Day: July 23, 2024
Cooperation council of Tunisian, Algerian and Libyan employers’ organisations set up
Tunis: Tunisian, Algerian and Libyan employers’ organisations (the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA), the Algerian Economic Renewal Council (CREA) and the Libyan General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agric…
ARP: Bill on loan for creation of funding line for SMEs considered at plenary
Tunis: The Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP) is considering the bill no.2024/39 on the approvement of a funding agreement concluded on March 18, 2024, between Tunisia and the European Investment Bank (EIB) related to a loan allocated to Tunis…
CBF announces launch of new Inclusive Instant Digital Payments Initiative with AMF and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Tunis: The Banking and Finance Council (CBF) on Tuesday announced that ‘a new Inclusive Instant Digital Payments Initiative will be launched in collaboration between the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.’
The CBF rep…
ARP ratifies financing agreement between Tunisia and EIB
Tunis: The Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP) approved a bill, during a plenary session, on Tuesday, ratifying a funding agreement signed on March 18, between Tunisia and the European Investment Bank (EIB).
This agreement pertains to a loan g…
Nabil Ammar calls for consolidating ties between Tunisian experts living abroad
Tunis: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil Ammar, stressed the need to develop a clear strategy which «would bring Tunisian experts together so that they create a driving force for economic growth in the country.»
Speak…
Presidential Elections 2024: Forum of Democratic Forces to appeal against eligibility conditions
Tunis: The Forum of Democratic Forces said Tuesday it will lodge an appeal to the Administrive Court against the regulatory decision of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) on the criteria and eligibility conditions for the presidential…
Zouhaier Maghzaoui says running for presidential elections does not imply abandoning July 25 process
Tunis: Zouhaier Maghzaoui, Secretary-General of Echaab Movement and its presidential candidate, said on Tuesday, “our candidacy for the presidenci does not imply abandoning the July 25 process, which our movement was the first to support.”
“We positi…
Air transport military unit deployed in Central African Republic under UN flag (JORT)
Tunis: Decree No. 2024-440 of July 18, 2024, deploying a military air transport unit in the Central African Republic under the flag of the United Nations was published, Tuesday, in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia (JORT).
The military …
Shepherd suffers injuries by shrapnel from mine explosion in closed military zone in Jebel Salloum
Kasserine: A 47-year-old shepherd on Tuesday suffered injuries by shrapnel on his leg and right hand from a landmine explosion in the closed military zone of Jebel Salloum in Kasserine governorate.
The injured citizen is currently undergoing treatmen…
60% of irregular migrants reached Tunisia through land borders with Algeria (FTDES)
Tunis: Preliminary results of a field study, carried out by the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social rights (FTDES) on the situation of migrants in Tunisia on a sample of 379 migrants, showed that 60% of those polled arrived in Tunisia through land …