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The regional council wants to benefit from the revision of the Regional Economic Development Plan, d’internationalisation et d’innovation (SRDEII), exercise imposed on him by the texts, to lay the foundations of a “new economy”, in line with the ambitions of the draft mandate presented at the start of the year. Huguette Bello wishes to build this project “in consultation with local stakeholders : intermunicipalities,...

Despite the uncertainties linked to the Russian war in Ukraine and its consequences on the activity of Reunion companies, the business climate is largely favorable on the island, according to the Iédom economic report drawn up at the end of the 2nd quarter of 2022. The business climate indicator stands at 118,4 et reste nettement supérieur à son niveau de longue...

An INSEE study highlights the extent of the dropout rate among young Reunion Islanders who are neither employed nor employed., nor in studies, you a formation (ou NEET, acronyme anglais de « neither in employment nor in education or training »). In 2021 on the island, only 27% of young people aged 15 to 29 were employed, compared to 47% national average :...

These are 176,000 households, or 371,350 people, including 151,165 children, who will benefit from exceptional solidarity aid paid by the State from September 15 ; 43% of the Reunion population, for a total amount of more than 25 million euros. Beneficiaries of social minimums and various allowances are concerned, as well as scholarship students. The...

The Intermunicipal Community of Solidarity Cities (CIVILIAN) put the ZenBus application online on September 16, which makes it possible to monitor the movement of school buses in real time and to predict the actual time of passage of buses at stops, taking into account traffic hazards. This is a first in Reunion Island. Plus de 14 000 enfants utilisent...

The three Reunion subsidiaries of CDC Habitat — Semader, SIDR and Sodiac – invested 223 million euros in Reunion in 2021, according to the activity report presented on September 7 by Anne-Sophie Grave, president of the board of directors. The three social landlords, owners of a total of nearly 42,000 homes, delivered an additional 708 last year, ont lancé la...

L’« Espace Océan », terrain vague de trois hectares entre la rue Maréchal-Leclerc et le boulevard Lancastel à Saint-Denis, sera transformé en parc urbain. La municipalité a dévoilé le 19 août le projet d’aménagement retenu au terme d’une consultation citoyenne. Sa dominante sera ludique, en premier lieu à destination des enfants. Il regroupera des aires de jeux, des manèges et une...

While Emmanuel Macron listened attentively, in Paris, to the presidents of the overseas regions who signed last May the “Fort-de-France appeal” in favor of greater autonomy, le président du conseil départemental Cyrille Melchior faisait un coup politique à La Réunion en diffusant les résultats d’un sondage commandé par sa collectivité au sujet du statut institutionnel de La...

C’est le taux moyen des prêts personnels et autres crédits à la consommation pratiqués à La Réunion au deuxième trimestre 2022, selon les derniers chiffres de l’Institut d’émission des départements d’outre-mer. La durée moyenne des prêts personnels est de cinq ans, pour un montant moyen de 18 500 euros. Over the period, le taux moyen des nouveaux crédits à l’habitat...

In order to promote access to the Internet and make the region more attractive via digital technology, 13 WiFi access points have been put into service in various public places in the town of Port. “At a time when the price of mobile still remains too high and inaccessible for many users, especially the most deprived ; où le déploiement des...