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World Bank Forecasts 2.6% Growth for Tunisia’s Economy in 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The World Bank projects that Tunisia’s economy will grow by 2.6% in 2025, before slowing slightly to 2.4% during 2026-2027. The slowdown is linked to restrictive financing conditions, persistent market access...
Owner: Hassan Soussou
Senate confirms Dearborn Heights Mayor Bazzi as ambassador to Tunisia
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The Detroit News - Michigan
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Washington ― The U.S. Senate on Tuesday evening voted to confirm Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi to be the U.S. ambassador to the north African country of Tunisia. Bazzi was approved by a party-line vote of 51-47 as part of a bloc of 108...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Business News | Nobel Laureates Inspire Graduates at 3-day KIIT Convocation 2025
PRNewswire Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 30: The 21st Annual Convocation of KIIT-DU (https://kiit.ac.in/) concluded on Sunday, with the conferment of degrees to as many as 9,464 students, including 7,235 Bachelor's, 2,034 Master's, and...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
Sharjah Award for Public Finance opens ‘Arab Financial Forum 3’
Pro-Government
Sharjah24
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The forum serves as a leading platform for exchanging expertise and knowledge among Arab countries. It brings together ministers, senior officials, decision-makers, and financial experts from across the region to highlight pioneering experiences...
Owner: Emirate of Sharjah
Jordan’s Economic Vision in Its Third Year: Has the Shift from Planning to Execution Begun?
Dr. Hamed Kasasbeh Jordan’s Economic Modernization Vision is now entering its third year — a stage that tests the country’s ability to move from plans to tangible results. Three years after its launch in 2022, the key question arises: has the...
Owner: Sameer Al Hayari
EFCC Arraigns Bizman, Company Over Alleged N511m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned a businessman, Oguibe Nwachukwu, and his company, Wifamapp Royalty Global Limited, before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja over an alleged N511,378,221. The...
Owner: Zainab Nda-Isaiah
Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas elected president of the Corporate Registers Forum (CRF)
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The Malta Independent
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Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas has been appointed President of the Corporate Registers Forum, the global association of corporate registries, with over 70 corporate registries across the globe sharing best practices to raise standards within the...
Owner: Noel Azzopardi
The end of Tunisia’s spring?
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Eurozine
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With more than a decade of democratic advancements behind it, Tunisia has for the last two years been poised over the abyss of autocracy. During that time, observers have often declared the death of Tunisian democracy. So often, in fact, that it’s...
Owner: Eurozine (Non-profit)
Bulletin: Palestine Denounces Israeli Raid on School; Education Expo in Jeddah Connects Schools, Students, Companies
News of the Arab Region: Israeli Forces Disrupt Classes at Palestinian School in the West Bank The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education has protested a raid by Israeli forces on a school in Khirbet Ibziq, in the Tubas District in...
Owner: Alexandria Trust
Dragon fruit arrives in Tunisia at over US$9 per kilo
In recent months, supermarkets and markets in Tunis, Sousse, and Sfax have introduced dragon fruit, also known as pitaya. Originally from Asia and Latin America, the tropical fruit has drawn attention on social media and is now appearing more...
Owner: Pieter Boekhout
Digital Euro project: Almaviva and Fabrick selected by European Central Bank
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The Green Sheet - California
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Monday, October 06, 2025 — 16:15:43 (UTC) Rome/Bruxelles, 03 October 2025 – Almaviva, an Italian digital innovation Group, and Fabrick, a Sella Group company active in Open Finance at an international level, have been selected by the European...
Owner: Kate Gillespie
Tunisia: Loan program of national social security funds ends in failure! (expert)
Social protection expert Badr Smaoui spoke on Express FM about the worsening deficit of social security funds, which continues to grow year after year despite the surplus generated by the National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM). The deficit of the...
Owner: Non-transparent
Taxation and economic growth in Tunisia: SMEs at the heart of the debate in Sfax (video)
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The Tunisian Union of Small and Medium Industries (UTPMI) organized on Saturday, October 4, 2025, in Sfax, a reflection day under the theme “Taxation and economic growth… intersecting perspectives.” The event...
Owner: Hassan Soussou
Banijay Boss Marco Bassetti on Navigating Industry Headwinds, Leveraging Hit Franchises and Banking on Live Entertainment
Banijay Entertainment boss Marco Bassetti, who will be honored with the Variety Vanguard Award at the Mipcom confab, lets his track record do the talking, and would rather discuss profit margins and business than accolades. Always speaking calmly...
Owner: Jay Penske
Fashion, jewelry and sandwiches: Try these new NJ businesses
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Daily Record - New Jersey
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The Record, NorthJersey.com, the Daily Record and the New Jersey Herald want to keep you up to date on all the newest shops, restaurants and service providers moving into your towns. Below is a roundup of businesses that recently opened or are...
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Exchanges Across The Globe Ring The Bell For Financial Literacy
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Mondovisione
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The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), the global industry group for exchange groups and CCPs, is holding its sixth annual Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy event, shining a light on the critical role of investor education and protection....
Owner: Herbert L. Skeete
Toward a Direct Tunisia–China Air Route : A New Horizon for Tunisian Tourism
Tunisia is moving closer to a new milestone in the development of its tourism sector: the launch of a direct flight connection with China. According to Anouar Chetoui, the representative of the Tunisian National Tourism Office (ONTT) in Beijing,...
Owner: Hassan Soussou
Tunisia Relaunches Special Program to Regulate Poultry Prices and Ease Pressure on Purchasing Power
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Tunisia has relaunched, since the end of last week, its special program to regulate the supply and prices of poultry meat. The measure aims to strengthen market availability and curb artificial price increases....
Owner: Hassan Soussou
Irish county named as one of the world’s best places to visit in 2026
On Wednesday, the brand released its Best in Travel 2026 edition, featuring the Irish county among 25 "must-visit destinations" ranging from Botswana to Sardinia, Mexico City and Peru. Lonely Planet describes Tipperary as a place where "landscapes...
Owner: Liam Lynch
New report ranks Africa’s innovation hotspots
Several African countries are prioritising innovation through targeted investments and grassroots initiatives. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Innovation in Africa is proving more resilient than the global slowdown suggests, according to a new...
Owner: Andrew Mwenda