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The project was launched around twenty years ago, abandoned due to disagreement within the sector then put back on the agenda : the registration of “vanilla from Reunion Island” in the register of Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) is now in effect, after several years of education. The European Commission has....

The looping of the cable which will support the cabins of the cable car linking Chaudon to the Bois-de-Nèfles district, in Saint-Denis, took place at the end of August. The testing phase of the first Reunion cable transport line has begun, for expected commissioning on December 20. 26 pylons spread over 2,7 km, 46 cabins with 10 seats rotating...

The first stone of RunEva, the future waste recovery center in the south and west of the island, was laid on September 10 in Pierrefonds, in the presence of Clément Beaune, Secretary of State for European Affairs. Worn by Ileva, the mixed union bringing together Civis, Casud and TCO, the project requires an investment of 220...

In a degraded health context and while various restrictions were applied over the period, the business climate indicator measured by Iédom has clearly progressed in Reunion. He gains 6 points and stands at 112, well above its long-term average (100). The business leaders interviewed, overall, noticed an improvement in their....

In a health context where the Covid-19 pandemic and dengue epidemic combine, the number of deaths occurring in Réunion in the first half of 2021 increases sharply compared to 2019, announced INSEE in a publication of August 19. From January to June 2021, 2,780 people living in Reunion Island have died, i.e. 360 more deaths...

In 2020, INSEE noted a different evolution of births and deaths in Reunion compared to mainland France and certain overseas departments and regions.. So, births are stable on the island, while they are decreasing significantly in France (-2,3%). As for deaths, their increase is contained in Réunion (+1,8% compared to 2019), while they....

Newly created businesses in Réunion are more resilient, according to the recurring INSEE survey. In 2019, 57% of businesses created in 2014 were still in operation. They held up a little better than those created in 2010 thanks to a more favorable economic context. However, “young” companies in Reunion remain more fragile than at the national level..

August 31, an agreement was signed between state services and livestock inter-professional associations in order to control the rise in meat and milk prices. A price increase modulation mechanism was put in place on September 1. It aims “to control the impacts of the increase in....

Despite the tightening of health measures on the island from July 31 and the continued requirement of compelling reasons for unvaccinated people wishing to travel, the number of passengers recorded a recovery in July and August between the mainland and Reunion Island (+47%). The recovery is even clearer between Réunion–Roland-Garros airport and Mayotte, Or...

Air Austral and Corsair announced on August 17 the initiation of discussions “in order to conclude a commercial cooperation agreement” on the routes between the metropolis and the Indian Ocean., that they both operate. The content of this reconciliation is not specified : the two companies only mention “the pooling of resources and the...