Tourism & Aviation: Tourism Seychelles and Emirates reaffirmed their strategic partnership after high-level talks, focusing on stronger connectivity, joint marketing and recovery support for visitor growth. Regional Trade & Tourism: Seychelles also pushed Indian Ocean cooperation at the Vanilla Islands General Assembly and ITM 2026 in Madagascar, aiming to deepen trade links and improve connectivity. Seychelles Business & Agriculture: A feature highlights how high-value greenhouse vegetable farming is opening new opportunities in Seychelles, pointing to protected cultivation and climate resilience. Finance & Markets: A Seychelles-based broker DB Investing launched “Real Interest,” offering eligible active traders daily promotional credits on free cash balances. Digital Finance (Seychelles-linked): EDENA Capital Partners and Cantor8 unveiled Concordia, a sovereign-grade digital infrastructure platform for cross-border African finance while keeping national control. Crypto & Trading: MEXC listed nine Ondo tokenized stock pairs; Bitget added Re Protocol and Bluwhale AI for spot trading; Zoomex launched a World Cup prediction campaign using crypto. Energy Prices: Despite lower oil after the Strait of Hormuz flare-up, many African fuel markets still charge above $3 per litre. Consumer/Regulation: A study on retail FX/CFD disputes found most broker complaints were resolved in brokers’ favour, with withdrawal delays the most common issue. Travel Industry: Viking Yidun’s Mandarin cruise repositioning includes calls in the Seychelles as it sails from China to Europe.