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As part of its mission to support and to help private sector, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Antananarivo (CCIA) will host conferences on the Finance Act 2011 for the benefit of large as well as small companies. The conferences aim at informing and educating Malagasy citizens about new tax and customs measures for the year 2011. These conferences ... Lire la suite »

The national water and electricity utility (JIRAMA – Jiro sy Rano Malagasy) signed yesterday a partnership agreement with 3 local mobile telephone operators, including Orange, Airtel, and Telma, concerning the use of a new service called « Mobile Payment ». This new service consists primarily of paying one’s electricity bill through one’s mobile phone. The JIRAMA agency located in Ambohipo ... Lire la suite »

A new communication campaign, which aims at inviting new customers to join the big family of the BNI Madagascar bank, has just been launched by the group itself. The slogan used for this first “conquest for customers” campaign 2011 is simple and genuine: “I’ve chosen BNI”   The campaign includes at the same time real satisfaction testimonials from customers and ... Lire la suite »

For the very first time, this year, Malagasy entrepreneurs will be able to take part in the global competition know as World Entrepeneur Award, which decorates the winner with the title of “Entrepreneur of the Year”, or the world’s most renowned entrepreneur. This award is organized on an annual basis by the Swiss-based firm Ernst & Young, one of the ... Lire la suite »

The Conference of Workers in Madagascar (CTM) is satisfied. After the rise of the minimum wage (SMIG) in the public sector, that of the private sector is finally known, following a meeting between the association of company managers and the employees’ unions, on February 24, 2011. It was thus decided that the guaranteed minimum wage (SMIG) for the private sector ... Lire la suite »

Journalistic practice in Madagascar is not entirely secure during the past two years. Professional journalists, representatives from the civil society and other institutions involved in the development of the Media Barometer 2010 all agree of the existence of insecurity inside the profession. The media world has not really evolved in Madagascar since 2008, the year when the last assessment of ... Lire la suite »

Four years later, the case of the massive recruitment for the Bahamas is once again re-examined carpet. Yesterday, Steve Turmel, the man who initiated the recruitment project for the Bahamas islands, which quickly faded away, was heard by the judge. Nothing has been leaked from this oral hearing, but according to reliable sources, the hearing was mostly focused on the ... Lire la suite »

The launching ceremony for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the national airline company, Air Madagascar, will be held this week during an evening party at the HdO Bar, in Antanimena. During the party, the organizers plan to provide a retrospective and current positioning of the company, to present the 50th anniversary’s logo as well as the new uniforms ... Lire la suite »

The municipal landfill of Andralanitra will be subject to important construction works, namely the establishment of fences around the site. The project will be realized thanks to particular funds granted by the French Government through the French Development Agency (AFD), amounting to 2 million Euros. Social assistance of the people who, so far, make a living in this landfill is ... Lire la suite »

Undeniably, it is the very first in the history of tourism and hotels in Madagascar. One of its luxurious hotels, namely the Eden Lodge that is located in Nosy Be, was selected by the magazine “Hotel & Lodge” as being among the 10 most beautiful and luxurious hotels in the world. Eden Lodge is listed as part of the Relais ... Lire la suite »