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2026 Finance Bill: Government Authorized to Waive Debts of the Tunisian Sugar Company
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The 2026 Finance Bill contains an important measure regarding the Tunisian Sugar Company (STS). According to Article 43, the Minister of Finance is authorized, on behalf of the State, to waive the unpaid tax...
Owner: Hassan Soussou
Clashes break out in southern Tunisia as protest over pollution turns violent
Clashes broke out in the southern Tunisian city of Gabes on Wednesday during a rally by protesters denouncing decades of pollution and environmental neglect. The demonstrators had marched onto a phosphate-processing plant of the Groupe Chimique...
Owner: Pedro Vargas David & Luís Santos
Violence erupts during anti-pollution protest as anger boils in Tunisia’s phosphate belt
GABES, Tunisia (AP) — Police rained tear gas on crowds and several demonstrators and riot police were injured in the southern Tunisian city of Gabes as thousands of people marched Wednesday to protest worsening air pollution from a...
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Tunisia: Bank financing of state sees strongest growth in fifteen years
The latest statistics published by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) highlight a sharp acceleration in the State’s bank financing. As of August 2025, loans granted to the public sector jumped by 37.5% year-on-year, marking their strongest increase...
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Landmark trade forum calls for borderless prosperity
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The Point
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The International Trade and Cooperation Forum, themed: ‘Trade Partnership Without Borders’, opened as diplomats, entrepreneurs, and policymakers from across Africa gathered to reimage how the continent does business. Ambassador Chief Zainab...
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Protests against Tunisian chemical factory blamed for health issues turn violent
GABES, Tunisia (AFP): Several thousand people rallied in southern Tunisia on Wednesday, calling for the closure of an aging chemicals factory which locals have blamed for a host of poisonings and health issues. As the procession reached the...
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Green transition: UBCI and Amen Bank receive €20 million in funding from EBRD
Two financing agreements were signed on Monday between the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and two Tunisian banks — Amen Bank and UBCI — for a total amount of €20 million, as part of the launch of the Green Economy...
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Etihad Salam and AFR-IX partner to strengthen EMEA digital connectivity
Etihad Salam has entered into a strategic with AFR-IX telecom, an infrastructure and telecom operator and the developer and operator of the Medusa Submarine Cable System. This collaboration aims to elevate digital connectivity spanning Europe,...
Kenya turns to the Bank of England for gold in a bid to protect its economy
Parts of the conversation the Kenyan government is having with the Bank of England concerning its plans to buy gold include bullion storage. Given the rapid rise in gold prices this year, Kenya has joined the list of countries looking to...
Owner: Leonard Stiegeler
Tunisian delegation arrives in Benghazi to coordinate the first Libya–Tunisia Medical Forum
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The Libya Observer
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A Tunisian delegation representing the private medical sector in Tunisia has arrived in Benghazi to coordinate preparations for the first Libya–Tunisia Medical Forum, scheduled to take place in early December. The head of the Tunisian delegation,...
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Tunisia: Rise in Exports from the Mining, Phosphate and Derivatives Sector
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp According to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), Tunisia’s foreign trade results at current prices for the first nine months of 2025 show a slight increase in exports of 0.03%, reaching 46,419.8...
Owner: Hassan Soussou
US Senate confirms Lebanese-American ambassadors for Tunisia, Lebanon
The US Senate has now confirmed two out of President Donald Trump's three Arab American picks for ambassadorships in the Middle East: his golfing companion, businessman Michel Issa, to be ambassador to Lebanon; and Bill Bazzi, former mayor of...
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Thousands protest Tunisia factory after dozens hospitalised
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The New Arab
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Several thousand people rallied in southern Tunisia on Wednesday, calling for the closure of an ageing chemicals factory which locals have blamed for a host of poisonings and health issues. As the procession reached the vicinity of the vast...
Owner: Maayed Ahmed Saleem Dib & Mohammad Muhddin Suleiman Almasri
EBRD, EU and TCX launch green financing facility in Tunisia
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Africa Business Communities
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is joining forces with the European Union (EU) to launch the Green Economy Financing Facility programme in Tunisia, aiming to strengthen the competitiveness of the private sector and...
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EBRD, EU and TCX launch green financing framework in Tunisia
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is joining forces with the European Union (EU) to launch the Green Economy Financing Facility programme in Tunisia, aiming to strengthen the competitiveness of the private sector and...
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Franco-German bank ODDO BHF launches euro-backed stablecoin
Franco-German banking group ODDO BHF has launched a stablecoin pegged to the euro under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. According to an announcement on Wednesday, the bank will serve as the issuer of the EUROD...
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Thousands protest in Tunisia’s Gabes over pollution crisis
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Thousands took to the streets of the Tunisian coastal city of Gabes in a huge march on Wednesday, in an escalation of protests that began last week over pollution from the state Chemical Group’s (CGT) phosphate...
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Djuric: Serbia, Tunisia committed to strengthening friendly relations
KAMPALA - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with Tunisian FM Mohamed Ali Nafti in Kampala, Uganda on Wednesday on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement. "Expressing satisfaction with today’s...
Owner: Željko Joksimović
Tunisia categorically rejects the “disguised settlement” of irregular migrants!
Tunisia is facing a surge in migration due to its geographical proximity to Europe. Criminal networks, taking advantage of this “opportunity,” have chosen the country as a launch platform and show no sign of stopping. Developments are expected in...
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Tunisia: SOTIPAPIER announces resumption of operations at its Belli industrial site
The Tunisian Industrial Paper and Cardboard Company (SOTIPAPIER) announced that activity at its Belli industrial site has gradually resumed as of October 8, 2025, following the end of a strike that occurred on September 22, 2025. In its statement,...
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