Tunisia News
Economy
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482Tunisia-Tunisia and IMF hold ‘’ technical discussions ’, no timeline set
International Monetary Fund staff met with Tunisian authorities this week in Washington to discuss Tunisia’s request for an IMF loan program and...
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584Tunisia-IMF satisfied with Tunisian file and considers its program feasible
The Tunisian Minister of the Economy, Ali Kooli, met with his delegation composed of BCT Governor, President of UTICA and the Tunisian...
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3.0KTunisia-QNB Tunisia launches its action plan to generate profits starting 2022
QNB Tunisia bank issued this week its financial results for the year 2020. The results revealed a loss of 78.4 million dinars...
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833Tunisia-PM Mechichi:Tunisia to seek $4 billion IMF loan
Prime Minister told Reuters press agency on Friday, April 30th,20212 that Tunisia will seek a $4 billion loan programme from the International...
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608Tunisia-Appointments within the cabinet of Minister of Finance Ali Kooli
According to confirmed sources, 3 new appointments took place to the post of the project manager in the cabinet of the Minister...
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745Tunisia-PM meets with ministers of foreign affairs, economy in runup to talks with IMF, WB
Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi met Tuesday with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi and Minister of Economy, Finance...
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496Tunisia-Ali Kooli:Tunisia needs additional funds to pay salaries
Speaking at today plenary session to examine the bill of a loan agreement, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Ali Kooli confirmed, that the...
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631Tunisia- Parliament approves loan of 600 million euros
The House of People’s Representatives on Thursday approved the bill for the credit agreement given by the European Union to Tunisia. This...
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577Tunisia-Minister of Commerce: Price regulation will only be used in extreme cases
Speaking to Shems FM, Trade Minister Mohamed Boussaïd announced that price regulation will only be used in extreme cases. He further indicated...
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800Tunisia-New appointments at the Ministry of Finance
By government decree issued in the JORT of March 23, 2021, the Ministry of Finance has decided to designate: – Yahia Chemlali...
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607Tunisia-Finance minister on a working visit to Qatar
Minister of Economy, Finance and Investment Support, Ali Koôli will be paying a working visit to Qatar from this Friday till March...
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602Tunisia-Tunisia Raises Fuel Prices
Tunisia increased fuel prices on Wednesday for the second time in a month. The price of a litre of gasoline climbed...
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562Tunisia- Return of part of the money embezzled by Ben Ali clan
The Presidency of the Republic announced in a statement Wednesday that the Swiss authorities transferred a sum of 3.5 million dinars (MD)...
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748Tunisia-President Saied meets BCT Governor and Haykel Mekki
President of the Republic Kais Saied welcomed the Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia Marouane Abassi at Carthage presidential palace. The...
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487Tunisia- Ministry of Finance denies the dismissal of three general managers
The Ministry of Economy, Finance and Investment Support denied the removal of three general managers in relationship with people prosecuted or having...
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431Tunisia-IMF urges Tunisia to cut wage bill, limit energy subsidies to reduce a fiscal deficit
The International Monetary Fund urged Tunisia on Friday to cut its wage bill and limit energy subsidies to reduce a fiscal deficit,...
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621Tunisia-Moody’s downgrades Tunisia’s ratings to B3, maintains negative outlook
Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has today downgraded the Government of Tunisia’s long-term foreign-currency and local-currency issuer ratings to B3 from B2 and...
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441Tunisia-BCT calls for increased vigilance in face of cybernetic threats
The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) on Friday, asked banks and credit institutions to step up their vigilance means against cyber threats,...
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485Tunisia-Tataouine: Agreement signed to enable the financing of credits
ETAP and BTS signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday at the headquarters of the governorate of Tataouine, in the attendance of the minister...
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504Tunisia-Tunisian economy suffers Historic recession of 8.8%
The Tunisian economy registered in 2020 an unparalleled drop of 8.8% (-8.8%) as opposed to 2019, the National Institute of Statistics (INS)...
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705Tunisia-Ministry of Finance: New loan worth 465 million dollars
The Ministry of Economy, Finance and Investment Support announced yesterday that 14 local banks have given the Tunisian state a syndicated loan...
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503Tunisia-Banks to grant 250 million euros loan to government
Tunisian banks have agreed a 250 million euro syndicated loan to be used by the government to finance the 2021 budget, a...
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609Tunisia-Central bank calls for political stability
As part of the examination of the nation’s economic situation, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Tunisia emphasised the...
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559Tunisia-New IMF recommendations to Tunisia to reduce the budget deficit
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) transmitted Tunisia many recommendations on Friday January 22, 2021 in order to decrease the budget deficit. At...