Mauritius: Decoding Debt and the Economy (Part 2)

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Mauritius: Decoding Debt and the Economy (Part 2)

[L'Express] In a recent interview to Business Magazine, the views expressed by the Minister of Finance again misrepresent the truth about the country's debt situation, and mislead the public by treating the deterioration in the course of the economy with utmost complacency. It is time to stop living in a fool's paradise and come to grips with the hard facts.

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