Indian Ocean Express

Liberté de la presse en baisse Dans la région Le classement 2021 de la liberté de la presse dans le monde, compiled by Reporters Without Borders, shows a decline in the countries of the southwest of the Indian Ocean, with the notable exception of Seychelles. 57th, Madagascar loses three places. “The precariousness of Malagasy journalists and media makes them particularly vulnerable..

Coûteuse insécurité La montée de l’insécurité coûterait entre 12 500 et un million d’euros par an aux entreprises, according to the Collective of the Economic World of Mayotte formed last year. These additional costs come from investments in reinforced protective equipment (iron curtains, grilles), more means of surveillance (cameras, security guards) and greater time constraints, in particular to allow....

Déficit démocratique Déjà montrée du doigt en raison de ses difficultés à convaincre l’Union européenne – et maintenant la Grande-Bretagne – de la transparence de son secteur financier, Mauritius sees itself demoted by the V-Dem Institute, a Swedish institute at the University of Gothenburg that studies democratic systems around the world. In the latest V-Dem ranking, sister island...

La vanille de synthèse en procès Le secteur malgache de la vanille observe avec attention la vague de procès engagés depuis l’année dernière aux Etats-Unis par des associations de consommateurs contre des industriels de l’agroalimentaire pour publicité mensongère. These companies are accused of misusing the term “vanilla” for products incorporating vanilla vanillin..

Maurice Centres financiers : l’île Maurice moins cotée Chaque année, the performance of global financial centers is the subject of a ranking established by London stock market circles, the Global Financial Center Indices. A year ago, Mauritius appeared in 63rd place. In the new ranking, published mid-March, the country loses 26 places and falls to 89th position. THE...

How many unaccompanied minors, left to their own devices and to delinquency, compte le 101ème département français ? The question has been the subject of lively debates between the government and Mahorais elected officials for several months. Stake : the aid that the State can provide to departmental councils to support isolated children, depending on the extent of the problem. Une étude menée en...

Population growth continues at a sustained pace in Madagascar, according to the results of the last census : the Malagasy population increases each year by more than 368,000 people. The country has 25,674,174 inhabitants, 80% rural. Analanga, the capital region Antananarivo, est de loin le plus peuplée avec une densité de 209 habitants au...

Listed in February 2020 on the list of non-cooperative countries, in matters of taxation, with the European Union, the Seychelles are working to get out of it. The country implemented a tax reform in February which will notably guarantee a good level of information on the tax exemptions enjoyed by companies based in the country but operating abroad.. Dès...

60% of Seychellois adults had received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine as of February 17 and 28% had received the second dose. The vaccination campaign began on January 10, with the Astra Zeneca formula and that proposed by the Chinese Sinopharm. The country's authorities estimate that at this rate, collective immunity will be....

The Indian group Larsen & Toubro (L&T) won a new contract in Mauritius’ “Métro Express” in February, the tram line which, eventually, must connect Port Louis to Curepipe and Quatre-Bornes. The contract covers a section of 3,4 km of tracks between Rose-Hill and Réduit. Its amount has not been revealed. At the origin of the project....