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» IMF encouraged by Seychelles' reforms success, but warns...
» Seychelles arrests 9 suspected pirates
» IMF approves disbursement of Seychelles’ stand-by arrangement
» Private sector takes lead of Sychelles tourism
» Soaring interest rates in Seychelles
» Calls for national unity govt in Seychelles
» Seychelles trims down public service
» Seychelles starts negotiating with creditors
» Seychelles to swallow bitter economic reforms medicine
» Foreign dominance of Seychelles judiciary increases
» New coral reef discovered in Seychelles
» Seychelles Central Bank governor resigns
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Politics | Economy - Development

IMF encouraged by Seychelles' reforms success, but warns...

afrol News, 19 May - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has today said the reform programme undertaken by Seychelles is promising early signs of success, though still warning a lot has to be done to sustain the achievements made so far.

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Society | Politics

Seychelles arrests 9 suspected pirates

afrol News, 29 April - The Seychelles Coast Guard has captured nine suspected Somali pirates during a patrol by European and Indian naval forces, officials have confirmed today. The men are suspected of attacking an Italian cruise ship, the MSC Melody, on 26 April, in an area about 200 nautical miles north from the main islands of the Seychelles archipelago.

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Economy - Development | Politics

IMF approves disbursement of Seychelles’ stand-by arrangement

afrol News, 1 April - Seychelles has been approved for an immediate disbursement of about US$1.3 million by the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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Economy - Development

Private sector takes lead of Sychelles tourism

afrol News, 19 January - Sychelles has announced a new board that will take over marketing of the country's tourism, with members of the private sector taking the lead.

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Economy - Development

Soaring interest rates in Seychelles

afrol News, 10 December - The Housing Finance Company (HFC) says it will apply adjuted interest rates from January 2009, especially for housing loans.

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Economy - Development | Politics

Calls for national unity govt in Seychelles

afrol News, 9 December - The respected founding President of Seychelles, James Richard Mancham, today called for a unity "government of national reconstruction" as they island nation is in its deepest ever economic crisis and receives aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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Economy - Development | Labour

Seychelles trims down public service

afrol News, 27 November - A total of 1,809 government employees have applied to leave the public sector of Seychelles under a Voluntary Departure Scheme that aims at reducing public employment by 12 percent. The target has thus already been met.

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Economy - Development

Seychelles starts negotiating with creditors

afrol News, 20 November - Immediately after the IMF approved its credits for restructuring the economy of Seychelles, a Finance Ministry delegation left to Paris to renegotiate national debts and secure new funds from other financial institutions.

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Politics | Economy - Development

Seychelles to swallow bitter economic reforms medicine

afrol News, 14 November - Seychelles, Africa's richest country, may have to adopt very painful reform strategies if it is to maintain macroeconomic stability and reduce its public debt service obligations. The IMF said this today, following approval of a two-year Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) to support country' economic reform effort to a tune of US$ 26 million.

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Society | Labour

Foreign dominance of Seychelles judiciary increases

afrol News, 11 November - The Seychelles Constitutional Appointments Authority (CAA) is recommending the appointment of a Sri Lankan citizen, Mohan Nitanyit Burhan, as one of the country's new judges. This follows the appointment last week of a Tanzanian magistrate.

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Science - Education | Environment - Nature

New coral reef discovered in Seychelles

afrol News, 25 October - A previously unknown coral reef on the uninhabited Seychellois island of Curieuse has been discovered. The reef is already protected as it falls within the Curieuse Marine National Park.

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Economy - Development

Seychelles Central Bank governor resigns

afrol News, 25 October - Francis Chang-Leng has this week offered his resignation as Governor of the Seychelles Central Bank to President James Michel, who has accepted it. The resignation comes as the IMF moves in to restructure the island state's ailing economy.

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Economy - Development | Travel - Leisure

Seychelles tourist industry fears recession

afrol News, 15 October - As the main countries of origin of tourist arrivals to Seychelles now risk recession, the archipelago's tourism industry demands the government to act. In particular, an announced 1 November increase in tourism related taxes are seen as damaging to the already expensive destination.

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Politics

Opposition leader wins Seychelles by-elections

afrol News, 28 July - Incumbent Seychelles' opposition candidate, Jean-Francois Ferrari, won the Mont Fleuri constituency by-election when he was re-elected with more than 86 percent votes from brave supporters who could not be intimidated. The ruling party had urged voters to boycott the poll.

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Society

Seychelles supreme court ruling questioned

afrol News, 16 July - Seychelles Supreme Court has delivered a shock ruling granting for liquidation of Ailee Development Corporation Limited (ADC), the company owning Seychelles largest tourist resort, in favour of government which own minority shares of only 8 percent in the company.

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» 14.07.2008 - Political instability mounts in Seychelles
» 17.06.2008 - Funding streams in for Seychelles University
» 03.06.2008 - Seychelles' Praslin in for beautification
» 29.05.2008 - Food prices crisis reaches Seychelles
» 16.10.2007 - Seychelles launches ICT policy
» 25.01.2007 - Seychelles wants only slow tourism growth
» 22.11.2006 - "Worst is over" for Seychelles economy
» 10.11.2006 - Not wanted: rich, African nations
» 30.10.2006 - Seychelles considers reclaiming more land
» 02.06.2006 - Opposition loses Seychelles early election bid
» 06.04.2006 - Also Indian Ocean tourists hit by chikungunya virus
» 24.03.2006 - Seychelles changes labour law to attract investments
» 07.03.2006 - Mosquitoes in Paradise: Chikungunya epidemic spreads
» 08.02.2006 - Chikungunya epidemic spreads in Indian Ocean
» 02.12.2005 - Seychelles to rejoin SADC

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