October 23, 2023
Tunisia: Tunisia, EBRD Sign MoU to Reduce Carbon Emissions From Electricity Production
A memorandum of understanding was signed on Monday between the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Read more »
October 24, 2023
Tunisia: State Still Relies On Borrowing From Local Banks and Financial Institutions
Loans contracted by the State from banks and public institutions in the form of treasury bills stood at TND 2,506.9 million on October 20, compared with TND 2,550.4 million a year… Read more »
October 15, 2023
Tunisia: Minister of Economy Holds Series of Talks in Marrakech
Financial and technical cooperation between Tunisia and the World Bank as well as with several regional and international financial institutions took centre stage as Minister of… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Tunisia: Allowing All Tunisians to Open Foreign Currency Bank Accounts 'Will Not Happen Tomorrow' (Abassi)
Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia, Marouane Abassi, said allowing all Tunisians to open foreign currency bank accounts "will not happen in the near future" because the BCT… Read more »
June 11, 2023
Tunisia: 'IMF Must Review Its Proposals, Then Solution Can Be Reached,' Said Kais Saied
President of the Republic Kais Saied said on Sunday that with regard to negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), "solutions can never be presented in the form of… Read more »
June 08, 2023
Tunisia: Ebrd-EU-Elec'recyclage - Inauguration of Non-Hazardous Industrial Waste Recycling Facility in Tunisia
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Union and Elec'Recyclage officially inaugurated a non-hazardous industrial waste recycling facility in… Read more »
May 07, 2023
Tunisia: National Bond 2023 - Subscription to 2nd Tranche to Start On May 8 to Raise Tnd 700 Million
Subscription to the second tranche of the 2023 National Bond issue, whose amount is set at 700 million dinars (MD), will start on Monday, May 8, 2023. Read more »
April 05, 2023
Tunisia: Govt Announces Series of Measures in Favour of Small and Medium Enterprises Financing Bank
Prime Minister Najla Bouden chaired on Wednesday at the Kasbah a ministerial working session on the case of the Small and Medium Enterprises Financing Bank (BFPME). Read more »
March 28, 2023
Tunisia: Training on Money Laundering for Mediterranean Countries
Two scholarship programmes to provide anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance training to 120 anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals throughout the southern and… Read more »
March 22, 2023
Tunisia: BCT Maintains Key Rate Unchanged At 8%
The Executive Board of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) decided at its meeting on Wednesday, March 22 to keep the Bank's key rate unchanged at 8%. Read more »
March 07, 2023
Tunisia: BCT Sets Conditions for Dividend Distribution in 2022
The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) published, on Tuesday, a note (N °2023- 10 of March 7, 2023), setting the conditions for the distribution of dividends by banks and financial… Read more »
Tunisia: Partnership Between Tunisia and WB Not Suspended, Pausing of Discussions Will Have No Impact On Country (Samir Saied)
Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Saied, on Tuesday denied the suspension of partnership between Tunisia and the World Bank (WB), the subject of a statement released by the… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Tunisia: Money Market Rate Up to 7.96% in January 2023 (Bct)
The average money market rate (MMR) maintained its upward trend to stand at 7.96% in January 2023, against 7.26% in December 2022, according to data published Wednesday by the… Read more »
Tunisia: Moody's Downgrades Four Tunisian Banks' Ratings, Confirms One
Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday downgraded to Caa2 from Caa1 the long-term bank deposit ratings of Amen Bank, Banque de Tunisie (BT), Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie… 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 $27 million (about TND 85.3 million) and €10 million (nearly TND 33.5 million) loan package to… Read more »
December 22, 2022
Tunisia: Family Ministry Starts Distribution of 1,050 Funding Agreements for Women in 22 Governorates
The Ministry of Family, Women, Children and the Elderly on Thursday started the distribution of 1,050 funding agreements for women's projects in 22 governorates of the Republic, as… Read more »
December 20, 2022
North Africa: EBRD/FAO Launch New U.S.$ 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 »
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 »
June 08, 2022
Tunisia: World Bank Projects Growth Rate of 3 Percent in Tunisia in 2022
The growth rate in Tunisia is expected to stand at 3% in 2022, hit 3.5% in 2023 and fall back to 3.3% in 2024, according to the Global Economic Prospects June 2022, released… Read more »