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IMF cuts forecast for 2012 Mauritius growth

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund cut its 2012 forecast for economic growth in Mauritius on Wednesday to 3.7 percent from 4.1 percent, citing the need for greater investment and fiscal consolidation. The Indian Ocean island is pushing to rely less on Europe, its main source of revenue from tourism and a major market for its textile, sugar and services industry, and has been ...

Mauritius Nov trade deficit widens, exports down

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Mauritius' trade deficit widened 7.8 percent to 7.8 billion rupees in November from a year earlier, due to lower earnings from exports, official data showed on Friday. Export earnings fell 8.8 percent to 5.8 billion rupees, on the back of a drop in revenues from food and live animals, Statistics Mauritius said in a statement. The value of food and animal exports decreased ...

Mauritius 2011 tourist arrival numbers below forecast

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Tourist numbers in Mauritius rose by a lower-than-expected 3.1 percent to 964,642 visitors last year, due in large part to sluggish growth in the euro zone, a key market, official data showed on Tuesday. The tourism industry, a key driver of growth for the Indian Ocean island, will perk up next year, the statistics office said, with arrival numbers in 2012 seen increasing ...

Mauritius 182-day T-bills yield falls to 4.12 pct

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 182-day Treasury bills dropped to 4.12 percent at auction on Monday from 4.19 percent at the previous sale, the central bank said. The bank sold all 200 million rupees worth of bills on offer. Investors had offered bids worth 480 million rupees, at yields ranging from 4.70 percent to 4.06 percent.

IN MAURITIUS: On Faith, Pilgrimage and Individual Responsibility

Mauritius, the land of rainbow, a melting-pot of different shades of ethnic flavours, nestled in an exotic, sun-kissed part of the Indian Ocean, an island where temples, mosques, churches and other places of worship keep lining the scenery.

Tax heat on Mauritius shell firms

The changes to be brought into the treaty are also expected to address concerns that investments on Indian bourses are often routed through Mauritius to avoid the short-term capital gains tax of 10 per cent. About 40 per cent of all foreign institutional investments in India are routed through this tiny island on the Indian Ocean.

“THE LONG STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM”: Slavery and Resistance in Dutch Mauritius, c.1638-1710

On 1st February 2012, the Government of Mauritius and the Mauritian nation will be commemorating the 177th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Mauritius.

US, Mauritius Hold TIFA Consultations

Deputy United States Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis has led a US delegation to Mauritius for talks with the local government under the US-Mauritius Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), to discuss a broad range of issues relating to their bilateral trade and investment relationship.

India offers assistance to Mauritius in tapping renewable energy

New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): India has offered help to Mauritius in developing its renewable energy sector.