June 30, 2017
Tunisia: Souk At-Tanmia Builds Capacity of 450 Young Entrepreneurs, Public and Civil Actors in Tunisia
Group photo of Souk At-tanmia's training for public and civil actors, Tunis (May 2017) Read more »
September 09, 2016
Tunisia: 400,000 Tunisians to Benefit From AfDB Water Program
Phase II of an African Development Bank-funded water program in Tunisia will improve water services for about 400,000 rural Tunisians. Approved by the Bank's Board of Directors on… Read more »
September 01, 2016
North Africa: AfDB Workshop On PPPs to Enhance Skills in Infrastructure and Social Services Financing
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has organised a regional training workshop on Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the education and healthcare sectors, taking place… Read more »
July 07, 2016
Tunisia: African Water Facility - Ensuring Long-Term Water Safety in Tunisia
In its bids to fairly, sustainably and efficiently manage water on the continent, the African Water Facility (AWF) approved a grant of €1.4 million to Tunisia on 20 June 2016. Read more »
November 04, 2015
Africa: Souk At-Tanmia Celebrates the Creation of 100 Tunisian Businesses Bringing Jobs and Hope
On Monday, November 2, 2015, the Souk At-tanmia Partnership held its second awards ceremony at the highly symbolic Bardo National Museum in Tunis. The aim of this event was to… Read more »
October 29, 2015
Africa: AfDB Approves Us$ 285 Million for Infrastructure, SMEs and Youth Employment Projects in Tunisia, Kenya and Togo
The Board of Directors of the Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 approved combined funding amounting to US $284.97 million in support of road… Read more »
August 06, 2015
Africa: AfDB's Support for Countries Underscored At the Global Entrepreneurship Summit
Africa Development Bank's Vice President, Solomon Asamoah, represented the Bank at the just concluded Global Entrepreneurship Summit that took place July 25th- 26th 2015 in… Read more »
August 01, 2015
Tunisia: AfDB President Donald Kaberuka Makes His Farewells to the Tunisian Authorities, Reiterating the Bank's Support
On 31 July Donald Kaberuka, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), whose mandate ends on 31 August 2015, bade farewell to the Tunisian authorities and in particular… Read more »
July 15, 2015
Tunisia: Major Milestone for the Second Edition of Souk Attanmia - Motivation and Innovation
Launched on April 30, 2014 in Tunisia, the second edition of Souk At-tanmia has seen a rush of thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs' applications. When the call for proposals closed… Read more »
April 02, 2015
Tunisia: AfDB Grants €49.4 Million Loan to Enhance Natural Gas Supply to Disadvantaged Regions
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in Abidjan, a €49.4-million loan to the Tunisian Electricity and Gas… Read more »
November 07, 2014
Africa: AEC Voices - African Union Commission Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
"We want a continent of good governance, democracy, respect of human rights, gender equality, justice and the rule of law" - Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, at the Opening Ceremony of the… Read more »
August 01, 2014
Africa: Tunisia - AfDB to Propose Key Solutions for Poverty Reduction
The new AfDB report entitled "Food Subsidies and Direct Social Transfer: Toward a Better Targeting of Monetary Poverty and Deprivation in Tunisia" has now been officially launched… Read more »
July 07, 2014
Tunisia: AfDB Approves Usd 75 Million Non-Sovereign Guarantee Corporate Loan for Energy Project in Southern Tunisia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on June 26 a 7-year, non-sovereign guarantee, USD 75 million corporate loan to the Entreprise… Read more »
June 24, 2014
Africa: At a Farewell Ceremony, Tunisia Prime Minister Said the African Development Bank Is a Partner of Choice
The Tunisian government, on June 23, 2014, hosted a farewell ceremony in honor of the African Development Bank (AfDB), as the institution is leaving the country after eleven years… Read more »
June 21, 2014
Tunisia: Tunisia Appreciative of AfDB for Its Crucial Role in the Transformation of Its Economy
At a ceremony held on 20 June 2014 in Tunis, the Tunisian Government expressed its appreciation of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its crucial role in the transformation of… Read more »
May 08, 2014
Tunisia: Tunisia - Rethinking the Industrial Policy for a Balanced Territorial Development
In its latest economic note, the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s Department for North Africa assessed the impact of new developments in Tunisia's industrial policy to see how… Read more »
Tunisia: What Policies to Counter the Inequalities in Access to Healthcare ?
The African Development Bank (AfDB)'s latest report analyses the inequalities in access to health care across Tunisia. The findings are clear: despite the progress that were made,… Read more »
April 30, 2014
Tunisia: Souk At-Tanmia - The Second Edition Is Launched!
The second edition of Souk At-Tanmia, the programme dedicated to aspiring entrepreneurs in Tunisia, has just begun. Launched on April 30, the invitation to apply ends at midnight… Read more »
April 02, 2014
Tunisia: Better Social Transfers Could Rid Tunisia of Extreme Poverty, AfDB Says
The 2011 revolution and subsequent social unrest revealed deep inequalities in Tunisia, bringing the issue of poverty to the fore and putting into serious question the performance… Read more »
March 26, 2014
Tunisia: IBDA - AfDB Launches Call for Proposals for Social Business in Tunisia
An opportunity for Tunisian entrepreneurs to benefit from training of two months, startup capital between 100,000 to 600,000 Tunisian dinars and coaching to create their social… Read more »
March 19, 2014
Tunisia: 2014-2015 Country Strategy Paper - Tunisia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved in Tunis on 5 March 2014 the Interim Country Strategy Paper (I-CSP) of the Republic of Tunisia for the… Read more »
March 07, 2014
Namibia: AfDB Board approves Country Strategy Papers for Tunisia and Namibia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in Tunis approved the Bank's Country Strategy Papers (CSPs) for Tunisia and Namibia that would… Read more »
February 28, 2014
Africa: "Indigenous banks have the unique opportunity to tap SME markets," TunisInvest CEO, Zied Oueslati
Africa's private sector has struggled to access financing its needs for sustained growth. In part, the combination of risk management and long term savings, as well as capital… Read more »
February 20, 2014
Tunisia: Bank Reiterates Its Commitment to Help Tunisia Achieve Sustainable Development
On 19 February 2014, Mehdi Jomaa, head of the Tunisian government, and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), met to discuss how to strengthen efforts… Read more »
Tunisia: AfDB Suggests Tunisia Could Study Swedish Model
If at first glance it seems that Sweden and Tunisia have little in common, especially when one talks about economic development, a second glance gives a surprising answer. Read more »