Tag: Mauritius

Capacity Development in Africa: the Faces behind the Numbers

Posted on April 7, 2016 by iMFdirect By Carla Grasso If there’s one thing all economists can agree on, it’s the importance of numbers. Without good data, it is difficult to assess how an economy is performing and formulate smart policies that help improve lives. In little over twenty years, […]

DHL, UNDP to Organise Disaster Preparedness Program for Airports

By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-World’s leading mail and logistics company, Deutsche Post DHL Group and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Mauritius on Monday announced it will conduct a disaster preparedness program, Get Airports Ready for Disaster (GARD) from February 15 to 18 at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International […]

AfDB launches first Africa Visa Openness Index ahead of Africa CEO Forum

February 12, 2016/AfDB The African Development Bank has launched the first Africa Visa Openness Index, which shows how Africa remains largely closed off to African travellers. On average Africans need visas to travel to 55% of other African countries, can get visas on arrival in only 25% of other countries […]