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New tax measures for tobacco industry for the year 2012 act in favor of local tobacco operators. Two measures concerning imports have been adopted. Limited number of importers and reduction of import values ​​were the measures recently taken for the tobacco industry in the Finance Act 2012. If the excise duty has always been maintained at 250% for local and ... Lire la suite »

The Mutual Aid Association Vendée-Itasy has prepared a container of 67m3 filled with diverse equipments that are destined for the population of this region. For three hours, everything that was carefully packed before, such as school books, electrical equipment, hospital beds and Sycodem reformed bins were being loaded into the container. The mission was carried out by a dozen volunteers ... Lire la suite »

The year 2012 promises to be explosive! In fact, only in its first week, the population of the capital receives a bomb as the New Year’s gift.   Yesterday afternoon, the cashier of the branch of BFV-SG received a strange New Year’s gift. The gift was handed to the cashier by a security agent who he himself received it from ... Lire la suite »

About fifteen gas stations have closed in 2011. And in a big city like Antsiranana, only 4 of the 7 gas stations on the market are still working. According to an operator in the oil sector, the closure phenomenon will certainly be amplified in the future. He argues, moreover, that this problem will grow at the same time as the ... Lire la suite »

After working for five years with the United Nations Children’s Fund in Madagascar, Brunos Maes was promoted to the rank of Commander of the National Order by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pierrot Rajaonarivelo, yesterday in the ministry’s headquarters at Anosy. The resident Representative of UNICEF Madagascar leaves the country and will be heading for Chad where he has just ... Lire la suite »

The harbor of Ehoala inaugurated its second season of welcoming cruise ship this year by receiving two ships, including “The World” and “Hanseatic”. Both ships called at Ehoala for the first time on December 9 and 10 and could benefit from the harbor’s infrastructure made available to them. For the second consecutive year after its first opening in July 2009, ... Lire la suite »

Jirama is once again facing new problems. The dam of Tsiazompaniry which the dam of Antelomita depends on is now experiencing low-water level, a very alarming situation according to Jirama’s officials. Indeed, the company supplying water and electricity in Madagascar does not seem to be at the end its troubles. The dam of Tsiazompaniry which generates a total power of ... Lire la suite »

The National Office of Tourism in Madagascar has got a new chair. After being at the head of the organization for six consecutive years, Joel Randriamandranto, a tourist and hotel operator, handed over yesterday the presidency of the board of directors to Eric Koller, who also operates in the tourism industry.  President of the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant of ... Lire la suite »

Recently, Air Madagascar has regained the confidence of partners including banks, insurers and even customers. This airline company is no longer subject to the restrictions of the European Union. This lifting of sanctions is the result of the airline’s improved security through « safety management system ». This program is operated in partnership with the Civil Aviation of Madagascar. In addition, the ... Lire la suite »

A delegation of the « Emirates » airline is in the country. That delegation is led by the Vice-President of the company in charge of Asia and the Indian Ocean, Sheikh Majid Al Mualla. Accompanied by two of his colleagues, Mr. Sheikh Majid Al Mualla was received on Monday by Tourism Minister, Jean Max Razafimamonjy. Making Madagascar a new tourist destination among ... Lire la suite »