Kee Chong : the new look ?

He alerts us to these happenings in our offshore sector "Qui ont intérêt à entretenir de telles cachettes dotées de structures fortes compliquées ? Qui ont cette expertise professionnelle à faire de tels montages financiers ? Cela démontre tout un réseau de facilitateurs qui ont failli à leur tâche de gardien de l'intégrité du système financier. Je veux dire certains cabinets d'avocats, d'experts fiscalistes, de comptables, banquiers, notaires et autres conseillers financiers."

Levelling up" : From slogan to strategy !

The recent party conference of UK’s Conservative Party in Manchester fleshed out its new signature policy, “levelling up ” , meaning closing the gap. Neil O’Brien , the new minister for levelling up has promised a white paper that will give a clearer definition of levelling up and also provide the measures to measure it .

Wrong message for Air Mts !

Fracassant début de Ken Arianus !

The super CEO , “divan divan”, led the 18 pilots of Air Mauritius, who were under five years of leave without pay, to the PM’s Office.

Our almighty PM, using his magic wand, reinstated them back on the pay system and our ex-laureate pilots will be receiving training on the A330 aircraft .

What do taxpayers think about the DOCA for our National Airline?

Was it the only solution ?

I am just thinking aloud and joining the many so-called x-perts on Air Mauritius. There are so many of them waxing lyrical now on what should and should not be done !

Let us give Ken Arian a chance !

Weird “maniere de voir” by El Figaro in L’express of today; an analysis that looks beyond the swirl of events, against the dreary background of hubris, myopia , duplicity and cronyism ,to try to convince us not to deny the newly appointed ex-senior adviser at the PMO a chance to prove himself as super CEO of Airport Holdings.

The SBM Holdings Ltd- a cash-cow for political nominees

The SBM Holdings Ltd- a cash-cow for political nominees

Ease of Doing Business Report Discontinued .

In 2011, I had a public spat with the then Financial Secretary , Ali Mansoor, that started with my article the “Guy must go” published in MT under the pen name Mohun Kanhaya , followed by his “Right of Reply”. I countered in “ TINA Policies: A Re-assessment” and Ali Mansoor hit back, with the support of his ministry, in a "Mise au Point", overwhelming everybody , including my Chief Editor, by displaying an avalanche of carefully picked achievements – an exalted list compiled very technocratically and in minute details. My Chief Editor gave him full marks ...I retreated with tails tucked firmly between my legs...