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The Us energy Company, Pioneer has announced that its daily production in Tunisia has increased by 13% to average 7,000 Barrels of Oil Equivalents Per Day (MBOEPD) during the first nine months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008.
With the signing by Tunisia of the open skies agreement, a number of international low-cost airline companies have started operating services towards major Tunisian airports.
With a view to making the island of Djerba more attractive to Libyan tourists, the Tunisian airline company "Sevenair" is launching as of today a new service involving two flights per week between Djerba and the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
On the occasion of the creation of spin-off projects by Tunisair, the Tunisia's flag carrier, and Tunisian National Railways (SNCFT), two agreements were penned on Wednesday in Tunis between Mr. Abderrahim Zouari, Minister of Transport and Mr. Afif Chelbi, Minister of Industry, Energy and small and medium enterprises, Mr. Nabil Chettaoui, president and CEO of Tunisair and Néjib Fitouri, ...
According to the executive staff of the Tunisian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI), Tunisian exports to the Arab and African countries posted an increase of 19.5% worth 803 billion dinars during the first 9 months of 2009, against 672 billion dinars in 2008.
The climate change, high oil prices and a highly volatile energy market, have prompted Tunisian authorities to invest in renewable energies as a way of achieving sustainable development, as well as saving on expensive petrol imports.
"The efficiency of Tunisia's economic approach and its judicious strategies have helped the country to react, with success, in the face of the world financial crisis and against its perverse effects."
EGYPTIAN Agriculture Minister Amen Abaza has promised SA's Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat- Pettersson he will investigate why Egypt has continued to ban imports of bone-in beef and livestock products from SA despite SA's compliance with Egypt's demands, the Department of Agriculture said yesterday.
Mr. Ridha Ben Mosbah, Minister of Commerce and Handicrafts, and Mr. Chokri Mamoghli, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, conducted Saturday, a monitoring visit to the business incubator projects in the areas of trade and electronic services in function since January 2009.
African Oil and Energy Insurance Pool have admitted five Nigerian insurance companies and one reinsurer from Tunisia into the pool with a subscription of $200,000.
During a press conference held on Friday, "Microsoft" announced the launch of new operating systems for laptops (PCs) in Tunisia:"Windows 7", "Windows Server 2008 R2" and "Exchange Server 2010".
A conference on "economic and financial crises" was held on Wednesday at the "Political Science University" organized by Tunisian association for United Nations.
Tunisia recently hosted a conference of the "IT Managers Forum" organized by IDC Middle East, Africa and Turkey ("International Development Consultants"), the premier global market intelligence and advisory firm in the information technology and telecommunications industries, gathering businessmen and technology experts from across the region that will present the best practices on how to become a ...
After their maiden flight to the Gambia on Sunday 25th October,the home Manager of Royal Air Maroc Aisa Alberough held a press briefing at the Coco Ocean Resort and spa on Monday 26th October 2009 at 19:00hours.
Mr. Ridha Ben Mosbah, Minister of Commerce and Handicrafts paid a visit on Thursday to the Technical Innovation and Renewal Center, and briefing on carpet making and knitting where he took cognizance of the role of the center in boosting the skills and qualifications by using the latest technologies such as softwares, computers and sophisticated equipment in design and innovation.
THE inventor of the World Wide Web (www) that runs on the internet is set to visit Uganda for the very first time next month, November 2009, on his tour of Egypt, Kenya and Uganda.
The 8th Tunisian-French Partnership Days were held on Monday in Tunis, by the Tunisian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CTFCI) focusing on the setting up of property, tourist, infrastructure projects that will provide opportunities of development as well as employments to Tunisian and French small- and medium- size enterprises.
The Constituent General Assembly of Zitouna Bank, was held on Wednesday in Tunis. The assembly discussed the final approval of the launch of the bank and the appointment of new directors and auditors.
Egypt-based private equity firm Citadel Capital is considering investing in Kenya and Uganda in the next six to 12 months, an executive said on Sunday.
The evaluation of the employment sector in Manouba during the third quarter of 2009 and primarily in the effective sectors in the labor market, were under focus at the meeting of the regional observatory for employment held in Manouba.
A study day on "bank ethics" was held Monday in Tunis by the Association of Chartered Accountants of Tunisia (OECT) in collaboration with the Tunisian Central Bank (BCT) and the Professional Association of Tunisian banks and financial institutions (APTBEF).
Despite climatic difficulties and world markets fluctuations, Tunisia achieved an agricultural and commercial growth namely in the biological production.
Tunisia has been considered as a model for the world's emerging economies, particularly, after its response to the global financial crisis. Tunisia has set up a strategy to cope with the international crisis.
From October 12 to15, 2009 business contact days in the textile and clothing sector were held in the Netherlands and Belgium, by the Tunisian Exports Promotion Centre (CEPEX).
On October 16th, an information day took place in the German city of Cologne, on Tunisia's industrial strategy by the year 2016.
