Mauritius Mauritius

Investing in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities in Zimbabwe and South Africa

The Africa Business Club met on Friday to talk to Moka risk in terms of investment in Africa. Invited for the occasion, Anushka Ramlall, Risk Insight manager, specializing in the management of investment risk is particularly heavily upon the case of South Africa and Zimbabwe.

22 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

Agriculture: Mauritius Feared an Attack of Fruit Flies

The Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security declared quarantine zones village of Trou aux Biches and Labourdonnais following the discovery of a fruit fly, belonging to the species 'Bactrocera dorsalis' in a fly trap in the north.

22 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

Tax Treaty with Mauritius Back to the Drawing Board, Says Indian FM P Chidambaram

Indian Finance minister P Chidambaram has said the government has not made any progress in renegotiating a contentious tax treaty with Mauritius and that the tax-related travails of MNCs such as Vodafone, Nokia or Shell made more news in India than abroad.

22 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

Youth Employment: Manufacturing and ICT Recruit

They carve the lion's share of recruitment. Manufacturing and information technology and communication (ICT) has absorbed half of trainees Youth Employment Programme(YEP)

22 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

Transport En Commun: L'ultimatum

Depuis cette fin de semaine, les compagnies d'autobus sont confrontées à un ultimatum des plus délicats dans le cadre du bras de fer engagé avec les syndicats pour une amélioration des conditions d'emploi.

22 Apr 2013, motors.mega.mu

Turf, 6th Day: Seattle Ice Causes a Big Upset in the Main Rvent

Seattle Ice, whose career was in jeopardy in 2012 due to major health problems, overturned the odds in the main event in dominant style in a brilliant finish to Master Mascus. The favorite Green Keeper finished dead last!

22 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

NEC / CEB: Relations in High Voltage!

Energy policy and the need for the proposed coal power plant of 100 MW in Pointe-aux-Caves, Albion, continue to debate with the backdrop of a real tussle between the National Energy Commission (NEC) and the Central Electricity Board (CEB).

21 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

Boutiques Chinoises : un Folklore en Voie d’Extinction

Naguère quintessence du commerce au détail, les boutiques chinoises - ou ‘laboutik sinwa’, dans le parler mauricien - sont aujourd’hui menacées par la grande distribution. Pourtant, celles qui survivent accueillent aujourd’hui encore une clientèle fidèle grâce, notamment, au fameux ‘carnet ration’.

21 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

Nirvi Management and Lotus Fund: Rs 100 million to be Repaid According to First Reading

A brief summary of the FSC indicates that approximately Rs 100 million has been invested by clients in Nirvi Fund Management and Lotus, two companies suspended by the regulator. The administrator appointed by the FSC should check where the parties are deposits made by customers.

21 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

Deux Accidents Fatals Impliquant des Deux-Roues

Un cycliste et un motocycliste ont été tués durant les dernières 48 heures. Le premier, un jeune de 32 ans, a percuté un camion, le second un quinquagénaire, un poteau électrique.

21 Apr 2013, motors.mega.mu

Offshore Leaks: Mauritius Mentioned in the World's Largest Financial Scandal

Cited repeatedly in what is known as the world's biggest financial scandal, revealed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Mauritius denies being a tax haven. New revelations within the Offshore Leaks could hurt.

21 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

Inondations: les Zones les Plus à Risqué

Au total, il y a 45 zones à risque d’inondations à travers le pays. Ces régions ont été identifiées par le ministère des Infrastructures publiques. Un document en ce sens a été déposé au Parlement suite à une question du député Deven Nagalingum.

21 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

Passport: No Need in Signatures From Two Guarantor

The decision was taken. From April 30, 2013, a person who wishes to apply for passports will no longer need to have the signature of two leaders or professionals (doctors, lawyers, bank managers, among others) and form the rear of the passport photo.

21 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

Edible Oil: No Drop in Prices Despite Falling Prices

Mauritian consumers expect a decline in the price of edible oil. This commodity has in fact declined in the global market and if some local importers have already implemented this fall, others have not yet done so.

20 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

The Nirvi Management, Lotus Fund and A & A Marketing Targeted by Investigations

Suspending the license Nirvi Management and Lotus Fund, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) may have put its hands on a large-scale fraud, the mechanism is similar to a more sophisticated Ponzi scheme. Three tird company, A & A Marketing, appears in the viewfinder that several pilot projects bungalows in the North.

20 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

Tourism: 60 operators Pinned by the Tourism Authority

The Tourism Authority before the grain so that the image of our destination is preserved.

20 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

FSC Appoints an Administrator to Nirvi Management Company and Lotus Fund

Two days after the suspension of operating permits Nirvi Management Company and Lotus Fund , the Financial Services Commission (FSC) has appointed an administrator. Xavier Koenig particular ensure the interests of clients.

20 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

Aménagements Au Trou-Aux-Cerfs : Nouvelles Propositions Avec un Cachet Touristique

De nouvelles propositions pour des travaux d’embellissement au Trou-aux-Cerfs comprenant également un volet touristique ont été formulées par Kritanand Beeharry, conseiller PTr de Curepipe.

20 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu

St-Martin : un Cycliste Tué sur le Coup

Drame à St-Martin, Mont-Roches. James Curtis Edouard, un cycliste de 33 ans habitant Cité La Ferme, Bambous, a été percuté par un camion. Il est mort sur le coup.

20 Apr 2013, motors.mega.mu

Mauritian Cuisine

Mauritians take their food very seriously. Cooking is considered an art. Meal times are important occasions for the family to get together. Diversity is the keyword in the Mauritian cuisine, which consists of a mixture of Indian, European, Chinese, and African cuisine, making teeming with history and knowledge: Creole rougailles, Indian curries, Muslim briyanis, Chinese sweet-and-sour delicacies, French exquisite dishes and English bacon and eggs amongst a great many of others.

19 Apr 2013, business.mega.mu