Mauritius Premier Says Economy in Worse State Than Expected

An ongoing audit of Mauritius public finances is proving to be worse than anticipated, Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam said.

“We’re taking stock of the economy. And what we find is shocking,” he told reporters in Réduit, south of Port Louis, the capital on Saturday in a clip posted to social media by defimedia.info. “It’s much, much worse than we expected.”