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L’Agence régionale d'amélioration des conditions de travail (Aract) has just published the results of a study which confirms the strong development of the use of teleworking in Reunion Island. At the request of DEETS (Department of Economy, employment, work and solidarity), Aract interviewed 104 people in four sectors of activity (banking and insurance, real estate, services to....

The Riz Réunion Association, supported in particular by the Chamber of Agriculture and the Departmental Council, launched an experimental rainfed rice cultivation campaign, very developed on the island in the 19th century but which has completely disappeared today. For 16 months, the ARR will plant the early dourado variety, that which was cultivated in the past, in small plots spread across different regions..

This is the percentage of votes obtained by the list led by Bernard Picardo in the elections of the Chamber of Trades and Crafts, the results of which were announced on October 19. The outgoing president, in place since 2008, obtained 3,300 votes and is well ahead of its competitors, Didier Mazeau (1,700 votes), Giraud Payet (almost 1...

Business failures have increased by 36,8% in the 2nd quarter of 2021 compared to the 2nd quarter of 2020 in the overseas territories and 13% for the whole of France, but these developments largely reflect a “base effect”, underlines Iédom. The confinement having started from March 17, 2020 in the overseas communities of....

As of January 1, 2018, 5,4 million French people (8% of the total population) lived in one of the 1,436 priority neighborhoods of city policy, according to an INSEE study. In the meeting, the 49 Priority Neighborhoods of the City had 159,300 inhabitants on that date, or 19% of the total population of the island. The neighborhoods....

Following the call for projects launched by France relaunches within the framework of the Territoires d'Industrie program, 60 ultramarine projects were selected. They will be supported by the acceleration fund for industrial investment in the territories, A device operated by Bpifrance. The 60 winning projects represent a total of 114 million euros in productive investments. They concern increases in capacity..

The Ravate group and Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies have signed an agreement, in September in Paris, for the marketing in Reunion of a carbon-free cement. Called H-IONA, this new product emits less than 150 kilos of CO2 per tonne of cement, compared to around 850 kilos for traditional cement. Founded in 2014, Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies designed, produit et...

In the same note, the Deal reports a 14% drop in construction authorizations for non-residential premises between July 2020 and June 2021. Over the period, 355,490 m² of non-residential premises have been authorized for construction in Reunion. The biggest declines are recorded in the hotel accommodation sectors (-67%), du commerce...

Data published at the beginning of October by INSEE and Deal show that Reunion must do much better to achieve the sustainable development goals set by the UN in 2015 in the 2030 Agenda. Since 2000, consumption of fossil energy has increased by 60%, due to population growth, du parc automobile et de l’équipement...

Sapmer Caseyeur-freezer, specialized in lobster fishing in the waters of the Saint-Paul and Amsterdam islands, will return to sea in mid-November after four months of work on the Piriou du Port shipyard. The ship's factory has been refurbished to improve ergonomics, the working conditions and the quality of the lobsters processed there, announcement...