Prices Mauritius
Lower and middle income families in Mauritius are reeling from a surge in prices
PRICES BLITZ: A mother’s daily struggle Lower and middle income families in Mauritius are reeling from a surge in prices, estimated at more than 15% over the past six months,... Read more »
21 Mar 2011, KotZot
Air Mauritius fuel surcharges increased starting from March 16
Prices grew as the result of the sustained escalation of the price of fuel in the world
16 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
Prices cut on 64 basic commodities
The minister promised that by the end of the week, the list will be extended to 75 items.
16 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
The price of petrol will exceed the Rs 50 by April
For the first time in Mauritius, the price of petrol will exceed the Rs 50 per litre threshold to reach Rs 51.65 per litre, compared to Rs 48.50 per litre previously. This represents a 6.5 per cent rise.
10 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
Pricing advisory committee got new chief
Economist Pierre Dinan has been nominated by minister of Industry and Commerce Showkutally Soodhun to chair the pricing advisory committee.
08 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
Mauritius month-on-month prices up 0.7 percent
The Central Statistics Office said the month-on-month increase in consumer prices last month was 0.7 percent, driven by a 1.2 percent rise in the food and non alcoholic beverage index and a 2.2 percent rise in the transport index as gasoline and diesel prices rose.
08 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
Plots of land are being given to individuals and coops
About 1,000 arpents of land is being made available under the Food Security Project. Authorities have appealed to entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector to be innovative
07 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
Mauritians in the streets against the cost of living
A peaceful march to the call of the Confederation of Private Sector Workers (CTSP) had place in Rose-Hill on March 5
07 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
Fuel reserves will raise in Mauritius
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry will immediately submit a proposal to Cabinet for the setting up of a strategic reserve of petroleum products following increasing risks of piracy in the Indian Ocean
04 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu
The authorities have no instrument to control prices of commodities and services on the Mauritian market
The ICP believes that when there is a fall in prices on the world market, traders in Mauritius do not adjust the prices accordingly
04 Mar 2011, business.mega.mu