Private Sector: "The Consequences are not Dramatic but ..." Said Clensy Appavoo

However, he stressed the urgency of establishing a protocol for the opinions of torrential rains modeled on that of cyclones. "This would allow companies, especially BPOs, organize their work accordingly and avoid creating a panic in the country," stressed the President of the MEF.

No quantitative estimate was made officially by the private sector . However, the economist Eric Ng believes that the shortfall for the Mauritian economy should be around Rs 300 million or one-third of gross domestic product daily.

According to Clensy Appavoo the sector of information technology and telecommunications has been the most affected. On the one hand, a large number of employees have not been able to get to their workplace because of traffic jams. On the other hand, some companies have been forced to keep their employees to complete their tasks, because they could inform their customers time abroad.

L'hotel functioned normally even if some employees were forced to work during successive shifts to maintain normal activities in schools. The construction sector has not worked at all yesterday. The seafood hub for its part, was affected by the rising waters. Princess Tuna was flooded.

Clensy Appavoo recognizes that local businesses have been shaken up by the situation. "After consultation with the Office of the Prime Minister, who had given instructions regarding the closure of the offices of public officials and asked to go home, we had no choice but to ask companies to let their employees . We believe it is time more than ever to introduce a protocol for the making of torrential rains relying on the effectiveness of our weather service. We must recognize that the weather forecast for the afternoon are not confirmed. The protocol must, as cyclonic opinion, taking into account a reasonable time before the situation deteriorates. '

"The BPOs taken aback"

Asked by the Mauritian share this morning, Roshan Seetohul, President of OTAM (Outsourcing & Telecommunications Association of Mauritius), which includes operators ICT / BPO, said that the echoes from members indicate that many business operators have found themselves faced with an ambiguous situation yesterday morning during announcements about climate disruption followed by requests urging companies to let their employees.

"the nature of our business is different from the other economic sectors. We must be able, in case of disturbances, notify our customers abroad to cease operations or inability to launch an operation. When you decide to stop an operation must allow enough time for another operator to take over another country. In this case, it was about 10:00 when we were informed of the developments and announcements of a work stoppage in the private sector. It was still early when Europe and the United States.

"As responsible employers, it was difficult for our members to dismiss staff who worked the night regardless of their safety. The human factor is important to us. In short, we were taken aback. It was a terrible mess. Not only there was the problem of traffic congestion but also communication difficulties. I must admit that the telephone network was not at the top.

"It is difficult to quantify the impact of climatic disturbances and ads stop operations in the area. I can however tell you that some companies have been forced to operate with a reduced staff to monitor the services.

"Within OTAM, we believe that we must be able to establish an early warning system for this kind of situation, as is the case where there is a hurricane alerts 1, 2, 3 and 4 depending on the anticipated deterioration of climatic conditions. We can now, in our industry, managing the evolution of cyclonic conditions. "

XLD: "A damage assessment during"

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development is currently evaluating the impact of climatic disturbances yesterday on the national economy. The confirmation was given this morning to Mauritius by Xavier Luc Duval, who announced Furthermore, it will discuss with the Prime Minister the need to establish a protocol for this kind of situation that has shaken activity economic development in the country in addition to the safety issues.

"At the time the decision was made to send employees home, thousands of Mauritians could not get to their workplaces, including myself, and this posed security problems. There was no indication that the time would improve. Now, I believe it is time to establish a protocol for this kind of situation. I would raise the issue with the Prime Minister. The subject deserves to be more widely discussed, "said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

Xavier-Luc Duval has also observed that there are more buildings. In addition, some rivers are clogged, which reduces the absorption of water by soil.

Speaking of the impact of climatic conditions on the Mauritian economy yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance stated that it takes into account the fact that the country's gross domestic product is about Rs 350 billion, the work was disrupted on one day and on the other hand, some areas have busy.

Conference on Management returned

Conference on "process management, a simple approach and sustainable" scheduled for Thursday 14 has been referred to Thursday, February 21 due to the weather the past few days. This meeting organized by Maurice ISODOM, a company specializing in consulting organization, will be held from 8 am always 30-12 30 h at Le Victoria, Pointe-aux-Piments. It is intended for leaders and managers of any organization regardless of its size and industry.

MEF: the "briefing session" on the Income Tax cancelled

The Mauritius Employers' Federation (MEF) has cancelled the briefing session on Income Tax held today considering the weather. In its statement, it indicates that communicate "the new date and time at a later stage. We apologize for inconvenience Any caused ".