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The consumer price index increased by 0,2% in Reunion last November, after stability in October and a drop of 0,7% in September, announces INSEE. Over a year, between November 2024 and November 2025, consumer prices increased by 1,2% on the island. L’inflation locale est supérieure à la moyenne...

The Price Observatory, of margins and revenues issued its opinion on the 2026 Quality Price Shield on December 12, by reiterating sometimes old requests. The observatory calls for the effective and lasting generalization of the péi basket in all brands, the expansion of the BQP in a reduced format to 50 products on all surfaces..

The business climate indicator (ICA) measured by the Overseas Departments Emission Institute remained unchanged in the 3rd quarter of 2025, at 97,5 (-0,2 point), after a rebound in the previous quarter (+7,7 points). 63% of professionals surveyed believe that their activity is affected by political uncertainty at national level. However, for the first time since the end of 2023, they consider that....

The Secular Association for Education, Training, prevention and autonomy opened in December in Trinité (St Denis) the first “autonomy” residence in Reunion. It consists of 52 fully equipped private accommodations with collective living spaces promoting mutual aid., animation and prevention of loss of autonomy. “Autonomy” residences are aimed at independent or dependent elderly people..

INSEE recently published statistics for “reference populations” in all the municipalities on the island., figures which serve in particular as a basis for the allocation of different allocations. As of January 1, 2023, 889,700 people resided in Reunion. The island's population increased by 0,7% on annual average since 2017, a more sustained pace than in mainland France (+0,4 %)....

After seven consecutive quarters of decline, the turnover of Reunion VSEs and SMEs recorded a rebound in the 3rd quarter of 2025, according to the Image PME survey carried out by the Sagis firm based on data provided by the Council of the Order of Chartered Accountants. He progressed by 3,5% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2024, thanks to the good results...

The summary data provided by INSEE on economic activity in the 3rd quarter of 2025 shows a stable number of paid hours compared to the 3rd quarter of 2024, in a context of falling inflation. 3,440 business creations were recorded over the period (65% under the microenterprise regime), a figure down 2% compared to....

The Grand Maritime Port of Reunion Island handled more than 6,09 million tonnes of goods in 2025, figure up 4% compared to 2024. Port Réunion breaks the record recorded in 2021 (6,026 million tonnes), which had been a year of catch-up after the temporary cessation of economic activity in 2020 due to....

The regional audit chamber of Reunion Island published a report on the Pierrefonds Mixed Union at the end of November 2025 (SMP), which operates the southern airport, for financial years 2019 and following. The period was marked by the almost total cessation of commercial passenger transport in Pierrefonds., from the outbreak of the health crisis in March 2020. And at...

While the observation period of the Pierrefonds Mixed Union comes to an end on February 25, as part of the judicial recovery pronounced a year earlier by the commercial court of Saint-Pierre, the establishment made a reassuring announcement, shortly before Christmas. The company Fly Vetiv’air, created by a former Air Mauritius executive, Vijay Poonoosamy,...