L’express rushes to the rescue of Sithanen ! It has not been difficult for the Chief Editor to make the transition from Padayachy to Sithanen !
Rattan Chand Khushiram, an avid contributor on economic issues, better known under the pen-name RChand. Headed the Economic Analysis and Research (EARS) unit of the ex-MEPD and was till recently, Director of the Research and Sustainability Division (ReSD) at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MOFED)
Our top economists had been warning us for some time now that there was a serious risk that Moody’s would downgrade us starting with an outlook change to negative, followed by a lower than investment grade rating, or junk status.