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Spotlight | Madagascar
Paris waits for its time

This week, President Marc Ravalomanana completed his first international tour (Switzerland, Germany, Belgium) since his rise to power last July. In the beginning, an official visit to France was also planned, but it was postponed - officially because President Jacques [...]

Published on 01.02.2003 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Madagascar
Import Tax from Sea Is Christened

Already put off once last year (ION 920), a new tax on Madagascar imports via the sea is to take [...]

Subscribers only 15.06.2001

Spotlight | Madagascar
A WORLD BANK CATALOGUE

Pierre Demangel, who holds the Malagasy dossier at World Bank headquarters in Washington, apparently doesn't hold a grudge against prime minister Francisque Ravony although the latter was targetting Demangel - without naming him - when he commented on April 6 [.

Subscribers only 21.04.1995

Spotlight | Mauritius
THE YEAR OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS

Starting in the second half of 1994, the Mauritian government will be getting down to a whole series of major construction work on infrastructures (airport, drinking water, energy, port, transport). The projects will be spread out over several years but [.

Subscribers only 11.06.1994

Spotlight | Madagascar
RECIPROCAL MISTRUST

By taking his place at the head of the Malagasy delegation which renewed the dialogue with the Bretton Woods institutions in Washington at the beginning of April, the prime minister Francisque Ravony has tied his future to the results of [.

Subscribers only 28.05.1994

Seychelles
STATE OF COOPERATION WITH PARIS

The government daily Seychelles Nation recently published large extracts of the official record of meetings of the Franco-Seychelles joint cooperation [...]

Subscribers only 30.04.1994

Spotlight | The Indian ocean islands
BITTER-SWEET VANILLA

In an urgent bid to fend off the competition from Indonesia and Uganda and from substitute products, vanilla exporting countries of the Indian Ocean region have become embroiled in a fierce price-cutting war which has resulted in sale prices well [.

Subscribers only 02.04.1994

Spotlight | Africa
AIR TRANSPORT CHANGES

New air routes, modernised and re-equipped airports, restructured national airlines, privatisation for some of them, creation of private regional companies, there's every sign that it's boom time for much of the region's air transport system.

Subscribers only 20.11.1993

Spotlight | Madagascar
THE OUTSTANDING EXTERNAL DEBT

Although the World Bank sets the value of international fund donors' credits made available to Madagascar at one billion US dollars, in fact the state's shortage of foreign currency is expected to remain a major short- and medium-term problem.

Subscribers only 13.11.1993

Africa, France
AMBITIONS FOR BFC-OI

Banque Française Commerciale Océan Indien (BFC-OI), the international branch and subsidiary of Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB), wants to to straddle [...]

Subscribers only 23.10.1993

Madagascar
STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH

Prime minister Francisque Ravony told Madagascar on August 24 that he plans to introduce "a tough government policy which will [...]

Subscribers only 04.09.1993

Madagascar
TWELVE-PROGRAMME $400 M CREDIT

While Madagascar is slowly emerging from a lengthy political transition process, discussions on development project aid is back on the [...]

Subscribers only 22.05.1993

Spotlight | Comoros islands
SHADY STOCK DEALINGS IN US

The grandiose projects of a United States-based oil company in Colorado, Transamerican Petroleum Corporation (TPC), that were to be realized in the Comoros Islands, are going to be used in a game of speculation on the United States second market.

Subscribers only 06.02.1993

Mauritius
ADVICE FROM THE WORLD BANK

In a recent study entitled, Mauritius: Expanding Horizons, the World Bank has drawn up a list of drawbacks for the [...]

Subscribers only 28.11.1992

Spotlight | Southern Africa, The Indian ocean islands
INDIAN OCEAN: A NEW REGIONAL DEAL

The predictable extension of trade relations between members of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) and their neighbours in southern Africa, in particular with the Republic of South Africa, is expected to modify the whole panorama of regional cooperation.

Subscribers only 30.05.1992

Comoros islands
MOHAMED TAKI SPEAKS OUT

Since April 1, an open crisis has been upsetting the Comoros Islands new national union government formed on January 6. [...]

Subscribers only 11.04.1992

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | Madagascar
Paris waits for its time

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Madagascar
Import Tax from Sea Is Christened

Spotlight | Madagascar
A WORLD BANK CATALOGUE

Spotlight | Mauritius
THE YEAR OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS

Spotlight | Madagascar
RECIPROCAL MISTRUST

Seychelles
STATE OF COOPERATION WITH PARIS

Spotlight | The Indian ocean islands
BITTER-SWEET VANILLA

Spotlight | Africa
AIR TRANSPORT CHANGES

Spotlight | Madagascar
THE OUTSTANDING EXTERNAL DEBT

Africa, France
AMBITIONS FOR BFC-OI

Madagascar
STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH

Madagascar
TWELVE-PROGRAMME $400 M CREDIT

Spotlight | Comoros islands
SHADY STOCK DEALINGS IN US

Mauritius
ADVICE FROM THE WORLD BANK

Spotlight | Southern Africa, The Indian ocean islands
INDIAN OCEAN: A NEW REGIONAL DEAL

Comoros islands
MOHAMED TAKI SPEAKS OUT

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Madagascar Import Tax from Sea Is Christened

Spotlight | Madagascar A WORLD BANK CATALOGUE

Spotlight | Mauritius THE YEAR OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS

Spotlight | Madagascar RECIPROCAL MISTRUST

Seychelles STATE OF COOPERATION WITH PARIS

Spotlight | The Indian ocean islands BITTER-SWEET VANILLA

Spotlight | Africa AIR TRANSPORT CHANGES

Spotlight | Madagascar THE OUTSTANDING EXTERNAL DEBT

Africa, France AMBITIONS FOR BFC-OI

Madagascar STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH

Madagascar TWELVE-PROGRAMME $400 M CREDIT

Spotlight | Comoros islands SHADY STOCK DEALINGS IN US

Mauritius ADVICE FROM THE WORLD BANK

Spotlight | Southern Africa, The Indian ocean islands INDIAN OCEAN: A NEW REGIONAL DEAL

Comoros islands MOHAMED TAKI SPEAKS OUT

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | Madagascar
Paris waits for its time

Madagascar
Import Tax from Sea Is Christened

Spotlight | Madagascar
A WORLD BANK CATALOGUE

Spotlight | Mauritius
THE YEAR OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS

Spotlight | Madagascar
RECIPROCAL MISTRUST

Seychelles
STATE OF COOPERATION WITH PARIS

Spotlight | The Indian ocean islands
BITTER-SWEET VANILLA

Spotlight | Africa
AIR TRANSPORT CHANGES

Spotlight | Madagascar
THE OUTSTANDING EXTERNAL DEBT

Africa, France
AMBITIONS FOR BFC-OI

Madagascar
STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH

Madagascar
TWELVE-PROGRAMME $400 M CREDIT

Spotlight | Comoros islands
SHADY STOCK DEALINGS IN US

Mauritius
ADVICE FROM THE WORLD BANK

Spotlight | Southern Africa, The Indian ocean islands
INDIAN OCEAN: A NEW REGIONAL DEAL

Comoros islands
MOHAMED TAKI SPEAKS OUT