CIMA Mauritius Branch opened

14 October 2005

A glittering dinner has been held to celebrate the launch of CIMA Mauritius Branch. The guest of honour was the Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunications, His Excellency Mr Etienne Sinatambou.

CIMA Mauritius Branch is part of CIMA Southern Africa and Regional Board Chairman, Alfred Ramosedi, commenting on the region's newest branch, said:

'If you want one year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want ten years' prosperity grow trees. If you want a hundred years' prosperity grow people. CIMA is nothing more than growing people, so we are here to ensure that Mauritius grows for the next hundred years and beyond.'

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For further information, please contact:

Steven Hilton
Press Officer, CIMA
+44 (0) 20 8849 2427
steven.hilton@cimaglobal.com

Notes to editors

1. CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is a leading professional body that offers an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy, focussing on accounting in business. It is the fastest growing UK based membership body, in terms of members, in both the UK and worldwide and is the voice of over 85,000 students and 65,000 members in 156 countries. CIMA is responsible for the education and training of management accountants who work in industry, commerce and not-for-profit and has more members in the public sector than any other UK based body. CIMA prides itself on the commercial relevance of its syllabus, which is in tune with the activities of high performance organisations, and evolves continually reflecting the latest developments in global business. It is committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards of members and students, and to maintaining public confidence in management accountancy. For more information about CIMA, please visit www.cimaglobal.com