Rights Groups Call for More Women Politicians

Sandhya Boygah considers herself a victim of male-dominated politics. In 2007, she was asked by her party, the ruling Labour Party, to step aside and allow a man to stand for the elected post she sought.

Mauritius Change a Model for SA

The government of Mauritius was considering legislation to make the country even more attractive to the financial services and business process outsourcing sectors, Raju Jaddoo, MD of the Mauritius Board of Investment, said this week.

Mauritius Tourist Arrivals Fall 6.4% In 2009 (INO News)

(RTTNews) - Tourist arrivals to Mauritius reached 871,356 in 2009, the country’s Central Statistics Office said on Thursday. This represents a decrease of 6.4% compared to 2008.

BILL O’NEILL: Curtain Up - Mauritius has plenty of depth in local production (Naples Daily News)

Theresa Rebeck’s Mauritius has received a fine production by the Naples Players. The plot of this contemporary play revolves around a pair of 19th century stamps issued by the island nation of the title. The ownership, the provenance, the genuineness of the stamps are all at issue. The human dealings, also, are full of doubtful [...]

Mauritius Tourism Industry Contributed 10.1% to GDP in 2009 (Bloomberg)

Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) — Mauritius tourism industry contributed an estimated 10.1 percent to gross domestic product last year, down from 11.8 percent in 2008, the statistics office said.

UK Fund administrator opens in Mauritius (eFinancial News)

Fund administrator Augentius has opened an office in Mauritius, its third new launch in 18 months, as it taps demand from private equity firms looking to invest in India and Africa.

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-18 07:48 UPDATE 1-Mauritius sees tourism resurging in 2010 (Interactive Investor)

By Jean Paul Arouff

Monetary Policy Transmission in Mauritius Using a VAR Analysis (IMF)

Tsangarides, Charalambos G. Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy.

Mauritius Stocks Drop for Ninth Day as Tourism Earnings Fall (Bloomberg)

Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) — Mauritian stocks extended the longest losing streak in a year after Sun Resorts Ltd. , the fourth-biggest member of the benchmark index, reported profit slumped 48 percent.

Why The IMF’s Supposed Gold Sales Don’t Mean Much (GoldSeek.com)

Below is the press release issued this evening by the International Monetary Fund announcing that it “shortly” will sell 191 tonnes of gold on general markets, unlike the 212 tonnes it claimed to sell last year directly to India, Sri Lanka, and Mauritius.