Tunis: The textile-clothing trade balance widens by 3.1 points during the first five months of 2024, compared with the same period in 2023, down from 132.1% to 129%, according to the economic bulletin published by the Textile Technical Centre (CETTEX).The value of exports in the textiles and clothing sector fell by 8.64% between January and May 2024, to TND 3,845.74 million.In terms of quantity, exports totalled 62,973.54 tonnes, down 11.81%.Clothing exports dropped by 10.59%, from TND 3,584.29 million in the first 5 months of 2023 to TND 3,204.71 million in the same period of 2024.Textile exports, on the other hand, rose by 2.51% to TND 641.03 million in 2024, compared with TND 625.31 million in 2023.Textile-clothing imports reached TND 2,981.50 million, down 6.44%.The imported quantities reached 146 847.94 tons, down 2.67% compared to the same period in 2023.Textile-clothing imports by value from the main supplier countries under suspension arrangements during the first 5 months of 2024 showed an increase in imports from Germany (8.05%) and the Netherlands (4.46%), compared with a fall in imports from Belgium by 15.23%, Spain by 13.19% and Italy by 11.62%, Turkey by 8.62%, France by 8.58% and China by 4.81%.Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
President Kais Saied Discusses Economic Strategy with Key Officials
Tunis: President Kais Saied met on Monday, at Carthage Palace with Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri, Minister of Economy and Planning Samir Abdelhafidh, and Tunisia Central Bank (BCT) Governor Fethi Zouhair Nouri. The meeting focused on the law re…
July 20, 2026