Tunisia's Economy

Tunis, July 10, 2009- According to “La Depeche.fr” the French sub-contracting industrial group, “Figeac Aeronautique”, is planning to set up a plant in Tunisia to produce small airplane parts. The production of the larger parts, as well as their assembly will remain positioned in France....

Tunis, July 8, 2009- The 2009 World Economic Forum “Global Enabling Trade” index ranks Tunisia first in Africa and in the Maghreb. Tunisia is in 41 th position in the world out of a total of 121 countries gaining 8 places since the 2008 report, when it was ranked 49 th out of ...

Tunis, July 7, 2009- The Tunisian centre for the promotion of exports (CEPEX) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korean Importers Association (KOIMA). The MOU was signed during the Tunisian- Korean Forum organized in Seoul from June 29 to July 1, 2009. A delegation of Tunisian businessmen composed of ...

Tunis, July 7, 2009- As of June 30, all of Tunisia’s customs declarations are treated electronically through the Tunisie Trade Net (TTN) network which operates in total osmosis with the country’s customs’ software system, known under the acronym SINDA.
The adoption of an electronic system crowns the joint efforts by the Ministry of ...

Tunis, July 6, 2009- The 2009 World Bank Global Index Report has just ranked the Tunisian Foreign Investment Promotion Agency ( FIPA) second in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

The Report which assesses the efficiency of governmental agencies in attracting and ...

Tunis, July 4, 2009- Tunisia will double its gas imports from Algeria and will consequently increase its royalties for the gas transport on its territory of the Transmed gas pipeline (also known as the Mattei gas pipeline) which carries Algerian gas to Italy , said a government source in Tunis.
Imports of Algerian ...

Tunis, July 3, 2009- The 2009 Africa Competitiveness Report (ACR) was launched in Tunis on Thursday. The Report which is jointly produced by the African Development Bank, the World economic Forum and the World Bank provides a comprehensive assessment of African competitiveness.
The Report also provides short term and long term policy for ...