Economics

Unions are not intending to quit before being satisfied. The HAT's mediating job is not easy Lire la suite »

Rice as basic food in Madagascar is just as ancient as the Malagasy people itself. This very much demanded commodity’s price is rising again and the locust invasion is not expected to make things any better Lire la suite »

Would the country’s economic crisis be on the verge of causing a new institutional crisis? The HAT is now centralizing the state led investment budget’s management. In face of plummeting tax returns plus the suspension of international support, Andry Rajoelina decided to manage the left overs on his one: 100 million US dollars provided by the Chinese corporation WISCO Lire la suite »

Andry Rajoelina is keen on flexing its muscles in the MADAMOBIL file, and uses his Prime Minister Camille Vital to challenge a court verdict. For having openly declared war to this 4th mobile phone operator with the support of some already installed operators, the HAT punished its disobedient Telecommunication minister. A HAT unwilling to give in to a company as so equally decided to refrain from paying is personally tackling the problem Lire la suite »

Part of the INSTAT’s various missions is the management of the national economy’s control panel. This institution has been taking its time when fitting its system to scientific models and when easing the data collection. The economic control panel is an essential tool for political and economic actors. Lire la suite »

The Chinese network recently publicly alleged by the SAMIFIN’s top official (local office in charge of the fight against money laundering) is relieving Rhodes oil plant issue related pressure on the still unnamed transitional leadership for a short while. The authorities’ failure to act is dubious since the regional actors’ names are no secret any more. The SAMIFIN already reaches its limits. Lire la suite »

The Telecommunication minister’s resignation closely followed by his dismissal definitely shook not only the Vital government but equally the mobile phone investment sector. For being realistic and not political enough, the young Iharizaka Rahaingoson got the red card in the case Madamobil. Some business companies’ influence on the HAT is actually as obvious as an army standing at a city’s gates. Lire la suite »

2010 is still an economic crisis year in Madagascar. Stranded in a political ditch, the HAT cannot capitalize its "development program", a second to none scoop in a transitional period. In order to maintain a positive balance sheet, the dictating authority is flexing its muscle to keep in controle of inflation factors and popular concerns. the lack of international financial support is increasingly heavy. Lire la suite »

High or very high, everything is a relativity question in the new technology and Internet sector. The operators successfully made a business from the 3G with a very much average speed, and now perfection is being announced with the 4G. Blueline, pioneer in the Wimax field promises a revolutionary service. One mere thing can be held for granted, banks are dimmed to withdraw subscribers' money at a very high...speed. Lire la suite »

The HAT government's huge pressure on oil distribution companies is motivated by a remake of the fuel distribution rules as a political stake for a regime pretending to be the defender of the people's interest. In the evening of Sunday July 11th, 2010, the national television channel announced that a couple of companies gave up the struggle. The minister in charge is on the verge of restoring former consumer prices prior to further negotiations. Lire la suite »