Tunisia presented a three-year program to build 150 thousand social and low-cost
housing units dedicated to disadvantaged families and categories.
Mr. Riadh Bettaieb, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation presented this program, at a talk with Director General ...
Secretary of State for Housing Mrs. Chahida Ben Fraj Bouraoui said the budget allocated to the program designed to replace substandard dwellings is estimated at 40 million dinars (first part), as part of the 2012 supplementary budget. ...
One year after the Jasmine Revolution, Tunisia's economy is showing signs of
recovery following last year's political upheaval, noted Oxford Business Group, adding "with support from international partners returning foreign investment and a government commitment to fostering a business ...
"The tourism sector, deeply affected by events that had taken place in the
country since the Revolution of January 14, saw its earnings fall 33% in 2011, reaching 3,364 million Tunisian dinars (MTD), Director General of the Tunisian National Tourism Board (ONTT) Habib Ammar told TAP. ...
Tunisian Secretary of State for Finance Slim Besbes called, on Thursday in Abu Dhabi, for "mobilizing EUR 1 billion in quickly cashable donations to finance short-term projects." ...
The statement made by Interim Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali before Tunisian businessmen abroad on the existence of a list of 460 Tunisian businessmen, who are currently banned from traveling, has added confusion to the real intentions of the Tunisian government in place to improve the investment climate. ...
A delegation of international rating agency "Fitch Ratings" is paying a
periodic technical visit to Tunisia, pending the revision of the country's rating.
"Fitch Rating" had lowered Tunisia's rating ...
The volume of foreign investments in Tunisia went down by 29.2% in 2011, compared to
2010.
According to the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) CEO Noureddine Zekri, the total value of these investments fell from 2417.7 million dinars (MTD) in 2010
to 1711.3 MTD in 2011. ...
A seminar was held, Thursday in Tunis, on "Tunisian-French partnership to better explore the Libyan market." This meeting between Tunisian and French investors aims to study the business climate in Tripoli to identify its prospects ...
The cost of the Revolution in Tunisia exceeded what was feasible, said Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia, Mustapha Kamel Nabli, in an interview with television channel France 24, reporting a negative growth rate of-1.85% ...
With alarming indicators: a growth rate of -1.85%, a loss of 48,000 jobs, the departure of 172 foreign companies and the proliferation of sit-ins and strikes which reached 567 in 314 companies and not less than 500 sit-ins, the economic situation in Tunisia is becoming worrying. ...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has allocated 2 to 2.5 billion Euros to support countries of the Arab Spring (Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco and Jordan) in their transition to democracy by 2015. ...
