Author: Staff Writer

For Seychelles, economic resilience increasingly depends on diversification. While tourism and fisheries have traditionally provided the foundations of the economy, the country is now seeking to develop several complementary engines of growth, with financial services playing a central role. According to Pascal Morin, CEO of the Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA), the country’s future will depend on combining regulatory credibility, innovation, digitalization, and a responsive business environment to attract and retain international businesses. In this exclusive interview, Morin discusses the evolution of Seychelles’ financial services sector, the growing importance of capital markets and virtual assets, the country’s progress toward international…

Seychelles has come a long way from being an economy primarily driven by tourism and fisheries, according to Richard D’Offay of Trois Frères Distilleries, the company behind the internationally recognized Takamaka rum brand. As the island nation celebrates 50 years of independence, D’Offay reflects on an economy that has matured, developed greater international reach, and demonstrated that a small country can build globally competitive products by focusing on quality, differentiation and value creation. For D’Offay, the evolution of Seychelles can be seen through the growth of businesses such as Takamaka, which has expanded from a locally born brand into an…

Seychelles enters Q2 2026 with a mix of resilience, cautious optimism, and clear investment potential. The economy continues to benefit from tourism recovery, relative macroeconomic stability, and a policy environment that remains open to foreign investment, even as structural constraints such as import dependence, limited labor depth, and external shocks remain part of the equation. A small economy with outsized potential Seychelles remains one of Africa’s most distinctive economies: small in scale, but highly global in outlook. Its growth story is tied closely to tourism, financial services, and the blue economy, all of which play an outsized role in shaping…