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Eight urban wasteland redevelopment operations will be supported by the State in Reunion over the next two years, to the tune of more than 4 million euros, following a call for projects. In Saint-Benoît, a city center building will be rehabilitated to create a 56-unit residence for people losing their autonomy. At Rivière-Saint-Louis, the old craft center...

The Energy Regulatory Commission authorized the construction of new photovoltaic power plants in the overseas departments and Corsica at the beginning of July., for a total power of 59,8 megawatts peak (MWc). This decision follows a call for tenders launched in 2019 for non-interconnected areas (Corse, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte and Reunion, the Regulatory Commission of....

Cap Business Indian Ocean, the new form of the Union of CCIs in the area, extended to new private actors, takes a position on the subject of regional maritime services. Eric Magamootoo, its general secretary, at the end of July described the situation as “all the more worrying as the increase in freight costs is expected to continue (…). The...

The Council of Europe has officially approved the renewal of the dock dues regime, applicable in the five French overseas departments from January 1, 2022, until 2027. “The new rules adopted will allow a greater number of local products to benefit from tax differentials, which can go up to 20% or 20%, according to their nature,...

The European Commission has given the green light, July 16, a global grant of 67 million euros intended to co-finance development projects at Roland-Garros airport. The latter is currently implementing, despite the crisis, an investment program of 113 million euros intended to increase its capacity by 2,5 to 3,5 million passengers. The construction of a....

After several months of uncertainty, Air Austral took possession of the three A220-300s ordered from Airbus at the end of July. With these 132-seat aircraft, the company is completely renewing its short and medium-haul fleet, previously made up of two Boeing 737-800s and one ATR 72-500. The first commercial flight operated by Airbus is scheduled for August 18, on Mayotte. Air Austral with and...

Hervé Mariton was elected president of the Overseas Business Federation on May 26 (I can), for five years. He was briefly Minister of Overseas Territories in 2007., in the last weeks of Jacques Chirac's second term. He succeeds Jean-Pierre Philibert, who held this position since 2011. One of his first speeches focused on the need....

Around 23,000 young people aged 25 to 34 were born in Reunion, have completed their studies, and live elsewhere in France, mainly in mainland France. They are significantly more qualified than young natives who remained on the island or returned, according to the same INSEE study. Only 10% have no diploma and 45% have higher education qualifications, either...

The European Parliament voted on May 19, almost unanimously, a favorable opinion on the extension until December 31, 2027 of the dock dues regime. This being the penultimate step before the formalization of the renewal of this system specific to the French Overseas Departments. The final stamp will be given by the European Council later..

In 2020, 1,102 over-indebtedness files were filed in Iédom This number is down 15% over one year, due to travel restrictions during the lockdown period. The amount of debts is less than 16,000 euros for half of the files. Over recent years, the number of over-indebted households in Reunion is evolving around....