Seychellois women entrepreneurs gained additional support for trade activity in the African region with the opening of an office of the COMESA Federation of Women in Business.The Seychelles’ chapter of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa …
NAIROBI, KENYA – Three years ago, nearly every country in Africa agreed to be part of a continental free trade area intended to lower tariffs and boost economies. But the agreement has yet to be fully implemented because of restrictions stemming from …
The Seychelles Trading Company (STC) has launched a local tender for the provision and installation of photovoltaic panels on its Bois de Rose Complex, said an STC official.The company’s head of human resources, Jean Raguin, said that the main aim of t…
Telecommunications networks funded and built by China are taking over Africa’s cyberspace, a dependence that analysts suggest puts Beijing in a position to exert political influence in some of the continent’s countries.Bulelani Jili, a doctoral candida…
The Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) said a discussion with the private sector is needed to see if the current prices of commodities actually reflect all the factors that drive changes in prices.”When I personally look at prices of commodities in Seych…
Representatives of employers, employees and workers’ unions and other concerned stakeholders yesterday morning came together to discuss the quarantine and isolation leave in regards to abuses by people who are close contact as well as the 13th month pa…
The Seychelles Chapter of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Federation of Women in Business yesterday kicked off a three-day training programme aimed at building the capacity of female business owners in Seychelles to broaden their hori…
The James Michel Foundation has formally entered into partnership with leading blue economy solutions company, NLA International Ltd, to make blue economies work and expand its international reach.The Southampton-based company champions the implementat…
A Seychellois-owned cargo service, Euro African Star Transport (EAST), has begun exporting fish to African markets as part of its efforts to diversify Seychelles’ exports.The owner of EAST cargo, Carol Nalletamby, told SNA her company will be supportin…
The Seychelles Coast Guard on Tuesday sold one of its long-serving patrol ships, the Andromache, in an auction held on the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF) compound. A local businessman, Roy Dinan, bought the vessel for SCR320,000 ($21,500).