Par Amit Bakhirta "Une monnaie faible est le signe d'une économie faible, et une économie faible conduit à une nation faible." - Ross Pérot Les chiffres nous disent que depuis 2022, la roupie mauricienne a perdu 87% contre l'euro et 80% contre le dollar américain (à la mi-mars 2023). Cette chute libre de la [...]
By Sameer Sharma While the global economic outlook remains weak especially in Europe, every single major asset class, bar the dollar index and the commodities index, are up year to date. These asset classes have even beaten holding onto US dollar cash this year. The S&P500 is up 7 percent, the tech heavy NASDAQ is [...]
By Mubarak Sooltangos In this article, I will endeavour to lift the veil on some businesses which do not obey standard marketing rules. These rules advocate the selling of products which are not harmful, which offer value for money and which obey the rules of supply and demand. I will also talk about the [...]
Par Amit Bakhirta Si 2022 restera dans l'histoire comme le point pivot de plus d'une décennie d'assouplissement monétaire et quantitatif vers un resserrement monétaire et quantitatif, 2023 (et jusqu'en 2024) est l'année où cette piqûre monétaire risque de se faire vraiment sentir, en particulier l'effet multiplicateur sur la croissance économique sous-jacente et les taux [...]
By Surya Foollee The year 2022 was a milestone for the role of virtual assets in financial regulatory reforms. The increasing use of these assets with the onset of bitcoins in 2009 and the emergence of decentralised finance (DeFi) since 2013 have triggered a chain of events around financial regulations, supervision, and monitoring of [...]
Par Amit Bakhirta Alors que nous terminons cette année de reprise caractérisée par un environnement inflationniste élevé et persistant, alimenté par des perturbations de la chaîne d'approvisionnement mondiale et des troubles géopolitiques, la fin d'une décennie de taux d'intérêt négatifs bas a stimulé une volatilité accrue des classes d'actifs dans le monde entier. Si, [...]
By Sameer Sharma At the beginning of the year, the Bank of Mauritius was very dismissive of inflation despite clear signs that inflation risks even prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine were rising. The Bank of Mauritius' views on inflation revolved around it being driven by external and largely transitory factors. To be [...]
By Sameer Sharma It has become very difficult to obtain foreign exchange in Mauritius these days, especially US dollars. Bid-ask spreads have increased given deteriorating liquidity conditions in the market while an artificially strong rupee which comes with notable supply-demand mismatches at the current official exchange rate has even led to the emergence of [...]
By Ravisingh Gutty The construction industry is still facing daunting challenges in the post pandemic era and the prevailing world economic climate. These include continuous hike in material prices, fret and logistics costs, supply chain disruptions, payment and cash flow issues and skilled labour shortages, amongst others. The Building and Civil Engineering Contractors Association [...]
By Mubarak Sooltangos Financial statements are usually drawn after a given period (month, quarter, semester, year). Viewed in this light, all figures stated are historical, and nothing can be done to amend the performance that they translate. However, their analysis enables business drivers to take stock of what happened during the period under reference, [...]
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