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The 28 agents of the Competition department, consumption, fraud prevention and metrology of the new Economy Department, employment, work and solidarity (DEETS) have worked in more than 2000 production companies, import, big, distribution and service provision in 2020. 350 samples were taken upon importation and at all stages..

The Reunion branch of the Union of Transport and Logistics Companies of France (TLF Meeting) released on April 9 a very offensive press release towards the Grand Port Maritime, the public establishment managing Port Réunion. In a context of congestion at the container terminal and disruption of the ship schedule following the blockage of the Suez Canal, les professionnels...

If deaths and hospitalizations linked to alcohol abuse are significantly higher overseas (outside Mayotte) than in France, and in particular in Reunion, the share of consumers declaring that they drink alcohol daily as well as the average consumption of alcoholic beverages are lower than the national averages, according to the INSEE and ARS study. On the other hand, the part of people....

Not enough fruits and vegetables, too much oil, sugar and sugary drinks : these are the salient features of Reunionese eating habits, according to a study by INSEE and the Regional Health Agency based on 2017 figures. That year, Reunionese households spent on average 330 euros per month on their food shopping. Ce...

According to the same 2011-2020 report, meat imports experienced contrasting developments. Beef imports in 2020 were stable compared to 2019 (4,522 tonnes, of which a third is fresh and two-thirds is frozen). In 2011, the imported volume stood at 3,500 tonnes. Imported pork volumes fell by 6%..

The results of fruit and vegetable imports over the period 2011-2020, published in April by Daaf, shows a clear upward trend. Imports of fresh fruits and vegetables reached a historically high level in 2020, despite the health crisis which paralyzed economic activity and blocked supply circuits. So, the imported volumes...

Last March 30, Ibrahim Patel, president of the CCI Réunion, wrote publicly to Mercialys to deplore that the property owner of the walls of four shopping malls (those of the old Jumbo, welcoming 251 businesses) did not take the action requested by the government : the cancellation of three months of rent to compensate for the consequences of the health crisis. The...

According to a study commissioned by the Regional Academic Delegation for Youth, to commitment and sports (Drajes), sports players, whether they come from the sports association sector or the commercial sector, were strongly impacted by the health crisis in 2020. The sporting world is struggling to relaunch its activities and 58% of private operators believe that....

The number of unemployed people required to look for work and without activity, registered with Pôle Emploi in category A, was on average 131,150 in the 1st quarter of 2021 in Reunion, according to the latest official statistics. It went down by 0,8%, or 1,120 people, compared to the previous quarter, and 1,1% over one year....

26% of respondents to a questionnaire distributed by the CCI Réunion in April said they were considering closing their business. Among them, 5% were already in the process of closing, 55% planned to close in the next three months and 40% were considering this outcome but not for three months. 595 companies responded to this questionnaire, belonging to....