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Tunisia to issue $350 million US-backed loan in July

Tunisia plans to issue $300 million to $350 million in loan guaranteed by the U.S. government in July, a Finance Ministry official said on Wednesday, as it taps international debt markets for the first time in five years. ...

Tunisia: tourist arrivals up 51.8% (4 months)

Tourist arrivals to Tunisia registered a significant improvement over the first four months of 2012, reaching more than 1.4 million visitors, up 51.8%. However, the indicators published by the Ministry of Tourism, are not yet equal to those recorded in 2010. ...

Tunisia: decline in main export sectors, revival in tourism and agriculture (CenBank)

A relative improvement of agricultural production, a drop in exports for Mechanical and Electrical Industries, clothing and shoes and a recovery of tourist trade are the main indicators of the economic situation for the period ranging between January 1 and May 15, according to the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT). ...

Tunisia: construction of 30,000 social housing units at affordable prices

The government is committed to conduct a fair, cohesive and comprehensive social policy for the benefit of all categories and regions. It seeks, specifically, to ensure social housing for every family in need, thanks to the launch of a program to build 30,000 homes ...

Tunisia-MENA-USA: ”waiting is not the right decision … the best is to react”

Which opportunities exist between the MENA region and the United States? Which partnership should we talk about? Which types of strategies and policies should be retained? These are the main issues discussed at a seminar held, Thursday, May 10, 2012, at the initiative of the Tunisian-American Chamber ...

Tunisia: trade deficit reaches 3,316 MTD (INS)

The trade balance in Tunisia recorded a deficit estimated at 3,316 million dinars (MTD) from January to April 2012, up 38.8% over the same period in 2011. According to statistics released Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), the import coverage rate ...

Tunisia: Tunisiana wins tender for 3G license

After turning it down, last April 20, the Department of Information and Communication Technology approved, Friday, May 4, the financial offer of Tunisiana for the acquisition 

Tunisia: Governance key concept of economic growth

One year after the Revolution, the new Tunisia has an overriding obligation to fight a relentless battle against corruption which poisoned the country from top to bottom in order to lay solid foundations of good governance. This is a big challenge for a country undergoing resuscitation and which needs, according ...

Tunisia: Government’s program sits on the fence

A range of measures were announced Thursday by Interim Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, as he presented the Government’s action program for the year 2012 to the National Constituent Assembly (ANC). ...

Tunisia: CenBank points to slowdown in economic activity

The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) pointed to "signs of slowdown of the economic activity, particularly a fall in the consumption of high and middle voltage electricity which reflects the level of industrial activities," and a decline in the rate of growth of exports ...

Tunisia to borrow from international financial market, announces BCT Governor

The Central Bank of Tunisia plans to borrow from the international financial market under guarantees from international institutions, the Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), Mustapha Kamel Nabli told Africanmanager, stressing in this regard ...

Tunisia: reported industrial investments up 41.9% in Q1 of 2012

Investments reported in the industrial sector grew by 41.9% in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the same period of 2011, reaching 1,063 million Tunisian dinars (MTD), compared to 749.2 million dinars, according to the newsletter of the Agency for Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII). ...
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