Aslan Ben Rejeb, president of the Confederation of Citizen Enterprises of Tunisia (CONECT), stressed this Friday, February 27, 2026, before the Commission on Strategic Planning and Sustainable Development, and reminded that the experience of the 2016 investment law showed that legislative ambition alone is not enough.
He added that the investment law is not measured by its wording, but by its ability to generate real projects, real jobs and tangible economic momentum. For when implementation is delayed, trust erodes.
And when confidence wanes, investment shifts to other destinations. Based on this assessment, the organization’s central message is clear: the success of these reforms will depend not only on their adoption, but also on the speed and effectiveness of their implementation.
The president of CONECT clarified that the main problem of the 2016 experience did not lie in the philosophy of the text, but in its implementation framework, notably the delay in publishing the implementing texts and their sometimes scattered dispersion, which led to gaps or divergences in interpretation, fueling hesitation among investors.
In this context, he warned that the real danger lies not in the existence of certain gaps in the text, but in the risk that it remains without concrete impact, stating that investment does not need further rhetoric, but clarity, stability and swiftness in action.
Aslan Ben Rejeb a finally called for explicit parallel engagement on the implementing texts, with a clear timetable and a monitoring mechanism ensuring coordination between the various concerned structures, as well as a precise definition of responsibilities. He added that it is essential for the executive to take ownership of this reform now, so that the adoption of the law is immediately followed by its entry into force, with no time gap.
