Mauritius

Mauritius could suffer from the central government of India's plans to plug loopholes in its tax system by renegotiating tax treaties with 65 countries. One of India's main priorities... 2010-07-27

BMI View: Across the Sub-Saharan Africa region, inflation will soon bottom out and begin to rise owing to base effects, weak currencies, and buoyant economic activity. Against this... 2010-05-26

We are currently forecasting the Mauritian rupee to end 2010 at MUR28.00/US$ based on a narrowing current account deficit. The risks to this forecast are tilted to the downside and... 2010-01-05

The Mauritian government is planning to purchase 20,000 hectares of Mozambican farmland, in a bid to increase food security. In the 2008/09 budget, Mauritius set apart MUR1.0bn (US$31.5mn)... 2009-09-01

The government has increased civil servant salaries from a monthly stipend of US$100 to a variable range falling between US$155 and US$200 per month, depending on the worker's rank.... 2009-07-27

Mauritius has said it will expel 6,000 male Bangladeshis from its shores by the end of 2009, supposedly to help bring down Mauritian unemployment in the hard-hit textile industry... 2009-07-25

Finance Minister Ramakrishna Sithanen stated on June 11 that he was in negotiations with the African Development Bank to secure a loan to help the country deal with the impact of... 2009-06-18