News Tunisia Loans: 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 Loans: 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 Loans: 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.
News Tunisia Loans: Mass drowning of refugees off the coast of Tunisia
At least 29 refugees drowned off the Tunisian coast in three boat accidents last week, and another 67 people are missing, according to aid agencies.
News Tunisia Loans: 'A highly talented player' - What are Man Utd's plans for Tunisia golden boy Mejbri?
Hannibal Mejbri is currently at Afcon representing Tunisia, but what's the plan for the midfielder at Man Utd when he gets back?
News Tunisia Loans: Tunisia: Public Enterprises-Finance - State Transfers Account for 8.9 of GDP in 2020
"The State transfers in 2020 to public structures and enterprises account for 8.9 of GDP, against 7.5% of GDP in 2019," said a report on "Public Enterprises" released Tuesday by the Finance Ministry.
