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As part of the development of the next regional health program 2023-2033, the Regional Health Agency has launched a consultation so that Reunion Islanders express their expectations. Nearly 1,200 people were interviewed last August and September. Four out of ten respondents indicated that they had encountered difficulties in seeking treatment or consulting a doctor or....

The 2022 campaign was the worst in the modern history of sugar cane in Reunion, highlights the latest bimonthly note from the Department of Agriculture. Total 1,Only 309 million tonnes of cane were delivered to the two factories, i.e. 23% less compared to the average harvest of the last ten years,...

A new study from the Issuing Institute of Overseas Departments, published at the end of January, analyzes the way in which Reunionese companies coped with the health crisis in 2020. Reunion businesses suffered it head-on, with a drop in their turnover of 3,7% in 2020 compared to 2019. This drop is almost twice...

Announced by the government in August 2022, the Green Fund, or Fund for accelerating the ecological transition in the territories, is operational in Reunion. On a national level, the Green Fund will be allocated 2 billion euros from the State in 2023, completed by 1,2 billion from the Banque des Territoires. The envelope allocated by the State to Reunion Island amounts to....

The Price Observatory, margins and income of Reunion Island welcomed the creation of a parliamentary commission of inquiry into the cost of living in Overseas Territories, announced on February 1. The OPMR recalls that this initiative is an extension of its work, in particular the latest report submitted by the firm Bolonyocte Consulting on the evolution...

Time to finalize unemployment insurance reform, entered into force on February 1, 2023. In particular, it is planned, on a national level, a possibility of modulating the duration of compensation depending on the state of the economy. In Guadeloupe, in the meeting, in Martinique, in Mayotte (which is covered by another unemployment agreement), as well as in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre and...

On January 30, the State and the General Social Security Fund of Reunion signed two regional conventions to combat illegal work in the hairdressing and photography sectors.. These conventions should make it possible to fight more effectively against fraudulent practices within these professions., by strengthening partnership work and....

A multi -year culture and health convention (2023-2027) was signed on February 3 by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs (DAC), the regional health agency (ARS), the Department and the Region. This partnership, born from an interministerial desire in 1999, has been implemented in Reunion by the DAC and the ARS since 2013 to encourage the development of projects..

Three months after signing the Price Quality Shield price moderation agreement, occurred on November 2, 2022, on February 9, the prefecture published a first assessment of the control of the brands that apply it. The least positive point concerns the availability and presence of BQP+ products on the shelves.. According to the brands, the rate....

Economic activity remained dynamic in the third quarter of 2022 in Reunion despite tensions on prices and war in Ukraine, underlines INSEE in its last economic note, published at the end of January. The volume of remunerated working hours remained 14 % higher at its level before the health crisis and salaried employment continued to increase..