(AFX UK Focus) 2009-03-25 06:11 Mauritius unemployment rate down to 7.2 pct in 2008 (Interactive Investor)

PORT LOUIS, March 25 (Reuters) - The unemployment rate in Mauritius fell to 7.2 percent in 2008 from 8.5 percent in the previous year, the country’s statistics office said on Wednesday. “Unemployment decreased by 6,400 from 46,800 in 2007 to 40,400 [...]

Country Mobile Penetration Reaches Saturation Point

An international report on the penetration of mobile phone use reveals that uptake is slowing in Botswana and Mauritius owing to saturation.

Mauritius Regulator Blocks Bourse Stake Sale, Express Reports (Bloomberg)

March 23 (Bloomberg) — Mauritius ’s Financial Service Commission rejected a proposal by Stock Exchange of Mauritius to sell a 49 percent stake to JSE Ltd. of South Africa, l’Express reported, without saying where it got the information.

Blow to JSE’s Mauritius deal (News 24 South Africa)

The authorities in Mauritius are opposed to a bid by SA’s JSE for a stake in the Stock Exchange of Mauritius.

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-03-23 15:43 Mauritius regulator against JSE bourse buy-official (Interactive Investor)

PORT LOUIS, March 23 (Reuters) - The capital markets regulator in Mauritius is opposed to a bid by South Africa’s bourse operator JSE for a stake in the Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM), an official said on Monday. “The board of the Financial Services Commission informed the SEM of its decision on Friday. The decision [...]

Mauritius: Mauritius And Seychelles Prepare for Historic Submission to the UN (AllAfrica.com)

It was a moment of joy at Marlborough House on 20 March when a delegation from Mauritius and Seychelles gave a preview of the joint presentation the two countries will make on 26 March 2009 at the United Nations in New York to the Commission on the Limits of their Continental shelf.

Mauritius: Country Extends ICT Opportunities to Ugandans (AllAfrica.com)

Kampala — ABOUT 400 Ugandan information and communications technology (ICT) experts are needed by Mauritius, the chairperson of the board of investment of Mauritius, told the presidential investors round table last week.

Mauritius And Seychelles Prepare for Historic Submission to the UN

It was a moment of joy at Marlborough House on 20 March when a delegation from Mauritius and Seychelles gave a preview of the joint presentation the two countries will make on 26 March 2009 at the United Nations in New York to the Commission on the Limits of their Continental shelf. Simply put, the [...]

Country Extends ICT Opportunities to Ugandans

ABOUT 400 Ugandan information and communications technology (ICT) experts are needed by Mauritius, the chairperson of the board of investment of Mauritius, told the presidential investors round table last week.

For cast and story, you can’t lick ‘Mauritius’ (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

“Mauritius” is good, nasty fun at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, with the sensibilities of playwright Theresa Rebeck and director D. Lynn Meyers perfectly aligned in a zigzagging tale of lies and scams and downright dirty doings over a pair of rare stamps.