The Overseas Departments Issuing Institute notes a “robust economic recovery after the unprecedented shock of the health crisis” in 2021, in its annual summary of the economic situation of the island. The rebound that began at the end of 2020 has been confirmed, notes Iédom, and it concerns all sectors, if we are to believe the turnover estimates of the business leaders interviewed. Catch-up effects are recorded in the construction sectors, where many construction sites had been delayed by confinement, and tourism which does not find, however, its pre-crisis turnover levels. “The continued confidence of business leaders is reflected in the resumption of their investments”, also highlights Iédom, in light of the increase in imports of professional equipment goods and the outstanding investment loans granted by banks to businesses. Iédom is more cautious about the continuation of this trend in 2022. “In Reunion, the consequences of the war in Ukraine are transmitted mainly through the channel of commodity prices, which reach peaks at the start of the year. Supply difficulties remain a real cause for concern, he comments. The professionals surveyed expect a lasting deterioration in their operating costs and do not rule out a greater impact on their selling prices..
