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firms turn to mergers to scale up for AI future

firms turn to mergers to scale up for AI future

Africa-Press - Mauritius. African companies are accelerating merger and acquisition activity as CEOs race to build the scale and digital capacity needed for an...
OECD Annual Inflation Ticks up to 4.2% in September

OECD Annual Inflation Ticks up to 4.2% in September

Africa-Press - Mauritius. Annual consumer inflation in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) area edged up to 4.2% in September, from 4.1%...
Crop Diversification Strengthen Mauritius’ Food Security

Crop Diversification Strengthen Mauritius’ Food Security

Africa-Press - Mauritius. Producing locally, intelligently, and sustainably. Recently, Agriterra adopted a mechanized model for harvesting its potato fields, allowing better yields and increased...
Bank of Mauritius Governor on Finance's Role in Africa

Bank of Mauritius Governor on Finance’s Role in Africa

Africa-Press - Mauritius. Pricilla Mathura Thakoor, Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, emphasized that financial institutions should not only fund large projects but also...
Mamy Ravatomanga Investigated for Money Laundering

Mamy Ravatomanga Investigated for Money Laundering

Africa-Press - Mauritius. Maminiaina Ravatomanga, nicknamed "Mamy," arrived at the Financial Crimes Commission (FCC) headquarters on Wednesday morning, November 5, by ambulance from the...
Tribunal Orders Bank of Mauritius to Recognize Union

Tribunal Orders Bank of Mauritius to Recognize Union

Africa-Press - Mauritius. The Employment Relations Tribunal ruled in favor of the Bank of Mauritius Employees Union (BOMEU), ordering the Central Bank to officially...
G20 Taskforce Calls for Global Panel on Inequality Emergency

G20 Taskforce Calls for Global Panel on Inequality Emergency

Africa-Press - Mauritius. A G20 taskforce established by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the creation of an international panel to tackle...
Oil Prices Ease on Supply Surplus and Weak US Manufacturing

Oil Prices Ease on Supply Surplus and Weak US Manufacturing

Africa-Press - Mauritius. Oil prices edged lower Tuesday after eight members of the OPEC+ group, including both OPEC and non-OPEC producers, decided to postpone...
World Bank’s investment arm to boost local-currency lending

World Bank’s investment arm to boost local-currency lending

Africa-Press - Mauritius. The International Finance Corporation, the World Bank’s private investment arm, is expanding its local-currency lending and direct investments into companies across...
Infrastructure: from Foreign Loans to Domestic Capital

Infrastructure: from Foreign Loans to Domestic Capital

Africa-Press - Mauritius. Africa needs between $100 to $150 billion per year to close its infrastructure gap. Economic growth on the continent over the...