News Tunisia: Tunisia's foreign reserves fall to levels equal to 84 days of imports
Tunisia's foreign currency reserves have dropped to levels worth just 84 days of imports, their lowest in 15 years, central bank figures showed on Tuesday. Reserves fell to 11.887 billion dinars ($4.98 billion) by Feb 5, enough to cover 84 days of imports, compared with 101 days in the same period a year earlier, Tunisia's central bank said on its website. A worsening trade deficit and declining tourism revenues have eroded the reserves.
News Tunisia: Tunisia to receive 450m euros in European loans, grants
TUNIS: The European Investment Bank on Tuesday announced grants and loans worth 450 million euros ($480 million) for crisis-hit Tunisia to support small and medium-sized enterprises and infrastructure ...
News Tunisia: Tunisia to get $560 mln loan from EU to boost economy
Tunisia is to get a loan of half a billion euros ($560 million) from the European Union to boost the economy, just weeks after an unemployed man committed suicide when he was refused work, sparking riots by thousands of young men across the country. Tunisia was the cradle of the 2011 Arab Spring revolts, triggered by a street vendor setting himself on fire after his vegetable cart was confiscated, and has been hailed as a success story for its transition to democracy. "The assistance proposed today is part of broader efforts by the EU to help Tunisia overcome the serious economic difficulties that beset it from the beginning of its political and economic transition process," the European Commission said in a statement.
News Tunisia: Tunisia to get $250 million in loan guarantees from Japan
Tunisia will get $250 million worth of loan guarantees from Japan before the summer, the country's finance minister said on Tuesday. Japan is the second country to back Tunisia's loans after the United States said last week it would provide a new loan guarantee worth about $500 million. Finance Minister Hakim Ben Hammouda declined to give further details on whether the guarantees were to be used for bond sales or to back other loans from international lenders. Tunisia plans to issue around $1.8 billion in new foreign bonds, including $500 million in Islamic bonds.
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World Cup group stage action continues on Sunday, and new users can claim the Polymarket promo code CBSSPORTS for a $50 trading bonus after a $20 initial deposit. Sweden will face Tunisia at 9 p.m. ET ...
News Tunisia: HRW: Tunisia jailing hundreds for debt default violates human rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) revealed that several hundred Tunisians are serving prison sentences of up to 122 years for writing bad checks, which is equivalent to fraud and is an illegal practice under ...
News Tunisia: DP World expands e-commerce platform to Tunisia
DP World has announced the launch of its e-commerce platform DUBUY.com in Tunisia, convinced that this expansion of DUBUY.com will allow Tunisian wholesalers to develop a network of international ...
News Tunisia: Tunisia Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis and Forecast to 2027: Annual Average Rate of 3.4% is Forecast Between 2024 and 2027, but Output Levels Set to Remain Below the ...
Dublin, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Tunisia Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.Following annual growth of 7.4% in 2021, the Tunisian construction industry started its downward trend in 2022, contracting by 5.7%, and was expected to further contract by 3.9% in real terms in 2023, reflecting a gloomy outlook with the economy facing high unemployment, high inflation and
News Tunisia: Tunisia rejects EU financial aid, casting doubt on an immigration deal
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday rejected financial support announced by the European Union in September, saying the amount is small and goes against a deal signed three months ago. Saied's move could undermine the "strategic partnership" from July that includes measures on combating human traffickers and tightening borders, and which came during a sharp increase in boats heading to Europe from the North African nation. The European Commission last month said it would disburse 127 million euros ($133 million) in aid to Tunisia as part of the deal to fight illegal immigration from Africa to Europe.
News Tunisia: Tunisia’s cash economy swells to record $10.5 billion as tougher cheque rules reshape payments
Tunisia’s cash economy swells to record $10.5 billion as tougher cheque rules reshape payments Tunisia’s reliance on physical money has climbed to a new high, with banknotes and coins in circulation ...
News Tunisia: Italy vows help with IMF in bid to stabilize Tunisia
ROME – Italy on Thursday pledged Tunisia a host of investments and help negotiating an International Monetary Fund bailout as the European nation seeks to stem the number of migrants arriving from ...
News Tunisia: Africans attacked, flee Sfax, as Tunisia racial tensions explode
Sfax, Tunisia – Fear mixes with resignation at Sfax’s louage station, the marshalling point for the shared taxis that connect Tunisia. The long and motionless line to escape the city comprises ...
News Tunisia: Tunisia Commissions $16 Million Substation Amid Power Supply Pressure
Tunisia’s STEG has inaugurated a 47 million dinar high-voltage substation in Bouargoub to strengthen electricity transmission in Nabeul governorate. The 225/33 kV facility includes two 40 MW ...
News Tunisia: Tunisia: Trading Halt Mechanism Aims to Ensure Smooth Functioning of Market During Significant Downward Movements (Sonia Ben Frej)
Trading on the Tunis Stock Exchange resumed on Wednesday under normal conditions following a one-hour suspension, after the mechanism provided for in the Trading Floor Regulations had been applied, said Sonia Ben Frej, Chairwoman of the Tunis Stock Exchange Board and Managing Director of stockbroker BH Invest, told TAP on Wednesday.
News Tunisia: Tunisia’s University Reforms Helping Graduates Find Jobs Faster
More than 4,000 students earned certifications in ICT, languages and communication skills, compared with an initial target of 2,400.
News Tunisia: Tunisia grapples with five years of crisis since Saied’s power grab
Five years after Tunisian President Kais Saied suspended parliament and attained sweeping powers, the country remains sharply divided, grappling with a severe economic downturn and a worsening ...
News Tunisia: Olive oil exports boost Tunisia’s agriculture
Tunisia’s food trade surplus reached TND 1.06 billion (USD 344.1 million) from January to July, up 22.2% from the same period in 2025.
News Tunisia: Supporting local capital market and currency in Tunisia
The FINANCIAL -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has supported the new modelling of a sovereign benchmark yield curve in Tunisia, a building block for developing capital markets in Tunisian dinar. The new curve was presented today in Tunis to the main stakeholders, including government officials, banks, primary dealers, brokers, and legal and accounting experts.
