The Fitch Report: Slowdown of growth in 2019

Published in Mtimes 01 11 2018

According to the Fitch Solutions Macro Research, growth will decelerate in 2019 as a result of the continuous decline in sugar production and the worrying trends in the financial sector.

Opening up the economy to foreign talents: The easy way out

Published MTimes 01 11 2018

The private sector is pressing Government to adopt a policy of opening our borders to attract young foreign talents and emulate Singapore, Dubai and Canada. We are being told by the MCCI that “these talents should not be feared because they will help the country to start the second stage of its development.”

The Energy Saga Continues: Ivan Strikes Again

Published in MTimes 01 11 2018

Now that the MSM’s  ardent attempts at courtship of the MMM have been spurned and the former reacting with a Rs 50 million defamation case against its potential partner, Ivan Le Terrible could not see better opportunity to strike again. Notre Ivan le terrible persiste et signe. 

SAUDI ARABIA: ROGUE STATE

Published in MTimes 26 Oct 2018

AVAAZ.org was recently canvassing support to stand up to the Saudis for human rights. Saudi Arabia sentences women to death by stoning, brutally whips peaceful activists, and with their allies, bombed school buses full of kids in Yemen. 

Mauritius’ residence and citizenship schemes flagged on OECD blacklist

Published in Mtimes 26 October 2018

Mauritius by signing the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters was committed to implement tax transparency and effective exchange of information, in particular under the OECD/G20 Common Reporting Standard (CRS).

Identity Politics

Published in MTimes 19 October 2018

Some years back, following a comment on the “rodère ek donère boute” syndrome present in our system, I had discussed the whole issue of identity politics. I wish to take up some of the arguments from that article which I consider relevant to this day because of the presence of an amalgam of the same factors: the explosive growth of social media and the increasing feeling of victimisation in a situation of rising inequality

A structured process for nominating SOE boards

Published in MTimes 19 October 2018

Effective corporate governance requires strong boards composed of qualified and competent members exercising objective and independent judgement to guide strategy development and monitor management. The key challenge in the nomination process of directors to State Owned Enterprises’ (SOEs’) boards is to prevent the process to degenerate into a situation characterized as “political influence interference”.