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According to the latest economic report from DEAL (Environment Department, planning and housing), 5,020 housing units were started in Reunion between July 2025 and June 2026. A figure down 19% compared to the previous 12 months, under the effect of a sharp drop in the number of housing project launches..

According to a recent study by the Overseas Departments Emission Institute, the turnover of the insurance sector stood at 1,2 billion euros in Reunion in 2024, i.e. a little more than a third of the overseas insurance market. Non-life insurance (damages and liabilities) concentrates nearly 60% of the turnover generated on the island, the rest corresponding to the subscription..

Last May, the European Parliament sent a signal of support to the outermost regions (RUP) by speaking out in favor of the budgetary revaluation of Posei (“Program of options specific to remoteness and insularity”). La Production Locale Réunie sees it as “a major political act”. After months of intense mobilization of stakeholders, the European deputies validated the necessity no...

In Reunion and according to data published by the alternation-skills operator of 20 professional branches of commerce in France, 2,743 apprenticeship and professionalization contracts were signed in 2025 in commerce. While public aid for work-study programs has been reduced, companies in the sector continue to favor this system for recruiting and preparing..

Since June 15, Thierry Souche is the general director of Zeop. He succeeds Emmanuel André, joined the company four years ago. Polytechnician and graduate of the National School of Telecommunications, Thierry Souche brings to Zeop more than thirty years of experience in the telecommunications and cloud sectors. He held management positions....

The number of job seekers rose slightly again in the second quarter, according to the latest figures from France Travail. From April to June, 152,400 people registered in categories A, B and C were on average required to look for a job (+1,6% compared to the previous quarter, -2,4% over one year). Among them, 112,020 were without....

Naïma Mouchou, Minister of Overseas, announced at the end of July the maintenance of Lodéom's social security contribution exemption schemes as well as that of the tax aid regime for productive investment as part of the finance bill for 2027. The announcement was welcomed by overseas employers’ organizations, rather accustomed to the uncertainty about these measurements at....

The innovative business creation competition is organized by the Technopole de la Réunion. It concluded in June. The first prize went to Abdoulaye Ba for his Reonys Énergie project, an innovative solution for producing and storing electricity from solar heat accumulated in volcanic rock. Kolin Velson's UrgenceFlow digital platform has...

115 million euros mobilized from own funds, 14 devices deployed, more than 12,000 businesses helped since 2021 : On August 12, the Region drew up an initial assessment of its support for VSEs and SMEs, through its program called “the New Economy”. The FAIRE system made it possible to grant 240 loans for 30 million euros, dont...

In the meeting, the C pole of the Deets (Department of Economy, employment, work and solidarity), in charge of competition, consumption and the repression of fraud, imposed fines in 2025 for a total amount of more than 3 million euros , sharp increase compared to previous years. A sign....