The National Constituent Assembly (NCA), a recurrent source of
controversy, has just created one too many. MP Ali Bechrifa criticized
the attitude of his colleagues, who had
Tunisians have not long hesitated and contrary to what was feared, they
responded, though not massively, at an honorable rate, to the call for
subscription to the national bond that the government of Mehdi Jomaa
launched in April to replenish
He is certainly one of the most beloved Kings of his generation. He is also one of the ablest politicians in the Maghreb. The succession of such a King as Hassan II was not easy. In the opinion of many observers, Mohammed VI
While the domestic political climate has improved since the adoption of the constitution in January 2014 and the appointment of Mehdi Jomaa's caretaker government, the fiscal and the external repercussions of the Arab Spring
Tunisia is the best performer in the Maghreb. After being ignored by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in its 2013 edition of 2013, Tunisia reinstated it and came ahead of its neighbors in the Maghreb.
Ultimately, it is better to improvise, even from notes. Disappointment
would have been greater if the Prime Minister had read the 29 pages that
had been prepared for journalists at a press conference broadcast live,
as the document was full of what
The controversy has kept expanding between those who demand the hearing
of the new Minister of Tourism Amel Karboul and the Minister in charge
of Security, Ridha Sfar
The Executive Board of the Central Bank of Tunisia noted at its meeting
on April 30, 2014, the continuing deterioration of the current account
deficit in the first quarter of the year, reaching 2.7% of GDP against
1.8% the same period of 2013, in connection
Fitch Ratings affirmed Tunisia's Long-term foreign and local currency IDRs at 'BB-' and 'BB' respectively.
The issue ratings on Tunisia's senior unsecured foreign currency bonds have also been affirmed at 'BB-'. The
Tunisia launched, on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, the population census, the sixth since its independence in 1956, the first since the Revolution (2011) and the 12th since the first census in 1921.
The visit paid by the Tunisian Prime Minister to the U.S. and what he
had heard there seem to have finally stirred in the whole government a
sense of pride that could be salutary or at least
