 Jun 2011, business.mega.mu

Mauritius will host the COMESA Infrastructure Fund (CIF)

Boolell signed the host agreement with Sindiso Nwgenya, the secretary general of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

20 Jun 2011, business.mega.mu

Diocese celebrates Pentecost

Thousands of pilgrims gathered at Marie Reine de la Paix for the great Diocesan ‘March for the Vocations,’ which was organised on Sunday, the day of Pentecost. “Avek Marie… ouver nou leker ar lespri sin”(With Virgin Mary…we open our heart to the holy spirit) was the theme of the day. The gathering was led by [...]

13 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily

Island gateway to invest in Africa

At the banquet hosted on Sunday in honour of the Singapore President, PM Navin Ramgoolam said that the vision of Singapore and Mauritius converge on a number of fundamental values. The two nations have similar trajectories but different levels of developmental, social, political and geographical realities. The banquet was hosted at the Swami Vivekananda International [...]

08 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily