Economy Mauritius

Business Climate: Confidence Index Down

Of 88 points in 2013, this year, the business confidence index in the country has fall to 85, 3 points. Leaving understand that there is a weakness somewhere, noted in Renganaden Padayachy substance of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) who presented the Business Confidence Indicator Monday, March 24.

25 Mar 2014, business.mega.mu

More Than 400 Shops Closed in Two Months

Should already sounding the alarm? From January to date, about 425 shops have the key under the mat in the four cities. A number of "special concern" , according to former mayors. Several reasons are advanced to explain this phenomenon: the hawkers, the contraction in demand or financial difficulties ...

17 Mar 2014, business.mega.mu

Asia's Burgeoning Travel Business

It’s been roughly 50 years since foreign tourism–a hallmark of an educated middle class–took off in much of the world. The growth since then has been nearly exponential, and emerging Asia today is driving much of it. Asia-Pacific is also the destination of choice for much of the new mass travel, especially when you include domestic trips across the vastness of China and India.

23 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Targeting Africa : The “Big 5”

In Africa, when we talk of the Big 5, we refer to five of the most difficult animals to hunt in the black continent, namely the lion, the elephant, the buffalo, the leopard, and the rhinoceros. Since most of these game animals are now endangered, the term Big 5 is more frequently used by safari tour operators. We are not going to talk of animals here but of the “Big 5” economies in Africa.

22 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

The Biggest Tourism Markets Issuers In Terms Of Expenditure

Issuers tourism markets have changed dramatically over the last decade. China, Russia and other emerging markets surged in the top positions in terms of tourism spending.

20 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Fama, Shiller, Hansen Win Nobel Prize for Asset-Price Work

Eugene F. Fama, Robert J. Shiller and Lars Peter Hansen shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for at times conflicting research on how financial markets work and assets such as stocks are priced.

17 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Economy: Mauritius, Gabon To Sign Cooperation Agreements This Week

Cooperation agreements Gabon-Mauritius - Mauritius and Gabon are to sign a number of agreements when the Gabonese President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, pays a four-day official visit to Mauritius from 16 October.

17 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Enjeu De L'Economie : Tours De Vis Tous Azimuts de la Banque de Maurice

Préoccupation confirmée d’un “risk of looming asset price bubble” dans le secteur de l’immobilier avec des répercussions sur le secteur bancaire.

08 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Energy Sector: The CEB Face the Option of Gas Turbines

An additional bill of Rs 900 million for the five months with CEB repair Sulzer two turbines with cracks.

08 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Air Mauritius Cuts Base Commission

Air Mauritius has altered its commission structure in Australia in a move that will see agents benefit on one hand, but lose out on another.

04 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Could Mauritius’ ‘Ocean Economy’ Be The Future For Island States?

Plans by the Mauritius government to exploit its huge ocean resources could drive tourism and boost sustainability

04 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Corporate Debt Worries Governor of the Bank of Mauritius

Rundheersing Bheenick is concerned about the decline in the savings rate, which fell from 25 to 26% a few years to 14.2% this year.

02 Oct 2013, business.mega.mu

Business Climate: Confidence Index on Its Lowest Level

The MCCI has released its report "Business Confidence Indicator" on Thursday, September 26. The index now stands at 85.1 points, its lowest level since the launch of this indicator falls does it in the report.

27 Sep 2013, business.mega.mu

Mauritius Sees Its Future In Expanding Trade In Africa

Mauritius broke from its colonial masters in the UK 45 years ago, but its economy has remained strongly linked to Europe. First it was sugar; then it was textiles; even the tourists who started to arrive at the Indian Ocean island off east Africa in the early 1980s came mostly from Europe.

21 Sep 2013, business.mega.mu

Public Service: Reduction Of Recruitment In 2014

In a circular to the chiefs of staff of various ministries, alongside the next budget, the Ministry of Finance paints a bleak picture of the economic situation.

10 Sep 2013, business.mega.mu

The Downturn Of The Indian Rupee

The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tried to reassure the Lok Sabha on the state of Indian economy on Friday, 30 August 2013 underlining the concern of his government and his reassurance of a quick recovery in the next six months.

10 Sep 2013, business.mega.mu

Paradise Gained: How Tiny Mauritius Became Africa's Most Competitive Economy

The island nation of Mauritius has claimed Africa's top spot in the annual Global Competitiveness Report for 2013-14, which was released Wednesday by the World Economic Forum, or WEF.

06 Sep 2013, business.mega.mu

Enjeu Économique : Les “Ticking Bombs”

Énergie électrique: Le CEB acculé à un Plan B avec 4 nouveaux moteurs diesel de 60 MW au coût de Rs 2 à 3 milliards pour 2015.

05 Sep 2013, business.mega.mu

Crise Economique : Les Entreprises Locales Vacillent

Les affaires vont mal pour nombre d’entreprises mauriciennes. Touchées de plein fouet par la crise mondiale, ces entreprises arrivent difficilement à continuer leurs activités. D’autres hésitent à investir et affichent le mood du ‘wait and see’ dans l’espoir de voir des jours meilleurs.

18 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu

Economic Barometer PluriConseil

The collective investment fund dislodge the real estate market in the first place in the ranking of the favorite investment analysts. In the same vein, they tend to envision the dollar.

14 Aug 2013, business.mega.mu