25 June 2009
Tunis — Two guests of honor at the 2009 Carthage Investment Forum hailed the Tunisian economic model, as well as the mechanisms set up to contain the effects of the economic and financial crisis.
The 2004 Nobel economy prize, Mr Edward C. Prescott said that Tunisia is "doing well in these times of crisis" adding that the country is "doing better than the US". He also recommended exporting the Tunisian model which has attracted foreign direct investments and which is based on its human capital .
For his part, Mr Jean Claude Gaudin, the Mayor of Marseilles, stressed the fact that Tunisia which has heavily investment in the knowledge economy can become an economic platform between Europe and Africa, as well as playing a leading role in bridging both shores of the Mediterranean.
He also deplored the "timidity" of European investments south of the Mediterranean, where in spite of the crisis, growth rates nearing 5% have been recorded. He also called for establishing a long term Euro-Mediterranean partnership.
The Carthage Investment Forum is a yearly event organised by the Tunisian Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA), under the aegis of the Ministry of Development and International Cooperation.
The 2009 Forum which takes place at Yasmine Hammamet, on June 24-25, 2009, has become a focal point in the region for the promotion of international investments. This year's edition will feature thematic panels on Tunisia's attractiveness by the year 2016, and Tunisia as a Euromed off-shoring destination, among others. B2B multi sectoral meetings are also scheduled.
The Forum was opened by the Prime Minister on Wednesday, who also handed prizes to investors who distinguished themselves in terms of innovation, integration and partnership and support to Tunisia as an investment site.
The Japanese cable company "Sumitomo", the German automotive company "Krombert and Schubert", "Tunisie Plastiques Systemes" and "Ardia", a Tunisian company specializing in car electronics, received prizes.
Prizes of the "best investor" and "friends of Tunisia", were given respectively to "Eurocast", an American company operating in the sector of aeronautics and "Van Laak" a German textile company.
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