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President Michel at the bottom of a pit

After introducing a hefty dose of free-market economics into the archipelago, President James Michel is at a bit of a standstill when it comes to introducing democratic reforms. He is having trouble extracting his regime entirely from the administrative inertia [...] (690 words)

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Arab magnates go after the coastline

A future neoconservative daily

A hotel not ready to see the light of day Free

Bad end to former success story

Reforming the media is difficult

This sheikh is controversial as ever

A sheikh who is starting to irritate

Every reform has a political cost

A reshuffle in the air

Debt up, in spite of easier terms

Ramadoss is not happy and says so

Reshuffle in diplomacy

Ramadoss is not the king of the SCCI

A window is slightly open

The dynasties in the archipelago

Political dialogue deadlocked

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Ramkalawan plays all his stakes

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