Leader news

Un groupe d’étudiants de l'école supérieure d’ingénieurs Réunion océan Indien (Esiroi) won the Fruits and Vegetables Innovation prize during the last Ecotrophelia competition, which for twenty-five years has distinguished innovative agri-food projects designed within French higher education. As it happens, Time, Honorine, Torenika et Chain, 3rd year students at Esiroi, ont imaginé des biscuits fourrés aux fruits...

Le groupe mauricien The United Basalt Products Limited (UBP) reached an important milestone in its growth, last July 1st, by finalizing the acquisition of the construction division of the Leandri group, a pillar in the construction sector in Reunion. The Bazalt Réunion holding company was born from this acquisition. Ses dix entreprises se répartissent en deux segments du secteur de...

Handover to the management of the Saint-Pierre University Institute of Technology, on the occasion of the start of the 2024 university year : Olivier Marc succeeds Richard Lorion, who has reached the end of his two non-renewable five-year terms and is preparing to run for president of the University of Reunion. Olivier Marc is, himself, graduated from IUT, où il a...

Métis heart, artisanal biscuit factory based in L’Éperon, won first prize in the 7th edition of the Entreprise trophy & Territory, organized by CPME Réunion. Like every year, des étudiants de l'institut d'administration des entreprise ont audité les entreprises sélectionnées parmi 40 candidats. There were 14 finalists, se distinguant par leur ancrage territorial et leurs actions dans le domaine...

The city of Saint-Denis had allocated 1,5 million euros to its participatory budget in 2024, third of the name. At the end of a first selection phase, 54 projects, out of 171 presented by citizens of the capital, were put to a vote, online or organized on different sites. Près de 9 000 « électeurs » se sont exprimés et 26 projets ont finalement...

The latest quarterly “SME Image” survey, réalisée par le conseil régional de l’ordre des experts-comptables et l’institut Sagis auprès d’un échantillon de 4 300 TPE et PME de l’île, a révélé une tendance à la baisse du chiffre d’affaires de ces dernières au premier trimestre 2024, par rapport au premier trimestre 2023. Une baisse de 0,8 % avait déjà été mesurée...

Gilbert Manciet, who had been appointed sub-prefect for recovery during the health crisis, was chosen by the Region to succeed Fabrice Vandomel as general manager of Nexa. He took office on July 15. “His excellent mastery of the economic situation in our territory, sa volonté ferme de valoriser l’action de chaque collaborateur de l’agence...

After closing its Saint-Denis–Mahé line as part of its economy plan, Air Austral signed a partnership agreement with Air Seychelles at the end of June to once again offer Reunion Islanders the opportunity to travel to the archipelago.. Travelers departing from Reunion can now buy a Reunion-Seychelles ticket and take a flight in two sections. Ils...

TotalEnergies signed a strategic partnership with Reuniwatt at the end of June, Reunion company specializing in sunshine prediction, in order to support the latter in its international expansion, especially in Australia. TotalEnergies welcomes to the premises of its Melbourne subsidiary an employee recruited by Reuniwatt as an international corporate volunteer. « L’accompagnement de TotalEnergies est idéal pour développer notre activité dans des...

The business climate indicator measured by Iédom fell by 2,2 points in the 1st quarter of 2024, passant sous sa moyenne de longue période (100) pour s’établir à 99,6. L’activité globale a continué de se détériorer en début d’année, mais légèrement moins vite qu’au trimestre précédent, estime l’Institut d’émission. Les chefs d’entreprise restent toutefois pessimistes et anticipent une baisse significative...