Economy - Development
Mauritius foresees strengthened growth
afrol News, 8 February - The Mauritian economy has performed better than expected, with an increase of 4 percent in real growth at market prices in 2010, new statistics show. Growth in 2011 would be even stronger.
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Economy - Development
Mauritius budget to secure nation's wealth
afrol News, 19 November - Presenting the 2011 budget, Mauritius' Finance Minister Pravind Jugnauth today announced the downgrading of ties with Europe and the set-up of a US$ 500 million Sovereign Wealth Fund.
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Society | Economy - Development
Mauritius breeders hit back at UK campaign
afrol News, 22 October - Over the last weeks, UK animal welfare activists have flooded the web with "shocking pictures" of cruelty against macaque monkeys trapped and bred in Mauritius. Local firms now hit back, documenting they take animal welfare seriously.
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Society | Economy - Development
BUAV answers to Mauritius campaign reporting
afrol News, 22 October - The UK activist group BUAV, which is running a campaign against alleged mistreatment of monkeys by Mauritian breeders, threatens afrol News with "legal consequences" over its reporting of the conflict.
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Economy - Development | Politics | Travel - Leisure
Indian Ocean tourism cooperation limping
afrol News, 7 October - Mauritius, Seychelles, Réunion and Comoros; together these Indian Ocean islands could be a powerful travel destination by a united marketing drive. But main players admit high-profiled cooperation talks are only empty words.
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Science - Education
Mauritius seeks 100,000 foreign students
afrol News, 23 September - Fancy to study on the cosy Indian Ocean island of Mauritius? The Mauritian government is now building infrastructure to receive 100,000 more foreign students by 2020.
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Economy - Development | Labour
Foreigners working as "modern slaves" in Mauritius
afrol News / IPS, 5 July - Workers from Bangladesh have helped Mauritius to achieve the economic success and world market share that the Indian Ocean island state boasts about. But many live and work in conditions described as akin to "modern slavery", apart from facing discrimination, the denial of labour rights and even violence.
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Politics
Mauritius PM starts third term
afrol News, 14 May - The new government of Mauritius has been sworn in, with Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam appointing a new team for his third term. The political alliance led by the PM won the 5 May elections.
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Technology | Economy - Development
Cold sea water to cool Mauritius pc-s
afrol News, 31 March - The Mauritian government is joining the country's private sector in an exciting project to tap the undersea cold water to cool off operations by data centres on the island. Large resources are currently spent on electricity for cooling.
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Technology | Economy - Development
Mauritian bank deploys new ATM testing solution
afrol News, 19 August - Level Four, the leading provider of open standards-based ATM software, today announced that the Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) has successfully gone live with its ATM Developer automated testing solution. MCB is the largest bank in Mauritius and has an ATM estate of 146 machines.
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Politics | Economy - Development
Mauritius to "eradicate absolute poverty"
afrol News, 2 June - The government of Mauritius, in its 2009 budget, announces a plan to eradicate absolute poverty on the Indian Ocean island state. The budget in particular aims at addressing the increasing unemployment rate associated with the global crisis.
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Technology | Science - Education | Economy - Development
Mauritius seeks stronger ICT sector
afrol News, 17 April - The government of Mauritius has announced it will develop a new national plan to promote the information and communication technology (ITC) sector, aiming at boosting the number of national companies involved in the sector and creating a new export industry.
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» 21.11.2008 - Isolated Mauritian island gets mobile coverage
» 10.11.2008 - New regional news agency services launched
» 02.10.2008 - New resort opens at Anahita, Mauritius
» 02.09.2008 - Mauritius leader asked to ignore employment bills
» 23.07.2008 - Mauritius to introduce summer time
» 26.06.2008 - Mauritius launches women-friendly budget
» 13.06.2008 - Air Mauritius loses out on high fuel prices
» 24.04.2008 - Mauritius snubs labour laws
» 22.01.2008 - Illegal fishing ruins Mauritius
» 28.06.2007 - London again delays Chagossian return
» 26.06.2007 - First Mauritian govt budget to target women
» 03.05.2007 - Battle over sexual offences bill in Mauritius
» 23.02.2007 - Mauritius expects euro 828m from tourism this year
» 04.01.2007 - Mauritius expects less unemployed in 2007
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