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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Industry: Nigeria and China sign deal for a steel plant

The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp A $400 million agreement was signed on Wednesday between Nigeria and the Chinese company Stellar Steel to build a modern steel plant and reduce the...

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...

Tunisia: EURO-CYCLES sees decline in production and exports at end September

EURO-CYCLES, the leading Tunisian manufacturer of bicycles for export, experienced a slight slowdown in its activity by the end of the first nine months of 2025. According to the published activity indicators, the total number of bicycles produced...

Tunisia: SOTUVER achieves 14% revenue growth by end of September 2025

As of September 30, 2025, SOTUVER achieved revenue of 81.8 million dinars, recording a growth of 14% compared to the same period in 2024 (TND 71.9 million). On the local market, the decline observed in the first half of the year (-33%) was largely...

Tunisia: Rise in Tourism Revenues as Foreign Currency Reserves Climb to 107 Days of Imports

The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp According to data released by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), tourism revenues rose by more than 8%, increasing from 6,228.5 million dinars on October...

Tunisair Raises 25.2 Million Dinars on the Bond Market

The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Tunisair announced on Friday that it had raised 25.2 million dinars on the bond market. According to a statement published on the website of the...

Can mediation cut through conflict in the Middle East?

In Gaza, a fragile ceasefire comes with great uncertainty for the future. In Yemen, the Houthis are abducting humanitarian workers and journalists in a witch hunt for alleged spies. And in Syria, a new and unstable political landscape could go...

Diversification Drives Olitalia’s Global Success as Italy’s Olive Oil Sector Evolves

Summary Olitalia’s suc­cess as a major olive oil bot­tler and exporter in Italy is attrib­uted to diver­si­fi­ca­tion in prod­ucts, cus­tomers, and inter­na­tional part­ners, allow­ing the com­pany to over­come chal­lenges like the Covid-19...

Expanded Erasmus Programme Could Bring Economic Migrants, Terrorist Threat to Europe

Expanded Erasmus Programme Could Bring Economic Migrants, Terrorist Threat to Europe The European Commission has put forward a proposal to extend the Erasmus programme and Horizon Europe scientific cooperation scheme to the Middle East and North...

Tunisia Eyes Record 500,000-Ton Olive Oil Production, Boosting a Key Export Engine

Summary Tunisia is expect­ing a record olive oil sea­son with up to 500,000 met­ric tons of out­put, dri­ven by favor­able weather con­di­tions, which would boost the coun­try’s econ­omy and solid­ify its posi­tion as a top global olive oil...

Tunisia olive oil output to hit record 500,000 tons in 2026, producers head says

Harvest is expected to be around 500,000 tons due to good rainfall TUNIS: Tunisia’s olive oil production this season is likely to increase by about 50 percent from last year to a record 500,000 tons, which will provide support to the country’s...

Forty African Migrants Dead as Boat Capsizes Off Tunisia

(MENAFN) At least 40 African migrants, including infants, perished Wednesday in a desperate bid to reach European shores from Tunisia's eastern coastline, according to local officials. A overcrowded boat transporting roughly 70 sub-Saharan African...