Sunday, April 29, 2018

Water tariff increase ?

They are saying that the water tariff will have to increase as it is so low in Mauritius as compared to other countries and there is the need to provide for investment in the sector.
What they did not say ?

Sunday, April 15, 2018

“Chantiers” failing to boost growth !!!

The construction sites, or “chantiers” in common parlance sprouting all over the island do not seem to be producing that much of an impact on the economy. These activities do not seem to be stimulating growth.   Despite the fact that the construction sector is booming with a growth rate of 9.5% ( as compared to 7.5% in 2017), the latest national accounts estimates of Statistics Mauritius, of March 2018, forecast a growth rate of less than 4%  in 2018,which is marginally higher than in 2017.  Why ?

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

The Commission of inquiry : a meticulously planned response

The Commission of Inquiry on the Alvaro Sobrinho affair, which is causing more havoc to the reputation of Mauritius as a “clean” financial jurisdiction, is a carefully conceived counter-attack by government to divert attention from the real issues regarding the affair.

Tuesday, April 10, 2018