January 27, 2023
Tunisia: TotalEnergies Group to Install EV Charging Points in Tunisia
The TotalEnergies group is seeking to install electric vehicle charging points (EV charging points) in most of its service stations nationwide, as part of its strategy to develop… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Tunisia: Conect to Organise Business Mission to Togo and Benin, Feb.19-25
The Confederation of Tunisian Citizen Enterprises (CONECT) will organise on February 19-25 a business mission to Togo and Benin, which offer an opportunity for Tunisian investors,… Read more »
January 14, 2023
Tunisia: Union Leader Urgest Trade Unionists to Rally to Save Tunisia
Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) Noureddine Taboubi on Saturday, urged all trade unionists across the country to rally and gear up for "a… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Tunisia: Gabes - Olive Harvest Reaches Progress Rate of 90 Percent
The olive harvest has reached a rate of 90% in the governorate of Gabes where the harvest is estimated at 60,000 tonnes, including 58,000 from the irrigated sector. Read more »
Tunisia: Utica Calls for Devising Urgent Programme to Rescue Economy
The Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA) called for devising an urgent programme to rescue the economy based on a set of major measures. Read more »
January 08, 2023
Tunisia: Tunisia Sees 32% Rise in Fruit Export Earnings in 2022
The value of Tunisia's fruit exports grew 32% in the period running from January to December 21, 2022, to TND 176.250 million against TND 133.810 million during the same period in… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Tunisia: Tunisair Express to Operate 2nd Algiers-Tozeur Flight On Jan. 8
Tunisair Express carrier will operate on January 8 a direct Algiers/Tozeur flight, after a first flight which landed on January 5, 2023, at the Tozeur-Nefta airport. Read more »
Tunisia: Olive Harvest Reaches 11,500 Tonnes in Medenine
The olive harvest in the governorate of Medenine reached 11,500 tonnes, the equivalent of 2,500 tonnes of olive oil for the 2022-2023 season. Read more »
January 05, 2023
Tunisia: Saied Points to Urgent Need to Start Construction of 3 Hospitals in Kairouan, Jendouba and Gabes
President Kais Saied on Wednesday pointed to the urgent need to start the construction of the King Salman bin Abdulaziz Hospital in Kairouan, the Ghardimaou Hospital in Jendouba… Read more »
December 26, 2022
Tunisia: Budget Allocated to Commodity Subsidies Expected to Drop 33.1 Percent in 2023
The budget allocated to commodity subsidies is expected to fall 33.1% in 2023 to reach TND 2.523 billion dinars against TND 3.771 billion in 2022, the 2023 State budget document… Read more »
December 23, 2022
Tunisia: AfDB Group Board Approves $27 Million and €10 Million Loans for Kairouan Solar Plant
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved a $27 million (about TND 85.3 million) and €10 million (nearly TND 33.5 million) loan package to… Read more »
December 22, 2022
Tunisia: Gitas, Giz Ink MOU to Strengthen Tunisian Aeronautic Ecosystem
The Tunisian aeronautics and space industries group (GITAS) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) recently inked a memorundum of understanding (MoU) to provide… Read more »
Tunisia: Family Ministry Starts Distribution of 1,050 Funding Agreements for Women in 22 Governorates
The Ministry of Family, Women, Children and the Elderly on Thursday started the distribution of 1,050 funding agreements for women's projects in 22 governorates of the Republic, as… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Tunisia: Country's Current Situation Is Explosive, Says Tunisian General Labour Union
The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) said the current situation in the country is explosive. UGTT noted in a statement after its expanded executive bureau meeting Wednesday… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Tunisia: Cabinet Meeting Approves Draft Decrees On 2023 Finance Law and Budget
A cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Najla Bouden on Tuesday approved a draft decree on the 2023 finance law, and another on the 2023 budget, says a Prime Ministry… Read more »
North Africa: EBRD/FAO Launch New U.S.$ 5.5 Million Initiative to Improve Food Security in Mediterranean, Including Tunisia
A new US$ 5.5 million package of technical assistance to improve food security in Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and the West Bank and Gaza was launched on Monday by the… Read more »
December 18, 2022
Tunisia: Tunisia-Eib Ink Funding Agreement for Grain Board's Benefit
A €150 million funding agreement for the benefit of the Grain Board (OC) was signed on Friday by Minister of Economy Samir Saied and Director, Lending operations in the EU… Read more »
Tunisia: Developing Legal Framework Governing Recycling of Batteries
Minister of Environment Leila Chikhaoui and Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining Neila Nouira have agreed to establish a select committee that will be responsible for preparing… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Tunisia: Number of Merchant Websites Up 4 Percent End of Sep. 2022 (Bct)
The number of merchant websites rose by 4% during the first 9 months of 2022, reaching 1.489 by the end of September, against 1.436 during the same period last year. Read more »
Tunisia: Olive Harvest Estimated At Over 28 Thousand Tonnes in Siliana
The olive harvest season is ongoing in the siliana governorate where it has reached a progress rate of 37% with a total estimated at 10.647 thousand tonnes of olives, head of the… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Tunisia: President Saied in Washington Calls to Cancel Debts and Recover Stolen Funds
"It is time to clear the debts accumulated for decades and to work on recovering the stolen funds, since it is a right stolen from many African peoples, including the Tunisian… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Tunisia: Tunisia's Trade Balance Deficit Widens to Tnd 23,281.1 Million (Ins)
Tunisia's trade balance deficit widened to TND 23,281.1 million over the past eleven months of 2022, compared to TND 14,653.8 million over the same period in 2021 (+58.8%), the… Read more »
December 11, 2022
Tunisia: Need to Overcome All Obstacles Preventing Women From Accessing Presitigious Positions
It is necessary to overcome all obstacles that prevent women from accessing prestigious positions in many sectors, said Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Tunisia: Amea Power to Start Work On Solar Power Plant in Kairouan By Mid-2023
The Emirati power company "AMEA POWER" will launch the construction of a solar power plant in Kairouan (Centre) in the second quarter of 2023, said Chairman Hussain Jassim Al… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia, Algeria Ink MoU to Promote Support for Startups
Tunisia and Algeria inked, on the fringes of the 1st African Start-up Conference (held December 5-6 in Algiers), a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the startups support field,… Read more »