The investment director at the National Office of Thermalism and Hydrotherapy, Mohamed Sakhiri, indicated that El Hamma concentrates around 25% of the country’s thermal establishments dedicated to treatments with mineral waters.
He clarified that the region’s thermal baths welcome nearly 3 million visitors each year seeking treatments based on mineral waters, in the framework of the Partnership and Investment Days organized in the governorate of Gabès.
Mohamed Sakhiri also highlighted the intention to realize the project of the El Khbayet tourist and thermal city, within the El Hamma West delegation. He added that the region should also see the construction of a thermal station at Métouia, parallel to efforts to revive the Aïn Zarat hammam.
As part of the Partnership and Investment Days, a regional day dedicated to sustainable investment and financial inclusion was also organized at the initiative of the South Development Office, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
This day allowed presenting the financial system, the concept of financial inclusion, as well as the products, services and mechanisms available in this field. Meetings were also organized between project promoters, support structures and financial institutions.
Among those who participated in this event were the director-general of the Financial Inclusion Observatory, the director-general of the Microfinance Control Authority, representatives of the UNDP and of the South Development Office, as well as officials from support and accompaniment structures, several financial institutions and a large number of project promoters.
