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Since June, it is possible to do your shopping online by only purchasing local products. This is the niche chosen by the Wéva platform, founded by two short circuit activists, Anne Duroure and Jean-François Pouliquen. Fruits and vegetables, salty and sweet grocery store, dairy products, drinks, produits d'hygiène et de beauté, essential oils : the range of products...

70,1% of Reunion households use pesticides at home, révèle les résultats d’une enquête de l'Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, environment and work (Considered). Products in the form of aerosols or sprays are the most frequently used products in Reunion Island., like in the West Indies to fight mosquitoes, cockroaches and ants. The use of....

Transaction volumes increased in 2020, driven by the dynamism of old apartments, according to the latest real estate situation note from the Chamber of Notaries of Reunion which relates more precisely to sales concluded between February 1, 2020 and January 31, 2021. More than 8,000 transactions were recorded over the period,...

The 2020 study of the corporate real estate market in Reunion, carried out by Inovista Consulting & Research, once again highlights the high cost of offices and business premises on the island. The low level of supply combined with a very low vacancy rate makes Réunion “one of the most expensive areas in France for....

Eight urban wasteland redevelopment operations will be supported by the State in Reunion over the next two years, to the tune of more than 4 million euros, following a call for projects. In Saint-Benoît, a city center building will be rehabilitated to create a 56-unit residence for people losing their autonomy. At Rivière-Saint-Louis, the old craft center...

The Energy Regulatory Commission authorized the construction of new photovoltaic power plants in the overseas departments and Corsica at the beginning of July., for a total power of 59,8 megawatts peak (MWc). This decision follows a call for tenders launched in 2019 for non-interconnected areas (Corse, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte and Reunion, the Regulatory Commission of....

Cap Business Indian Ocean, the new form of the Union of CCIs in the area, extended to new private actors, takes a position on the subject of regional maritime services. Eric Magamootoo, its general secretary, at the end of July described the situation as “all the more worrying as the increase in freight costs is expected to continue (…). The...

The Council of Europe has officially approved the renewal of the dock dues regime, applicable in the five French overseas departments from January 1, 2022, until 2027. “The new rules adopted will allow a greater number of local products to benefit from tax differentials, which can go up to 20% or 20%, according to their nature,...

The European Commission has given the green light, July 16, a global grant of 67 million euros intended to co-finance development projects at Roland-Garros airport. The latter is currently implementing, despite the crisis, an investment program of 113 million euros intended to increase its capacity by 2,5 to 3,5 million passengers. The construction of a....

After several months of uncertainty, Air Austral took possession of the three A220-300s ordered from Airbus at the end of July. With these 132-seat aircraft, the company is completely renewing its short and medium-haul fleet, previously made up of two Boeing 737-800s and one ATR 72-500. The first commercial flight operated by Airbus is scheduled for August 18, on Mayotte. Air Austral with and...