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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%), of 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, vehicle fleet and equipment..

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...

The confinement period did not have as much impact on the number of building permit authorizations in Reunion as at the national level., underlines the latest economic report from the Deal, because on the island the municipalities responsible for planning authorizations were generally able to function. The increase in the number of authorizations over the period studied is therefore not entirely explained by....

On October 21, the government announced new measures in its overseas housing policy.. Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of Overseas, and Emmanuelle Wargon, Minister Delegate for Housing, ask prefects in particular to set housing construction targets for communities, particularly social housing, in consultation with local elected officials. Those who achieve the objectives will be able to receive....

A new Galileo ground station, the European satellite positioning network, was put into service a few weeks ago in the Kerguelen Islands, announces the administration of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The Galileo system makes the European Union autonomous in the field of satellite positioning, against its American competitors (GPS), Russian (Glonass) and Chinese (Beidou).Of the...

Sapmer has just signed the sale of two tuna boats under the Seychelles flag to the Spanish group Pevasa. The operational tuna fleet of the Réunion shipping company will now consist of three tuna vessels under the French flag and three tuna vessels under the Mauritian flag.. A fourth tuna boat under the French flag, the Manapany, was shut down last year due to....

Virginie Black, CEO of Météo France, took advantage of his visit to the Indian Ocean, wed-october, to renew the partnership with the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, whose headquarters is based in Saint-Pierre. The presence of personnel and meteorological equipment in these territories dates back more than 70 years. The establishment of stations in the Scattered Islands of the Indian Ocean..

Work to remove sand from the entrance channel to the port of Sainte-Marie began on October 11. Cinor entrusted the operation to the maritime works company Ocetra, based at the Port. The 900,000 euro contract initially consists of summary dredging which will finally allow boats to enter and leave the port., closed since 11...

Air Austral resumed its flights between Saint-Denis and Tananarive on October 26, after more than a year and a half of interruption due to health crisis. This decision follows the announcement of the gradual opening of the country's borders from October 23 by the Malagasy authorities.. Two weekly frequencies will initially be provided while....