Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that Seychelles’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted 17.2 percent in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period a year earlier. The principal statistician at NBS, Kevin Bistoquet, told SNA on Monday that the decline was caused mainly by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The partial … Continue reading Seychelles' second-quarter GDP drops 17 percent due to COVID-19 effects