Ramgoolam

March 13, 2025 9:13 AM

PM Modi and Mauritius counterpart Ramgoolam agree to facilitate trade settlements in local currencies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam have agreed to facilitate trade settlements in local currencies, viz Indian Rupee and Mauritian Rupee. The two leaders also agreed to hold the second session of the High Power Joint Trade Committee under the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) to further strengthen trade, economic cooperation and partnership between the two nations. PM Modi was in Mauritius for a two-day State visi...

Mauritius opposition leader Ramgoolam sworn in as PM after election rout

Veteran Mauritian politician Navin Ramgoolam was sworn in as prime minister for his fourth term on Wednesday (November 13), a decade after he last left power, following his coalition's dramatic triumph in a general election. His Alliance du Changement (ADC) coalition won a landslide 60 of the 62 national assembly seats with 62.6% of votes in Sunday's (November 10) ballot. Ramgoolam took the oath of office during a brief ceremony at State House, the official residence of President Prithvirajsing...