Tunisia wants to reopen its embassy in Syria which has been closed for more than two years and has sent a request in this vein to the government in Damascus. Tunis is yet to receive a reply from Syria’s foreign ministry and a diplomatic source said that the letter has been sent to the foreign [...]
Tunisia’s president has called for the imposed travel ban on citizens suspected of corruption, which is estimated to be affecting 0,4% of businessmen to be uplifted in a move geared towards contributing to the revival of the economy, and the promotion of the nation’s reconciliation which needs transparency. President Marzouki made these remarks during a [...]
Tunisia in partnership with the US government and the African Development Bank have released a report aimed at reforming the government’s policy in a bid to prompt economic growth. Private sector investment and entrepreneurship have been underlined as key factors by the “Towards a New Economic Model for Tunisia: Identifying Tunisia’s Binding Constraints to Broad-Based [...]
The Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), has estimated that Tunisia will be receiving more than 7 million tourists this year after having a closed a door meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Larayedh in the buildup towards the meeting of the agency’s African commission. Secretary General Taleb Rifai appreciated the government’s [...]
Tunisia has finally reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund for the $1,78 billion precautionary loan. Negotiations between the two parties have been tedious for two years. A government official familiar with the case said that “the agreement is already won and it will be announced tomorrow (Tuesday), but the official signing will be [...]
Tunisia and the International monetary Fund (IMF) will be signing the loan agreement in May while they will be holding their “last round of discussions” within the 8th-15th of this month in Tunisia. The finance minister, Elyess Fakhfakh, said he is expecting the $1,7billion emergency loan deal to be reached in the “middle of May”. [...]
After successfully hosting the World Social Forum (WSF) honored with the participation of members of associations and organizations from 127 countries, Tunisia is getting back on track to deal with matters at hand. During the closing ceremony held in the city of Carthage, President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki said that the country is searching for new [...]
President Moncef Marzouki met with the Emir of Qatar, Hamad Ben Khalifa Al-Thani, and Crown Prince separately before leaving Qatar for Tunis. Talks during the meetings centered on development projects and Qatari investments in Tunisia. Speaking on behalf of the president, spokesman Adnane Mansar said that discussions between Marzouki and the Emir focused on “the [...]
Germany’s foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle, said they are ready to be more active in Tunisia provided that the country continues to move towards democracy. Minister Westerwelle said the new moderate government must value “the rule of law and tolerance” in order to overcome the emerging Tunisian image of violence, extremism and fanaticism. During his sessions [...]
Qtel group which has a controlling interest in Tunisiana has announced that it will change its brand to Ooredoo and its companies which also include Nedjma in Algeria, Qtel in Qatar, Indosat in Indonesia, Wataniya in Kuwait and Nawras in Oman will implement it before the end of 2014. The Chairman, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed [...]
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