We see SBMH delivering MUR447mn net profit this year; the key delta is higher risk costs due to Mauritius’ vulnerabilities to the global slowdown. Significant changes in the Board’s composition earlier this year (which saw more than half the members...

Covid-19 remains a significant economic challenge across the continent. This combination of factors is best demonstrated in Mauritius, the region's worst performer, where the FX rate has depreciated c10% ytd, Moody's sovereign credit outlook was down...

In 2006 I was an analyst on global technology equities. This would be unwelcomed for the investment case given the military’s continuing, overbearing indirect grip on the economy and the strain put on the fiscal deficit from Covid-19 disruption. Equi...

The risk of an overseas vacation is that we are forced into quarantine either on arrival or on return should we contract Covid-19 or venture to a country where policy is focused on lifting lockdowns, rather than minimising infections (see Death by Co...

2020 global GDP is likely to decline by 3.0%,according to IMF, -2.8% per IIF. But the likely depth of this downturn suggests a much broader impact is likely. In this context, avoiding weaker systems and institutions is paramount. A 5ppt increase in N...

The US Federal Reserve yesterday cut interest rates by 100bps, in addition to the 50bps cut announced on 3 March, and also announced a massive asset purchase programme and international co-ordination to protect USD-liquidity in the financial system....