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AFPAR (Assistance with professional training for adults in Reunion) presented its new device at the end of August : « Alon ! », consisting of establishing third-party training locations in municipalities far from training centers. Goal : remove the obstacles that still prevent RSA beneficiaries from accessing training or employment. « Cette orientation s’inscrit également dans...

This is the number of over-indebtedness files recorded in August 2025 by the commission of the Issuing Institute of Overseas Departments. It's up to 22,8 % par rapport à août 2024. 1 288 dossiers de surendettement ont été déposés depuis le début de l’année, soit une hausse de 14,8 % par rapport à 2024. Sur une année glissante, la hausse atteint...

The results of the INSEE survey on salaries paid in the private sector in Reunion, based on 2023 data, révèlent un niveau encore inférieur à ceux versés en métropole, mais aussi une réduction de cet écart. La moitié des salariés réunionnais du privé percevaient une rémunération nette inférieure à 1 780 euros par mois en 2023....

The economic unit of the construction industry in Reunion recently published its annual economic report for 2024, qui souligne la persistance de la crise. 5 537 logements ont été mis en chantier l’an passé (-1 %), en majorité dans le collectif, pour des projets groupés, aux surfaces moyennes plus réduites. Les autorisations de construction ont pour leur part baissé de...

EDF launches an experiment in Reunion to adapt the off-peak hours system to local solar energy production. Until now reserved for the night, off-peak hours can now be offered during the day, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., when photovoltaic production is highest. The experiment, which will begin in October 2025 for a period of three months,...

Interest rates on business loans stabilized in the 2nd quarter in Reunion, according to the Overseas Departments Emission Institute. Rates on equipment loans (3,96 %) are in slight decline, those on real estate loans (3,81 %) are stable while the rates on maturing cash credits (4,43 %) s’inscrivent à la...

A new public service delegation agreement for the Car Jaune network was signed on September 4 by the regional council of Reunion. The delegatee of this new agreement is Cap Run with Transdev Service Réunion and GIE Activ, composed of ten transport companies : Transports Charles Express, house, Setcor, Transport L’Oiseau Bleu, Moutoussamy Émile,...

In 2024, Kevene Marimoutou succeeded Kelly Rangama as “signature” chef of meals served by Air Austral to its Club class customers. The executive chef of the kitchens of the Iloha Seeview Hotel,in Saint-Leu, previously signed one of the four dishes offered to high-contribution passengers. Since September 1, all dishes served in Club class..

The four subsidiaries of the CDC Habitat group (CIDER, Sodiac, Semader and Semac) delivered a total of 955 homes last year in Reunion Island, according to the annual report recently presented by the public interest housing operator, subsidiary of Caisse des Dépôts. 860 were built and 95 were acquired and renovated by Semader and Sodiac. 249...

The “Réunion Express” railway project, 140 kilometers long between Saint-Benoît and Saint-Joseph, via Saint-Denis and Saint-Pierre, is the central element of the roadmap signed on August 29 by the mobility organizing authorities : the Region and the five intermunicipalities of the island. The choice of rail transport is based on the priorities expressed last year..