News
The law on investments under consideration
This shows that the State really wants to attract foreign direct investments in order to reflate the economy. Actually, the investments are relatively weak compared with the measures implemented.
The publication of the Investments Charter will answer to the investors’ expectations because it will give the opportunity for a better readability, stability and equity of the regulation environment in its functioning.
09th JUNE 2006
Livestock : the Authorities remain confident face to the avian flu threat
Actually, Madagascar has nothing to fear about the avian flu. Twelve regions might be among the critical areas but they are strictly kept under surveillance. The Minister of Agriculture confirmed yesterday the good health of the Malagasy livestock face to the threat but he said that every body must be vigilant. Madagascar is among the rare country which is not yet affected by the H5N1 virus. The Ministry of Health decided to apply preventive measures in ten points against the avian flu. Among that, all the feathered animals coming from foreign countries must be put quarantine to prevent the transmission of the avian flu.
02nd JUNE 2006
FMI : Brian Ames in Madagascar to pursue the process towards the FRPC
A delegation of the IMF lead by Brian Ames arrived in Madagascar last week-end. From yesterday, the workshops with the Malagasy authorities began, particularly with the technicians of the Ministry of Economy, Finances and Budget.
This mission of the IMF will centre principally on the pursuit of the country’s macro-economic situation assessment. This is made to establish a new plan of the FRPC or Access for the Reduction of the Poverty and for the Growth. In 2005, Madagascar has completed his plan about the FRPC; a program of 91.65 millions of DTS entirely released in March 2005. This success was one of the reasons of the release the sixth installment of 17.2 millions USD as well as the eligibility of Madagascar among the 19 countries receiving the reinforced IPPTE.
23rd MAY 2006
Halieutic resources: For a better organization of the traditional fishing
Since yesterday, an international workshop for the small scale fishing management is held at Antananarivo. This workshop wants to initiate an organization within this field. The formalization of the traditional aspect would the solution. With this institution of an organization on the traditional field, the authorities want to inculcate some discipline to the fishermen.
23rd MAY 2006
