Indian Ocean Express

Plus de 180 000 touristes en 2021 La fréquentation touristique des Seychelles a commencé à se redresser en 2021, after the shock of the health crisis. Last year, the archipelago welcomed 182,849 visitors, figure up 59% compared to 2020. Russia leads the source markets, with 32,000 arrivals, ahead of the United Arab Emirates...

Covid-19 : la Piroi achemine du matériel sanitaire En soutien aux sociétés nationales de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge, the Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform (Piroi-French Red Cross), based in La Mare, delivers 1,200,000 protective masks against Covid-19, 9,000 medical gowns, 5,000 pairs of gloves and 600 liters of hydroalcoholic solution. This material....

32% des Mahorais ont un emploi Au deuxième trimestre 2021, 51,000 people had a job in Mayotte, according to the latest INSEE survey. This level is close to that of 2019, before the start of the health crisis. However, between 2019 and 2021, the working age population continued to increase. Fact, only 32% of 15-64 year olds...

Moins de 180 000 touristes en 2021 La reprise de la fréquentation touristique ne s’est amorcée que tardivement au dernier trimestre 2021 à l’île Maurice et a été contrariée par le classement « rouge » de la destination en décembre. Over the twelve months of the year, the sister island welcomed only 178,733 visitors, a figure still down 36%...

L’extension du port de Tamatave se poursuit Démarrée en 2018, the first phase of extension work on the port of Tamatave was received in December by Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina. The second phase of the project was launched immediately. It aims to triple the port’s capacity by 2026. The container terminal will gain....

Le FMI accorde une bonne note « Le gouvernement des Seychelles a fait des progrès impressionnants dans la mise en œuvre d’un programme soutenu par le Fonds monétaire international et le rétablissement des équilibres macroéconomiques », declared the head of a donor mission in the archipelago at the beginning of November. The IMF is currently supporting the economic reform program of....

Pertes massives dans les grands groupes en 2020 Le « Top 100 Companies 2020 », recently published by the group La Sentinelle, highlights the impact of the health crisis on large Mauritian companies. The hotel sector has particularly suffered, with an overall drop of 41% in turnover compared to 2019 and losses of 7,2 billion....

Insécurité maximale En 2018 et 2019, 18% of Mahorais households report having been victims of a burglary or theft without a break-in, i.e. four times more than in mainland France, according to an INSEE study. Thefts are also more often successful, more numerous multiple victims and the use of violence or threats much more frequent than in France....

Air Madagascar en redressement judiciaire Le tribunal de commerce de Tananarive a officiellement prononcé la mise en redressement judiciaire d’Air Madagascar et de sa filiale Tsaradia le 18 novembre. The cessation of payments was set for October 19 for the national company, until October 14 for its subsidiary. Creditors have two months to declare themselves. November 10th,...

The South African group Shoprite announced on August 23 its withdrawal from Madagascar, where it has 10 stores. Shoprite wants to refocus on South Africa, where it generates 80% of its turnover. It has already withdrawn from Nigeria and Kenya and plans to do the same in Uganda. Management indicates that international development....