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...

IMF: Middle East Economies Show Resilience Amid Global Tensions

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has affirmed that economies in the Middle East and Central Asia continue to demonstrate strong resilience and adaptability despite heightened geopolitical tensions and global economic shocks. The Fund projects...

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...

192 foreigners convicted for cyber-terrorism in Lagos deported by EFCC, NIS, NCoS

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has deported the remaining 51 foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for...

IMF expects 4% growth for Middle East, Central Asia in 2025

Speaking at a press briefing in Washington on the sidelines of the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings, Jihad Azour, Director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, said countries across the region had shown “remarkable flexibility” in...

1,500 jobs created by Italian companies in Tunisia in H1 2025

Trade relations between Italy and Tunisia are strong, with exchanges increasing each year, reaching nearly 15 billion Tunisian dinars—a significant figure, the Italian Ambassador to Tunisia, Alessandro Prunas, said on Express FM. Italy is...

A Critical Situation for Tunisia’s Leather and Footwear Sector

The current situation in Tunisia’s leather and footwear industry highlights a sector in distress, with the majority of production units facing a rapid decline. The National Federation of Leather and Footwear, part of the Tunisian Confederation of...

Tunisia’s PAYDAY bags $3m to empower and transform worker finance digitally

Tunisian fintech PAYDAY has raised $3 million in its first pre-seed round to transform how workers access finance digitally. The funding, led by UGFS (United Gulf Financial Services) North Africa with TALYS Group and BioProtection SA, will help...

Nigeria Deports 192 Foreign Cybercrime Suspects

Nigeria has deported 192 foreign nationals among the 759 suspects arrested during a December crackdown on a major cybercrime ring, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said in a statement. The deportees were convicted of...

Tunisia: Thousands protest in Gabes against chemical plant pollution

Several thousand residents staged a demonstration in Gabes, a city in southern Tunisia, on Wednesday to demand the closure of a chemical complex, after numerous cases of intoxication in recent weeks. On Tuesday, dozens of people living near the...

Tunisia seeks billions in direct central bank funding to cover deficit

Facing stalled foreign aid and soaring debt, Tunisia will seek $3.7 billion in direct central bank funding in 2026 to stabilize its fragile economy and budget. The Tunisian government will again seek exceptional direct financing from the Tunisian...

MENA Digest: Morocco's Chari, Egypt's Nanovate, Tunisia's PAYDAY get funding

Moroccan fintech and e-commerce startup Chari led fundraising activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, securing an eight-figure growth-stage investment from leading investors in the region. Other startups raising early-stage...

Tunisia: Remittances from the Diaspora and Tourism Revenues Exceed 13 Billion Dinars

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp As of October 10, 2025, remittances from Tunisians living abroad (TRE) have reached 6.768 billion dinars, up from 6.275 billion dinars during the same period in 2024, reflecting an increase of over 8%. Tourism...

Tunisia – PLF 2026: Number of Civil Servants Set to Increase in 2026

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Article 9 of the draft finance law (PLF) for 2026 outlines that the total number of civil servants in Tunisia’s public sector will increase to 687,000 authorized positions, up from 663,757 in 2025. This marks an...

Tunisia to strengthen partnership with Nigeria to boost revenue generation

The ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia to Nigeria, Mohsen Antit, has pledged his country’s commitment to strengthening economic ties with Nigeria to boost trade and enhance revenue generation. Mr Antit made the commitment during the Ndigboamaka...

Fishing with Capt. George Tunison | Rods, lures and fall fishing for reds

Capt. George Tunison Fall redfish love to hang out at bars and so do hooks and lures and flies, which is why the top-shelf shallow water angler always has a file or two handy to touch up hook points that may be damaged. Some folks can’t seem to...

“We Estimate That Nearly One Million of Gaza’s 1.1 Million Olive Trees Have Been Destroyed”

On Sunday, the first day of the olive harvest in the village of Turmus’ayyer, near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, a group of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians farmers and residents in a brutal assault that left many people injured,...

Sfax targets South African market: Ambitious business mission Oct. 21-26

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Sfax (CCIS), in partnership with the Tunisian Embassy in Pretoria, is organizing a business mission to South Africa from October 21 to 26, 2025. Focused successively on Johannesburg and Durban, the mission...

Tunisia’s Trade Deficit Widens by 24%

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Bandar Alkhorayef, revealed that national spending on mining exploration has more than doubled in recent years, far exceeding earlier projections. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on Sunday...

Tunisia seeks new direct financing to the treasury of $3.7bln from central bank

TUNIS: The Tunisian government will request again in 2026 exceptional direct funding from the central bank up to $3.7 billion, the budget bill seen by Reuters showed on Wednesday, in a move aimed at filling the fiscal deficit, given the scarcity...