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In Mauritius, Gurib-Fakim loses case against ABSA over 500 million rupees

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In Mauritius, Gurib-Fakim loses case against ABSA over 500 million rupeesPresident's Secretariat · Licence ouverte (Inde)

Mauritius’s Supreme Court has dismissed former president Ameenah Gurib-Fakim’s claim for 500 million rupees in damages from ABSA over the disclosure of information about her use of a credit card linked to the Planet Earth foundation. The bank had disclosed the financial data, according to Defi Media.

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