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The turnover of Reunion VSEs and SMEs increased by 1,7% in 2023 compared to 2022, but dropped by 0,8% in the 4th quarter, according to the SME image survey carried out by the council of the order of chartered accountants and the Sagis institute. Annual growth is low — it had reached 5,5 % l’année précédente — et inférieure à...

The Court of Auditors published at the beginning of March a report evaluating the effects of dock dues in the French Overseas Territories, which underlines, without surprise, that the revenue from this tax is mainly allocated to the operating expenses of the municipalities, unrelated to investments, and that dock dues have a negative effect on the cost of living. In...

As part of its commitment to the economic development of the island, On March 20, the SHLMR presented its 2024-2025 purchasing forecast. 142 companies responded to this presentation, on 325 markets and an overall amount of 287 million euros. These markets relate mainly to real estate production and development, mais aussi sur de...

This is the percentage increase in business failures recorded in 2023 in Reunion compared to 2022, according to the Overseas Departments Emission Institute. Our department records the strongest growth in all of Overseas Territories. No less than 874 receiverships and liquidations were pronounced last year by the island's commercial courts. Les défaillances d’entreprises ont globalement progressé...

The Reunion Region has decided to renew the presence of a Reunion delegation made up of partners from the economic world and companies under the “Reunion” flag as part of the 2024 edition of the Vivatech Show, which will take place from May 22 to 25 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. La collectivité avait ouvert un appel à candidatures destiné aux entreprises innovantes du...

The Réunion Invasive Species Group presented on March 12 its new communication campaign for the preservation of the island’s natural heritage.. In 2020, the GEIR had carried out a study on the opinions of Reunion Islanders about invasive species. The results showed a strong awareness of the problem of invasive species among the population, more...

By inaugurating the Oasis Garden, a new landscaped space of 6,000 m2 in the shape of an amphitheater, the mayor of the Port, Olivier Hoarau, recalled on March 15 the ambition of his municipality for this district of the city. Located between the heart of the historic city, the Ocean Mall and the new exchange hub, the Oasis triangle project will combine...

Air Austral failed to rectify the situation during the first financial year (April 2023-March 2024) following its rescue by the injection of 55 million euros by private and public shareholders. All the lights are red again and the company's cash flow was bloodless, early March, when the shareholders “put in” 10 million euros...

The Réutiliz association moved up a gear in March by acquiring a semi-industrial bottle washer. Costing 92,000 euros, the Italian-made machine was co-financed by Ademe and Deets. It will allow Réutiliz to ramp up its glass bottle collection activity., then handed over to the bottlers..

Air Austral’s flight program for the new air season (from April 1 to October 27) is marked by the context of crisis and search for savings. Interruptions of loss-making lines have thus been decided : those which until now linked Reunion to the Seychelles and southern Madagascar (Fort-Dauphin and Tuléar) are closed from the 1st...