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Tunisian Foreign Minister Receives Credentials of Tajikistan’s New Ambassador

Tunisie Numerique · September 11, 2025

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp On Thursday, September 11, 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, received a copy of the credentials of the new Ambassador of the Republic of Tajikistan to...

Tunisia enjoys special position in Iran's foreign policy

Mehr News Agency · September 13, 2025

The following is the text of a note by Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, published in Tunisian media after his visit to the country: Tunisia, the cradle of civilization and culture on the southern shore of the Mediterranean, has enjoyed a...

Tunisia: STB Bank publishes its first non-financial report

African Manager · September 13, 2025

Société Tunisienne de Banque (STB) has announced the publication of its first non-financial report, prepared in accordance with the guide of the Tunis Stock Exchange (TSE), referencing GRI standards, and highlighting its growing commitment to...

Tunisia: French companies represent 150,000 jobs (ambassador)

African Manager · September 13, 2025

French investors contributed to the creation of over two thousand new jobs in the past year, said French Ambassador to Tunisia, Anne Guéguen pointing out that French companies in Tunisia currently employ more than 150,000 people. The ambassador...

Tunisia: Poulina Group now holds nearly 90% of capital of real estate developer SITS

African Manager · September 13, 2025

The Tunis Stock Exchange announced that the simplified Public Tender Offer (PTO) for the shares of the Société Immobilière Tuniso-Sacudiennes (SITS), at a unit price of 3,000 dinars, which was open from August 11, 2025, to September 9, 2025, was...

Iran-Tunisia ties show Tehran’s commitment to expanding ‘strong ties with Islamic world’: FM

Press TV · September 13, 2025

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that the relations between Iran and Tunisia serve as a “shining example” of Tehran’s commitment to expanding strong ties with the Islamic world based on “common interests and respect for national...

Sfax Trade Director: Subsidized notebooks and school textbooks available [Video]

Tunisie Numerique · September 13, 2025

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The Regional Director of Trade in Sfax confirmed on Friday, September 12, 2025, that subsidized notebooks and school textbooks are available for the new academic year. He stressed that strict monitoring is in...

European Central Bank Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged

Tunisie Numerique · September 11, 2025

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Thursday that it will leave its three key interest rates unchanged. The rates on the deposit facility, the main refinancing operations, and...

Arabian Gulf Oil Company and Murzuq Cooperate to Complete Field Development Projects

The Libya Update · September 13, 2025

Benghazi – The Arabian Gulf Oil Company is continuing its practical steps in implementing strategic projects to develop oil and gas fields, in cooperation with Murzuq Oil Services Limited, according to the company’s head of the media department....

Fitch upgrades Tunisia’s rating to B-

African Manager · September 13, 2025

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Tunisia’s credit rating to B‑ with a stable outlook. The upgrade reflects an improvement in the country’s external position, marked by a reduction in the current account deficit and greater flexibility in net foreign...

Philippe Orliange in Tunis : A Strong Signal from the AFD and €54.5 Million for Concrete Projects

Tunisie Numerique · September 12, 2025

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp During a visit to Tunis, Philippe Orliange, Executive Director for Geographies at the French Development Agency (AFD), signed a series of agreements with Tunisian authorities totaling €54.5 million. These funds...

Young Doctors in Tunisia : What Will the New Continuity Bonus Be Starting October 2025?

Tunisie Numerique · September 12, 2025

A decree published Thursday in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia confirms a long-awaited increase in the continuity bonus granted to resident and intern doctors. Beginning in October 2025, this bonus will be raised in accordance with...

Tunisia: 5% Drop in Energy Trade Deficit by End of July 2025

Tunisie Numerique · September 12, 2025

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp According to the economic bulletin of the National Observatory of Energy and Mines, under the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines, Tunisia’s energy trade deficit fell from 6,723 million dinars at the end of...

Tunisia: Trade Deficit Widens to 14.6 Billion Dinars by End of August 2025

Tunisie Numerique · September 12, 2025

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The National Institute of Statistics (INS) has released the results of Tunisia’s foreign trade at current prices for the first eight months of 2025. According to the report, exports reached 41,372.4 million...

Tunis Stock Exchange Awarded “Africa’s Best Exchange for Financial Literacy”

Tunisie Numerique · September 10, 2025

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The Tunis Stock Exchange announced today that it has won the prestigious “Africa’s Best Exchange for Financial Literacy” award at the Euromoney Capital Markets Awards 2025. This international distinction...

Israel kills 25 journalists in Yemen newspaper bombing, Forced march in the West Bank, Alleged Kirk shooter in custody

Drop Site · September 12, 2025

Israeli attacks kill at least 50 people, 14 from the same family, since dawn in Gaza. Israelis conduct a mass abduction of men in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank, detaining hundreds and leading them in a forced march. Deadliest journalist...

“Unlocking AfCFTA Opportunities: Capacity building for youth and female-led SMEs in Libya and Tunisia” held 9 to 12 September

Libya Herald · September 12, 2025

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Office for North Africa reported today that it had held a capacity building workshop from 9-12 September under the theme: “Unlocking AfCFTA Opportunities: Capacity building for youth and female-led SMEs...

Tunisia: the magnet for foreign artists

Meer · September 12, 2025

Colour possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: colour and I are one. I am a painter. These words capture the pinnacle of an artist’s journey, a moment of pure clarity...

Fitch Upgrades Tunisia to ‘B-‘; Outlook Stable

Tunisie Numerique · September 12, 2025

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Fitch Ratings has upgraded Tunisia’s Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC+’. The Outlook is Stable. According to the rating agency Fitch, “the upgrade reflects a...

Tunis–Sousse Highway: Exceptional Reopening to Ease Traffic During Back-to-School Rush

Tunisie Numerique · September 12, 2025

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp According to information obtained by Tunisie Numérique, the company Tunisie Autoroutes has decided to temporarily suspend ongoing works on the A1 highway linking Tunis to Sousse and reopen the road to traffic...