Chinese Chargé d’affaires to begin work at embassy in Tripoli mid-November – opening direct cargo flights, holding Libyan Chinese Economic Forum before year end discussed

According to a report by the Tripoli based Libyan government last Saturday (25 October), the Chinese Chargé d’affaires, Liu Jian, confirmed that he will officially begin work at the Chinese embassy in Tripoli starting in mid-November. This is with...

UK Chancellor seeks GCC trade deal progress on Saudi Arabia trip

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is leading a British delegation to Saudi Arabia in an effort to make progress on a potential trade deal with the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC). Ms Reeves, the first chancellor to visit the Gulf in six years, said she...

Africa’s Payment Revolution: PAPSS network expands, powering continental trade dream 

The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is rapidly emerging as the central nervous system for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), marking a quiet revolution in how the continent trades with itself. With a clear mandate...

Syria's fractured banking sector poses new challenge for US regulators

Syria is continuing to focus on attracting foreign investment as it seeks to be reintegrated into the global financial system, but the country’s damaged banking sector poses a challenge for US regulators in terms of money-laundering and...

A repeat Dutch election, China rare earth exports and von der Leyen in Nordics This WEEK

Dutch voters head to the polls on Wednesday (29 October), with far-right anti-Muslim leader Geert Wilders topping the polls, as he aims to repeat his surprise win from the parliamentary elections two years ago. The election itself only came after...

Tunisians take to streets as pollution crisis chokes Gabes

Hundreds of Tunisians staged a demonstration in the capital, Tunis, against a severe environmental crisis stemming from a deadly pollution linked to a state-run chemical plant in Gabes. The protest, which started in the southern city, have now...

Tunisia's Gabes Erupts In Mass Protests Over Deadly Pollution Cries Of 'Want To Breathe' Fill Streets

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Hundreds of Tunisians staged a demonstration in the capital, Tunis, against a severe environmental crisis stemming from a deadly pollution linked to a state-run chemical plant in Gabes. The protest, which started in the...

Libyan and Tunisian Ministers of Economy discuss strengthening cooperation, implementing Joint Committee recommendations

As part of the follow-up on the implementation of the recommendations emerging from the Libyan Tunisian Joint Trade Committee held in Tripoli on 7 and 8 December 2024, a bilateral meeting was held last Wednesday (22 October) in Tunis between the...

FIFCO World Corporate Champions Cup 2025 concludes in Fes, boosting corporate football and investment opportunities

The 7th edition of the FIFCO World Corporate Champions Cup, held for the first time in Africa at the Maracana Sports Complex in Fes, wraps up on Sunday after more than 50 matches have been played. Running from October 23 to 26, the tournament,...

Libyan and Tunisian Ministers of Economy discuss strengthening cooperation, implementing Joint Committee recommendations

Tunisia’s PM: Tunisia and Libya share one national security

Tunisian Prime Minister Sara Zenzeri has affirmed that Tunisia and Libya share a single national security interest, calling for joint efforts to confront common challenges and safeguard regional stability. Her remarks came during a meeting in...

Tunisia suspends ATFD women’s rights group

TUNIS (AFP): The Tunisian Association of Democratic Women rights group said authorities had suspended its activities, in a move denounced by fellow activists. Founded in 1989, the ATFD has been at the forefront of the struggle for democracy in...

Infectious Peace, Strategic Prosperity in North Africa: Why It Starts in Tunis

In the hopeful aftermath of the 2011 Jasmine Revolution, the Maghreb looked ready to reset; opening to foreign investment, diversifying and modernizing its economies, and knitting itself into an integrated, competitive market where trade and...

Small business in Misrata condemn Economy Ministry’s decision to prohibit imports except by banking transactions

In a statement posted on social media by Misrata Chamber of Commerce, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small traders affiliated to the Chamber, expressed their dismay and condemnation during a protest outside the Chamber, of the...

<em>The Voice of Hind Rajab</em>, film on the murder of 6-year-old girl in Gaza, finally receives distribution in US

The Voice of Hind Rajab, a docudrama written and directed by Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, has finally obtained a distributor in the US. The film focuses on the Palestinian Red Crescent response to the desperate cellphone calls of Hind, a...

Tunisia, Libya reaffirm commitment to deepening economic cooperation

(MENAFN) Tunisian Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri met with Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Hwej in Tunis on Wednesday, with both leaders reaffirming their commitment to expanding economic and trade cooperation, according to...

Tunisia: External debt sees significant decline

Tunisia’s external public debt has recorded a notable decrease, falling from TND 66,874 million in 2023 to TND 62,539 million in 2024. The decline is expected to continue, reaching TND 56,971 million in 2025 and TND 56,486 million in 2026,...

Tunisia: Tunisair raises 25.2 million dinars on bond market

Tunisair announced on Friday that it had raised TND 25.2 million on the bond market. According to a statement published by the Financial Market Council (CMF), subscriptions to the “Tunisair 2025-1” bond, issued without a public offering for a...

Tunisian financial market ranks 18th in Africa

As it does every year, Absa Africa Financial Markets has published its Absa Africa Financial Markets Index, a ranking that assesses the performance and attractiveness of financial markets across the African continent. Several criteria are taken...

Tunisia: BIAT announces NBI of 1.2 billion dinars at end September 2025

BIAT closed the first nine months of 2025 with a Gross Banking Income (PNB) of 1.2 billion dinars, an increase of 9.7% compared to the end of September 2024. The breakdown of this GBI is as follows: Net interest income of 428.9 million dinars...