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Economy
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537Tunisia-Fayçal Derbel proposes to change currency
Speaking to Express FM, MP and rapporteur of the Finance Committee at the House of People’s Representatives Fayçal Derbel explained that the 2021...
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649Tunisia-Chiheb Ben Ahmed named as the new head of CEPEX
The Ministry of Trade and Export Development declared on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, that Chiheb Ben Ahmed has been designated CEO of...
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448Tunisia-Ali Kooli :The agreement of the site workers’ file suits everyone
Speaking to Mosaique FM, The Minister of Economy and Finance, Ali Kooli declared this Wednesday, October 21, 2020, that the agreement on...
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504Tunisia-Tunisia to talk to IMF and may request funds
Tunisia will have consultations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in approaching weeks and may inquire more financing facilities, a senior official...
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509Tunisia-[ Audio] Moez Joudi: Government must provide 10 billion dinars to fill the 2020 budget deficit
Speaking to Tunisie Numérique, economic specialist Mr Moez Joudi affirmed that the current administration is expected, within the framework of the Complementary...
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791Tunisia-2021 Finance Law: Cash payments limited to 3000 dinars
The finance bill for the 2021 fiscal year proposes to limit cash transactions for an amount greater than 3 thousand dinars. This...
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425Tunisia-The payment of road taxes linked to tax declaration
The Mechichi government proposed in the 2021 budget bill to link the payment of road taxes to that of the tax declaration....
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463Oil slides, gold climbs after US President Trump announces COVID-19 infection
Oil and copper slumped while gold rose after President Donald Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for...
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451Tunisia-Marouen Abassi calls for Tunisian consumption
The governor of the Central Bank Marouen Abassi confirmed on the need to consume Tunisian and to strengthen local products. In a...
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580Tunisia-60.7% drop in tourism receipts until September 20
Accumulated tourism receipts decreased by 60.7% to reach a value of 1,647 million dinars, as of September 20, 2020, compared to the...
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814Tunisia-BCT cuts its key rate by 50 %
The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) decided, during its meeting on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, to lower...
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506Tunisia-Hakim Ben Hammouda:State institutions have lost their ability to think and foresee
Speaking to Shems FM, Former finance minister Hakim Ben Hammouda considered today, Friday, September 18, 2020, that Tunisians institutions have lost their ability...
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1.0KTunisia- BTC governor pledges to find a solution for PayPal before the end of 2020
Central Bank Governor Marouane Abbasi vowed today to attain a resolution regarding the current issue of “PayPal” entry into Tunisia, according to...
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820Tunisia-60% drop in tourism revenue
Tourism revenues decreased by 60% until September 10, 2020. These revenues did not exceed 1.5 billion dinars, against nearly 4 billion dinars,...
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719Tunisia- 84% increase in state budget deficit
The state budget deficit worsened by 84% at the end of July 2020, so much so that the value of this deficit...
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633Tunisia-Minister of the Economy: “It is absurd that a Tunisian today cannot open a foreign currency account”
The Minister of Economy and Finance Ali Kooli indicated, during his presence before the parliamentary finance committee, that “the exchange law was...
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454Tunisia-[Video ] : The most important interventions of former Minister of Finance Nizar Yaïch
The former finance minister in Fakhfekh government, Nizar Yaïch aimed to devise a rescue plan for the country’s economy. “This is the...
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508Tunisia-Business executive dissatisfied with government performance
A study by the Arab Institute of Business Leaders shows that more than 50% of business leaders are unhappy with the performance...
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520Tunisia-Tunisian Expatriates will be capable to open a remote investment account with Tunisian banks as of October 2020
A memorandum of agreement was approved on Friday in Tunis between Finance Minister Mohamed Nizar Yaïche and the Director-General of the Banque...
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891Tunisia-Nizar Yaiche: Employees salaries for the months of September and October are available
The Minister of Finance, Mohamed Nizar Yaiche asserted that the salaries of Employees for September and October are present and secured, guaranteeing...
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575Tunisia-BCT: Two new coins of 1 dinar and 200 millimes put into circulation
Two new coins of 1 dinar and two hundred millimes will be put into circulation by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT),...
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1.4KTunisia-Who is Mohamed Boussaid, proposed Minister of Commerce?
Mohamed Boussaïd is proposed to the Ministry of Trade and Export Development. Holder of a diploma from the National School of Administration...
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771Tunisia-Cereal harvest down to 15.3 million quintals
After a record cereal harvest of 24 million quintals during the 2018/19 season, the total production of cereals for the 2019-2020 season...
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559Tunisia-Ezzeddine Saïdane: Tunisia relationship with the International Monetary Fund has stopped
Speaking to Shems FM, economist Ezzeddine Saïdane clarified that it is apparent that Tunisia today is unable to resort to the international...