10 years after it was launched, the highly reputed Indian Ocean economic magazine, L'Eco Austral will as from December this year dedicate a few of its pages to Seychelles' economy.

Launched in Réunion in 1993, L'Eco Austral is a monthly magazine which covers the economy in the Indian Ocean countries, featuring also cultural, social and tourism dimensions.

Currently produced in Mauritius, L'Eco Austral is put together by a team of 20 journalists and correspondents spread out in Madagascar, Mauritius, the Comores, Mayotte and Reunion. It also has a correspondent in South Africa.

The magazine has recently appointed its local representative for Seychelles, Ms Marcelle Geffroy, who will be responsible for economic news gathering and reporting as well as marketing and advertising.

Ms Geffroy and the director of the magazine, Ms Isabelle Poonoosamy who met with the local press recently revealed that the aspects of Seychelles's economy would not only feature in the monthly publication but also in its annual special editions.

L'Eco Austral has already published two special issues, one featuring the "Guide of Business Travel and Investment in the Indian Ocean," and the "Top 100 Indian Ocean Companies."

In January next year it will come out with another issue about the "Top 100 Indian Ocean Companies," which will for the first time include companies in Seychelles and in July will publish the "Guide of Business Travel and Investment in the Indian Ocean," to feature investment possibilities in Seychelles.

These special editions will be in English and French, and according to Ms Poonoosamy it would not be a mere record of companies, but a "working tool which will allow readers to understand the economic reality of the Indian Ocean and its future."

Ms Poonoosamy said the launching of L'Eco Austral in Seychelles was important as it would allow readers in the Indian Ocean region to know more about what is happening in the economic arena in Seychelles and for local readers, especially entrepreneurs to find out more about the business opportunities in the region.

"The in-depth analysis of each island and of the region provided by L'Eco Austral will allow for business opportunities to be effectively identified and optimised," Ms Poonoosamy said. 

A few copies of the magazine was previously available only on Air Seychelles' flights and at Alliance Française, but Seychellois will now be able to subscribe at 50 Euros or R300 per year, if they are interested in getting their personal copies.  

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