Mauritius Q3 Jobless Rate Falls (INO News)

(RTTNews) - Mauritius jobless rate dropped to 7.4% in the third quarter from 8.3% in the second quarter, the Central Statistical Office said on Monday. A year ago, the jobless rate was 7.2%.

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-12-28 07:21 Mauritius 2009 unemployment seen rising to 7.7 pct (Interactive Investor)

PORT LOUIS, Dec 28 (Reuters) - The unemployment rate in Mauritius is expected to rise to 7.7 percent this year from 7.2 percent in 2008 after the global downturn slowed activity in key sectors, official data showed on Monday. The economic slowdown has hurt demand in the palm-fringed Indian Ocean island’s tourism and leading export [...]

Innodis Rises to Highest Level Since 1996 in Mauritius Trading (Bloomberg)

Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) — Innodis Ltd., a Mauritian food manufacturer and distributor, rose to its highest level since 1996 after announcing that it will pay a dividend of 0.85 rupees a share.

Juniors reigned supreme (AllAfrica.com)

At the junior level, Kenya reigned supreme in Mauritius. But it was in Bressanone, Italy, that Cherono Koech was revealed as the heir apparent to Jepkosgei and Jelimo in the 800m race.

Japan PM promises to link rupee with yen (rediff.com)

This would allow Japanese companies to invest directly in India, rather than the current norm of coming through Singapore and Mauritius.

Sub-Saharan African Stocks: Nigerian Breweries, Oceanic Bank (Bloomberg)

Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) — Kenya’s All-Share Index rose to its highest close in almost five months, adding 0.7 percent to 57.97 in Nairobi. Mauritius’ SEMDEX Index rose to its highest since Dec. 9, advancing 0.3 percent to close at 1,666.97 in Port Louis.

Mauritian Unemployment Rate Declined to 7.4% in Third Quarter (Bloomberg)

Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) — The unemployment rate in Mauritius fell to 7.4 percent in the third quarter from 8.3 percent in the previous three month period, the country’s statistics office said.

Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)

The championship involved nine African countries with more than 55 bodybuilders lining up for the competition. The countries which took part in the contest include Egypt, Ghana, Comoro, Seychelles, Madagascar, Tanzania and hosts Mauritius.

Sub-Saharan African Stocks: Innodis and Kenya Electricity (Bloomberg)

Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) — Kenya’s All-Share Index rose 0.5 percent to 58.27 at 12:23 p.m. in Nairobi. A close at this level would be the highest in almost six months.

Mauritius seeks India’s help to boost medical tourism (New Kerala)

By Prashant K. Nanda, New Delhi, Dec 25 : Impressed by the growing healthcare infrastructure and quality of doctors in this country, Mauritius is seeking India’s help to boost its medical tourism industry and has invited Indian healthcare majors to invest in the island nation.