Tunis, November 18, 2008- During a press conference held at the head office of the Tunisian Central Bank, the Director General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr Dominique Strauss Kahn said that Tunisia will witness “a strong economic growth, in spite of the world financial crisis which will affect in different degrees all countries”. He also added that Maghrebi countries which are not oil producers are capable of overcoming the consequences of this crisis, “with a minimum of damage”.
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Tunis, November 18, 2008- From December 2 to March 31, 2009, Kairouan will host a cultural exhibit dubbed “Mediterranean civilizational innovation: exchange and communication”. The exhibit which is hosted by the Rekada Museum of Islamic Arts and Civilization, is organized by the Ministry of culture and heritage preservation.
The event is also part of the El Kantara (bridge) Euro- Med project, aiming at fostering exchange and communication between East and West, in order to highlight the shared civilizational heritage between the countries bordering ...
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Tunis, November 18, 2008- The Tunisian national handball team which has recently won the Qatar International Handball Tournament which was held from October 30 to November 2, in Doha, is actively preparing for the 2009 World Championship scheduled to take place from January 16 to February 1, 2009, in Croatia.
The preparation program set up by Tunisia’s new coach, Zoran Zivcovic, includes training sessions in Ain Draham, north of the country, as well as the participation in two tournaments respectively in France and ...
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Tunis, November 18, 2008- President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali received on Tuesday Mr Dominique Strauss Kahn, the Director General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The meeting focused on the situation of the Tunisian economy and the Maghrebi economic integration.
Following the meeting, the Director General of the IMF, declared that in the aftermath of his participation in Libya to the meeting of Maghrebi States, within the framework of the conferences dedicated to the economic integration of the Arab Maghreb, he had decided to ...
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Tunis, November 18, 2008- A welcome ceremony was organized on Tuesday morning in honor of Mrs Kristina Fernandez De Kirchner, President of the Republic of Argentina who arrived in Tunis on Monday night for a work and friendship visit from November 17 to 19.
President Ben Ali welcomed Tunisia’s host. Later both Heads of State saluted the flag at the sound of the national anthems of both countries, before reviewing a detachment of the presidential guard which paid them honors.
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Tunis, November 18, 2008 - President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali met with the Argentinean President, Mrs Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner on Tuesday. The meeting focused on the relations of friendship and cooperation between both countries, as well as on the latest developments on the regional and international scene.
The official Spokesman of the Presidency of the Republic said that the meeting reviewed the evolution of the strong relations of friendship between Tunisia and Argentina and the perspectives of further promoting them.
The aim being to boost commercial ...
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