Tunisia, UK: reviewing financial and economic cooperation
The Tunisian Ministry of Finance stated that the Minister Mrs. Sihem Boughdiri Namsia received today, February 8, 2023, at the ministry’s headquarters, the United Kingdom Ambassador to Tunisia, Mrs. Helen Winterton. During this meeting, the British Ambassador expressed her country’s willingness to further strengthen cooperation …
(LIOOC 2023), LONDON International Olive Oil Competitions : Call for applications
London International Olive Oil is announcing the opening of registrations for their competitions which will take place from 21st to23 May 2023 in London. For all Tunisian Olive Oil producers seeking to participate in these competitions, which will have as awards : • London QUALITY olive oil …
Tunisian companies invited to take part in “International Food and Drinks Event” in London (CEPEX)
The Export Promotion Agency (CEPEX) said it will oversee the participation of Tunisian companies interested in the British market at the “International Food and Drinks Event” (IFE) to be held from March 20 to 22, in London, United Kingdom. The IFE, which is seen as …
UNDP to keep on supporting Tunisia’s efforts towards achieving SDGs
Tunisia – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will continue supporting Tunisia’s efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals, Resident Representative of the UNDP in Tunis Celine Moyroud said at a meeting with Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Neila Nouira Gonji. The UNDP will also …
New $5m medical fellowship fund to benefit Tunisian universities for next decade
The scholarship will offer faculty at Tunisian medical schools the opportunity to pursue a master’s degree at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Twenty qualified professors, clinicians and academic researchers from the Universities of Tunis El Manar, Sousse, Monastir and Sfax will receive the funding over …
Blue Economy Offers Opportunities for Sustainable Growth in Tunisia
With support from the World Bank, in June 2022, Tunisia launched its first report on the status of the blue economy. The report, titled in French “L’économie bleue en Tunisie: Opportunité pour un développement intégré et durable de la mer et des zones côtières” (The …
Tunisia plans 1.7 GW of renewable energy projects
The Tunisian government is planning 1,700 MW of new renewable energy projects that should be implemented between 2023 and 2025 across the North African country, energy minister Naila Nouira said on Tuesday. The deployment of the green power generation capacity will require about TND 5 …
Tunisia seeks to cut fiscal deficit to 5.5% in 2023, led by economic reforms
TUNIS: Tunisia expects to reduce its fiscal deficit to 5.5 percent next year from a forecast 7.7 percent this year, driven by austerity measures that could pave the way for a final deal with the International Monetary Fund on a rescue package. The country has …
BioNTech acquires Tunisian-born and UK-based AI startup InstaDeep for £562M
German-based biotech company BioNTech SE is set to acquire InstaDeep, a Tunis-born and U.K.-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, for up to £562 million (~$680 million) in its largest deal yet. Per Financial Times, the German vaccine maker intends to use InstaDeep’s machine learning to “improve …
The CCM calls for an urgent review of the 2023 finance law towards more comprehensive and fair reforms
The Council of Mixed Chambers “CCM” recalls that the attractiveness of territories has become in recent years a crucial issue in economic policy.For Tunisia, attracting Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) has always been a major concern in all its public and private components. Indeed, FDI contribute …
