The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended an Official Development Assistance loan of up to 30 billion Japanese yen ($289 million) to support Mauritius’ response to the COVID-19 ...

The island nation of 1.3 million people saw its economy contract by more than 14% in 2020, its biggest decline since 1980 compounded by the worst health crisis in its post-colonial history. The ...

Dr Joomaye highlighted that immunity offered by the vaccine is not permanent and gradually decreases after four to five months. There is therefore a need to be inoculated with the booster/additional ...

The agreement was signed in October 2019 and came into force in January 2021. It gives Mauritian exporters duty-free access to the Chinese market on 7,500 tariff lines. In services, the countries ...