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The moving goal posts
Look for the champions in the downturn. Are Mauritian businesses well prepared to battle recession? The slowdown is inevitable, but a good preparedness to the tough times would help shorten the duration of the downturn and also dampen its severity. The environment in which businesses operate has changed drastically from what is used to be only a year ago. Consumer spending in the main markets has fallen apart. Credits to finance production and sales are being squeezed. The supply chains and distribution channels are coming under stress as distributors and suppliers seek to cut costs - some even eliminating entire layers of intermediation. Companies that are at pains to keep track of the changes are more likely to see their fundamentals moving rapidly out of tune with earnings targets that were set during the good days...
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IQ Testing and Learning Difficulties Assessments
In our practice nowadays, it has been observed that people are more and more concerned about the performance of their young children at school. Any remarks concerning development or intelligence from teachers will trigger a visit to a specialist, mainly the psychologist and an IQ test would be requested.
IQ testing is a method used by psychologists to measure what is generally considered intelligence. The concept of IQ, or "Intelligence Quotient" was first introduced by French psychologist Alfred Binet in 1904.The most important criterion in diagnosing a child as learning disabled is the IQ test. The aim of an IQ test is to measure the intelligence of a child, which supposedly is an indication of the child's potential...
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Finance Minister seeks to solidify public finances whilst nurturing a weak growth
The 2011 National Budget had to deliver on two critical tasks which are to support short-term demand and to build long-term supply whilst improving fiscal performance. Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Pravind Jugnauth has managed to integrate these objectives in the first national budget of his mandate. Moreover, he has adopted a number of fundamental measures to promote social justice by taxing more the wealthy people and extending welfare benefits and social integration policies, including affordable housing, to the poor and the lower mid-income groups...
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