L'Economiste is part of Groupe Éco-Médias, which also controls Atlantic Radio and Assabah.

[2] It is the sister publication of Arabic daily Assabah and both are owned by Eco-Médias.

[5] L'Économiste is published on weekdays and focuses on business news.

[5][6] Its website was launched in 1993, making L'Économiste the second newspaper to have an online edition.

[7] The paper is the recipient of the Victoires de la Presse award in the category of the scoop/article of the year.