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In 2018, 340,000 Reunion Islanders were in a situation of material and social deprivation, or 40% of the population, according to INSEE. This share is three times higher than in mainland France and of the same order as the monetary poverty rate. Some of these basic deprivations affect a majority of the population, like the lack of savings (seven out of ten people),...

In 2017, the state entrusted Qualitropic, the overseas tropical bioeconomy cluster, the coordination of a project consisting in creating agricultural personal protective equipment adapted to tropical conditions. Existing PPE, unsuitable for heat and humidity, are in fact shunned by Domian farmers who thus expose themselves to the phytosanitary products that they spread on their....

In its latest demographic report, l’Insee évalue à 860 000 habitants la population de la Réunion au 1er janvier 2020. A population that continues to grow at a rate greater than that of the metropolis : + 0,5% par an entre 2010 et 2020, contre + 0,3%. The natural balance, difference between births and deaths, reste le moteur...

Réunion is ranked 25th among French departments in terms of population, according to the latest calculation of legal populations (the figures taken into account by the regulations, especially those of local finances). As of January 1, 2018, we were 855,961 people residing on the island, whose population grew on average by 0,5% par an...

The business climate indicator calculated by the Overseas Departments Issuing Institute increased by 3,7 points in the third quarter of 2020 in Reunion, approaching his long-run average. The upturn in economic activity has resulted in an improvement in the labor market : 3,600 jobs were created in the private sector on....

Supplement to its offer on departure from Orly, Air France is preparing to strengthen its overseas service from Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle. Launched last December, connections between Roissy and the Antilles (Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe and Fort-de-France in Martinique) will see their frequencies increase from March 28, with seven flights per week to and from each of the two islands....

After Sainte-Marie, the senior housing specialist is launching a second residence in Le Tampon. Its delivery is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2023. Subsidiary of the Pierre Group & Center Parcs Holidays, Senioriales is developing a housing concept for independent retirees. After the success of his first residence in Sainte-Marie, both with investors and tenants, Senioriales a annoncé le...

As part of the ongoing negotiations on the dock dues regime, the European Commission wishes to withdraw the protection provided by dock dues when local production provides more than 90% of the needs of the local market, i.e. less than 5%. Gathered at a press conference on January 20, Daniel Moreau, président de l’ADIR...

The government stimulus plan is divided into many parts, including thermal renovation of buildings. The list of state public buildings that can be renovated thanks to public investments was made public in December 2020. 53 buildings are affected in Reunion, thanks to a global envelope of 39,6 million euros. Ils se trouvent en...

En juillet 2020, the Department of the Environment, Planning and Housing, the Regional Health Agency, the Ecological Transition Agency (Ademe) and the Crédit Agricole Foundation launched a call for projects in Réunion on the challenges of sustainable food and the circular economy. The operation had several objectives : promote eating habits with low environmental impact, limiter l’exposition...