Tag: Rajiv Servansingh

For good or bad reasons the annual exercise of budget presentation in Mauritius has always been viewed as a sort of milestone in the economic affairs of the

“There have been some speculations about the use of the term “miracle” to qualify that exceptional economic performance from observers who claim that in fact the country was

These days the Mauritian people are being bombarded on an almost daily basis with extraordinary figures relating to “fortunes” which have been accumulated by individuals or companies, through

Modern economic growth and the diffusion of knowledge have made it possible to avoid the Marxist apocalypse but have not modified the deep structures of capital and inequality

En attendant le budget du nouveau gouvernement qui sera vraisemblablement présenté lors de la troisième semaine de mars, il est peut-être utile de faire quelques réflexions sur les

The last thing that the Party needs in the present circumstances is leadership by Committee

It is perfectly reasonable for a government to endeavour to consolidate its relationship with the winning coalition of voters who supported it by demonstrating that they have no

“The vicious circle of austerity is over” — Alexis Tsipras The stunning victory of the leftist party, SYRIZA led by youngish Mr Alexis Tsipras in the general elections

So the Jugnauth-Lutchmeenaraidoo tandem have come back to power after more than three decades on the promise that they will deliver a second economic miracle for the country,

The issue of dismissals and appointments in key positions in government and parastatal bodies is likely to be a dominant theme of debate over the coming weeks. It

The elections are now over and the new government is well in place. The time to dissect the causes of the results and the futile exercise of sharing

“Roving ambition helps many a man to good and many it falsely lures to light desires, till failure trips them unawares, and they fall on the fire that

One overarching lesson

Il fut un temps — il n’y a guère si longtemps — où une grève dans l’industrie sucrière aurait grandement perturbé toute l’activité économique et politique du pays.

It is incumbent upon the Labour Party-MMM Alliance to convince the voters that they are in the game of “conviction” politics as opposed to opportunism The expectation is