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The National Organisation of Trade Unions has signed a cooperation agreement with the Egyptian Trade Union Federation. The agreement which was signed in Egypt last week is aimed at exchanging and twinning of workers.
"Tunisie-Télécom" inaugurated, on Friday, its own, 100% Tunisian, submarine fibre cable dubbed "Hannibal."
A meeting was held on Friday at "La Maison des Exportateurs", by Centre for the Promotion of Exports (CEPEX) on ways to "export opportunities in the Hungarian market".
Last week "Objection!" submitted that Uganda ought to be wary of increased Chinese and Arabian investments in the region if we are interested in moving towards democracy, good governance, impeccable observance of human rights and overall freedoms. The reason is simple and straightforward: if you are looking for any of the four issues above, China and the Arab world are precisely the places you ...
Remarks made by the United States Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, at a "Forum for the Future" in Marrakech, Morocco on November 3, 2009.
Remarks made by the United States Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the Moroccan Foreign Minister, Taieb Fassi-Fihri, in Marrakech, Morocco, on November 2, 2009.
Within the framework of the international investment and employment forum, "Green Ifriquiya 2009" the Le Kram Exhibition Hall hosted a workshop on Thursday on the theme "Tunisia's solar plan".
A forum on the "Development of industrial zones" was held on Wednesday in Tunis, by the German Technical Co-operation Agency (GTZ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Small and Medium-sized enterprises.
According to a survey conducted by the "World Cruise Destinations" magazine, the port of La Goulette was ranked 17th in the World as cruise ship destination in 2008.
In October 2008 there were 60 American companies operating in Tunisia, one year later they are 70 enterprises who have directly invested nearly 1 billion dollars and generated some 18,000 employments.
As part of the Presidential Program that aims at improving the an economic growth namely in the investment and employability sector, 10 spin-off agreements were signed on Monday in Tunis between the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Small and Medium Enterprises and 10 public and private companies.
CHARL Senekal holds up a clod of Libyan soil and lets it trickle through his fingers. Behind him endless rows of neglected olive trees stretch into the distance. "This place is easy to fix," says the jovial barrel-chested farmer. "We could turn it into a paradise."
President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali focused attention as he met, on Monday morning, with Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, in events planned to highlight possibilities of investment and creation of projects, in light of prospective studies conducted in the sectors of industry, services and innovating activities.
As part of the celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the November 7 Change, a videoconference with the Japanese "Tsukuba University" was held in Kairouan.
Since the opportune presidential decision in 2005 to open Tozeur's airport to international traffic, the oasis town of Tozeur now boasts 3 direct flights linking it respectively to the cities of Paris, Lyons and Nice.
President Museveni has called on world leaders to work together to end protectionism and promote industrial growth and development on the African continent.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on the invitation of the government of China, is joining a select number of African Heads of State to participate in the opening session of the fourth Ministerial Conference of a Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), scheduled to take place in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, from November 8-9.
President Paul Kagame yesterday continued his four-day official visit to Egypt, paying a visit to one of the largest private land reclamation projects in Egypt, the Magrabi Farm.
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."
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