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Home to giant tortoises and flying foxes, the Indian Ocean island remains a blissfully peaceful escape
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The island has worked hard to repair its Covid-damaged economy, especially tourism. We look into its status as an offshore centre, the ecological impact of a 2020 oil spill, new tax laws, manufacturing, and the Chagos islanders’ half century of exile
The narrow political class has served the country reasonably well, but the system is being put to the test
After a half century and more of exile, citizenship and sovereignty questions prevail
Critics say government needs to think harder about how to develop the blue economy in a sustainable manner
The island shut itself off the world for much of the pandemic but is seeking to lure back visitors to its world-class resorts
Much of island’s economic success was built on textiles but rising labour costs underline need for high-tech products
International pressure prompts overhaul of laws, with nation’s attractions for business expected to remain
The government threw everything at the crisis, but to continue its upward trajectory the island needs to reinvent itself yet again
Few in the industry are under any illusions about the need to keep abreast of the regulatory frontier
The government mounted an effective Covid stimulus package. It now needs to tame the deficit and curb rising debt
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