The President of the Republic, Mr Danny Faure received the new Chairperson of the Seychelles Chamber of Commerce (SCCI) Mr Oliver Bastienne at State House this morning. Mr Bastienne was accompanied by the new Secretary General of SCCI, Mrs Iouana Pillay.

Mr Bastienne was elected as the new Chairperson during the SCCI’s annual general meeting held on 28 March 2018 as prescribed by its constitution under section 4.1.1.

During the meeting, the President congratulated Mr Bastienne on his election as the new Chairperson along with Mrs Pillay as the new leadership of the Chamber’s Secretariat. President Faure emphasized the need to further consolidate the existing partnership between the Government and the SCCI.

Other areas of discussion included the establishment of the necessary frameworks to further enhance the partnership through the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Entrepreneurship Development and how SCCI can play a leading role in regrouping and encouraging the private sector to take advantage current business landscape in Seychelles and in the region.

Mr Bastienne thanked the President for inviting the SCCI for a meeting and took the opportunity to brief him of the way forward for the Chamber geared towards infusing new strategies to in return empower local enterprises in becoming more vibrant and self-reliant, whilst ensuring all categories of enterprises in the community are thriving with the necessary support of the SCCI.

Speaking to the press after the meeting, Mr Bastienne also thanked the SCCI members who supported him during the recent election and called on both existing members as well as non-member enterprises to join forces with the SCCI to ensure together the foundations laid can be further development for the betterment of the local business community.