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Republic of Seychelles

Republic of Seychelles

Political Economy Summary

Capital Victoria
Independence 29 June 1976
Head of State & Govt H.E. Wavel Ramkalawan
Minister of Foreign Affairs Louis Sylvestre Radegonde
Minister of Finance Naadir Nigel Hamid Hassan
Central Bank Governor Caroline Abel
Next National Elections Date 2025
Government Website http://www.egov.sc/
Parliament Website http://nationalassembly.sc/
Political Economy

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PESA Editorial on Seychelles: 2H2024/25

PESA Editorial on Seychelles: 2H2024/25
Accurate and balanced analysis of the political economy in Seychelles in 2H2024/25 ...
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PESA Editorial on Seychelles: 1H2023/24

PESA Editorial on Seychelles: 1H2023/24
The Seychelles’ economy has had a mixed recovery from the global shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022 ...
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PESA Editorial on Seychelles: 2H2022/23

PESA Editorial on Seychelles: 2H2022/23
Seychelles’ exports have continued recovering from the shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The country’s total merchandise exports increased to USD 463.8 million in 2021 ...
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PESA Editorial on Seychelles: 1H2022/23

PESA Editorial on Seychelles: 1H2022/23
Accurate and balanced analysis of the political economy in Seychelles ...
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Regional Integration

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Drivers for Sustainable Industrialisation in SADC [EN]

Drivers for Sustainable Industrialisation in SADC
The January 2025 issue provides an update on the current state of regional integration in SADC by evaluating the drivers for sustainable industrialisation and the ...
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Facteurs moteurs d’une industrialisation durable dans la SADC [FR]

Facteurs moteurs d’une industrialisation durable dans la SADC
Le numéro de janvier 2025 fournit une mise à jour sur l’état actuel de l’intégration régionale dans la SADC en évaluant les moteurs d’une industrialisation ...
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Motores para a Industrialização Sustentável na SADC [PT]

Motores para a Industrialização Sustentável na SADC
A edição de janeiro de 2025 fornece uma atualização sobre o estado atual da integração regional na SADC, avaliando os impulsionadores da industrialização sustentável e ...
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SADC in the Global Year of Elections [EN]

SADC in the Global Year of Elections
The April 2024 issue provides an update on the current state of regional integration in SADC by evaluating the region in the global year of ...
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Policy Dialogues

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Political Economy Review: 2018 Africa Development Dynamics Report

Political Economy Review: 2018 Africa Development Dynamics Report
Interview analysing the African Union's 2018 Africa Development Dynamics report. The discussion evaluates the growth and development achievements of the East African countries compared to ...
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Seychelles Geographic Location
Geographic Location

The Seychelles is a small island nation located in the Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar and about 1,600 km east of Kenya. The nation is an archipelago of 155 tropical islands, some granite and some coral. The majority of the islands are small and uninhabited. The landmass is only 459 km2, but the islands are spread over an Exclusive Economic Zone of 1,374,000 km2. Most of the Seychellois population reside on three islands. Approximately 90% of the population of 90,000 live on Mahé, 9% on Praslin and La Digue.

Seychellois Cities
Seychellois Cities
Seychellois Coat Arms
Coat of Arms

The Seychellois coat of arms depicts a shield with a giant tortoise located on green grounds. On the ground there is a coco de mer palm tree. Behind it there is a blue sea with two islands and a sail ship. The shield is enthroned by a silver helmet with a white-tailed tropic bird located above blue and white waves. The shield is supported by two white sailfish. Beneath the shield the motto of Seychelles is stated: Finis Coronat Opus which means “The End Crowns the Work” in Latin.

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