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Trump's tariffs: What's in effect and what could be in store?
US President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN US President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10 per cent on all...
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Tunisia: Largest Industrial Solar Project to Come Online in February in Bir Mcherga
The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The largest photovoltaic project in Tunisia’s industrial sector is nearing completion in the Bir Mcherga industrial zone in Zaghouan. According to...
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Tunisia: National Oil Production Down 9% by End-August 2025
The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp National oil production reached 0.86 million tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) at the end of August 2025, a 9% decline compared with the same period in...
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Canada: Tunisians Among the Top Four Africans Naturalized in 2025
The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The Canadian dream continues to attract many Tunisians. According to recent figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for the...
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Turkish Cooperation And Coordination Agency's (TIKA) Support For Qualified Beekeeping For Women, Youth, And Persons With Disabilities In Tunisia
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ANKARA, Turkey, October 17, 2025/APO Group/ -- Within the scope of the project, 20 members of a local cooperative-composed predominantly of women-received donations of modern beekeeping equipment, including...
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Tunisia: The Central Bank announces the release into circulation of a new Tunisian ten-dinar banknote (Type 2020).
The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp In a notice to banks and the National Post Office, the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) announced today that, starting October 17, 2025, a new ten-dinar...
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Tunisia set to close 2025 with forex reserves covering 91 days of imports (IACE)
Tunisia is expected to close 2025 with a decline in foreign exchange reserves, but still sufficient to cover 91 days of imports, according to the Arab Institute of Business Leaders (IACE). The total net foreign currency requirement to cover the...
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Tunisia: ASSAD reduces its debt and records strong growth in Q3
The Tunisian battery company ASSAD has just published its activity indicators for the third quarter of 2025, confirming a solid improvement in its financial structure and a notable increase in its revenue. Beyond its good results, this publication...
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Tunisia: UBCI raises 60 million dinars on bond market in single day
Broker Union Capital announced that subscriptions for the subordinated bond issue “UBCI SUBORDONNE 2025-1” of 60 million dinars, issued through a public offering and opened to the public on October 16, 2025, were closed on the same day for the...
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Tunisia's Lost Decade: How the Arab Spring's Brightest Hope Failed
Evidence of coup plotting was widespread. In April 2021, a leaked document outlined, step by step, how parliament could be suspended and power centralized in the presidency. Saied never denied receiving it. Yet Tunisia's political elite, paralyzed...
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Tunisia: Fintech PAYDAY raises $3M to expand digital finance for workers
Tunisian fintech PAYDAY has secured $3 million in its first pre-seed funding round, led by UGFS North Africa with TALYS Group and BioProtection SA, to transform how workers access financial services digitally. The funding will support digital...
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Finance Bill 2026: New measures for public enterprises and also fee increases
According to the first draft of the 2026 Finance Bill, proposed by the government to the Assembly of People’s Representatives , the state plans a number of measures, notably authorizing the Central Bank of Tunisia to grant facilities to the Public...
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Tunisia: SOMOCER records historic loss of nearly 29 million dinars in 2024
The 2024 fiscal year for SOMOCER ended with a record net loss of TND 28.8 million, compared to 11.9 million in 2023, according to public financial statements released on Thursday, October 16. This worsening of the deficit occurs in a particularly...
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Tunisia: Central Bank will lend up to 11 billion dinars to State
The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) has been authorized to grant facilities to the General Treasury of the Republic of Tunisia, up to a maximum amount of 11 billion dinars. This is by way of derogation from the provisions of Article 25 of Law No....
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Dozens arrested in Tunisia anti-pollution protests: activists
The riot police fire tear gas to disperse protesters taking part in a demonstration near the polluting units of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) in Gabes, Tunisia, on October 15, 2025. [Getty] Police in Gabes, Tunisia have arrested dozens of...
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Libya, France hold talks in Marseille to boost economic and investment cooperation
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Libyan and French officials are meeting in Marseille to explore new opportunities for economic and investment cooperation between the two countries. The Libyan Consulate General in Marseille said the talks are being held under the framework of the...
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Finance Bill 2026: Exceptional Measures to Support Three Public Enterprises
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The Finance Bill for 2026 includes a series of measures aimed at strengthening the financial stability of three key public institutions — the Gafsa Phosphate Company (CPG), the Tunisian Trade Office (OCT), and...
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The 2026 Finance Bill: Key Phases of the Process (Video)
The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp On October 16, 2025, the Bureau of the Tunisian Parliament will meet to discuss key issues, including the examination of the finance bill for 2026. This...
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A Worrying Sign for the Global Economy: Gold-to-Oil Ratio Hits a Record High
The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Financial markets are closely tracking a typically overlooked indicator: the gold-to-oil ratio, which measures how many barrels of oil can be bought with...
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U.S. Court Bars Israeli Company from Spying on WhatsApp Users
The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp A U.S. federal judge on Friday prohibited the Israeli company NSO Group, developer of the notorious Pegasus spyware, from targeting WhatsApp users. The...
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