Indian Ocean Express

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....

At the head of seven “malls” (shopping centers) among the most important in Mauritius, the Ascencia group, de Rogers branch, resisted the health crisis and the closure of borders well. At the end of the 2019-2020 financial year, which ends in June, Ascencia saw its net profit fall by 58%, while remaining largely profitable...

Le groupe français Décathlon prépare actuellement l’ouverture à l’île Maurice d’un entrepôt de 26 000 m2 destiné à approvisionner les marchés de continent africain et de la péninsule arabique. The sporting goods distribution brand has joined forces with Mauritius Freeport Development Co for this purpose.. Ltd. The warehouse is located in Riche-Terre, north of Port Louis, non loin des infrastructures...

Chinese generosity Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, devoted the last leg of the tour he made in Africa in early January to the Seychelles. On this occasion, China donated $11 million to Seychelles, dont 4,6 million targeting renewable energy projects. The opportunity to open a direct air line between....