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Tunisia: Consensus around postponement of election for Oct. 23

After a period of fear and uncertainty concerning the postponement of the election date, raising a controversy among Tunisian political parties which opposed it or agreed on it, Beji Caid Essebsi announced, Wednesday, that October 23, 2011 was chosen as the final date for holding the Constituent Assembly election after ...

Nabli: Tunisia’s share in G8 funding not fixed yet

Tunisia's share and modes of allocation of funds granted by G8 leaders, who had met on May 26-27 in Deauville, France, "have not yet been set," said Mr. Mustapha Kamel Nabli, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT). ...

Tunisia: tourism professionals expect ”disastrous” tourist season

The tourist season in Tunisia will be "disastrous," as a result of the 50% loss suffered by different indicators of the sector compared with 2010, tourist professionals said. ...

Tunisia raises 2,850 million dinars of foreign funding

Tunisia has managed to raise 2,850 million dinars for 2011, as part of bilateral and multilateral co-operation, said Planning and International Co-operation Minister Abdelhamid Triki. ...

Tunisia: cautious optimism of Kamel Nabli

The economic recovery in Tunisia will be slow and patchy because of the lingering effects of its recent social upheaval and the conflict in Libya, the governor of the country’s central bank said Wednesday. ...

Tunisia is a ”good debtor” for AfDB

"The ADB is proceeding from the stage of promises to concrete action for the Tunisian economy," said AfDB President Donald Kaberuka during a press conference held on Wednesday at the Bank’s premises. ...

Tunisia: Economic activity improving; foreign currency assets down to 115 days of imports

At its monthly meeting of May, the Executive Board of the Central Bank of Tunisia reviewed the recent developments of the economic conditions both internationally and nationally, noting the continued gradual improvements in the pace of economic activity whose early signs have emerged from last March ...

Tunisia-France: FDI will recover their pace only from 2012

Out of the 1,250 French companies operating in Tunisia, only thirty are facing disturbances and closed. Some are even making extensions. However, only a few number of new company settlement is recorded ...

Is Tunisia too indebted and should it request a moratorium on its debt?

Is Tunisia too indebted, and if so, should it demand a rescheduling, suspension or even cancellation of some of its debts? The question divides Tunisian analysts and economists and sparks a debate where the arguments of each other chart courses, which despite being very interesting have not yet shaken the beliefs ...

G8 called upon to support transition in Tunisia through $34 billion plan

Economists from all over the world called on the G8 to adopt a road-map supporting democratic transition in Tunisia and an economic plan of 20 to 30 billion dollars (between 27 to 40 billion dinars), to open up the country's internal regions and create a specific ...

Tunisia : STB Ratings Action

Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has assigned a ‘Negative’ Outlook to Société Tunisienne de Banque’s (STB) Foreign Currency ratings, as well as to its Financial ...

Tunisia: political crisis finally defused?

Events that put to test the Government of Caied Essebsi are not rare, as critical events are fast approaching. The most controversial is undoubtedly that of July 24 which marks, at least theoretically, the endgame for this ...
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