Tunisia and EIB sign funding agreement for STEG’s benefit

(TAP) – A €70 million financing agreement for the benefit of the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) was inked on Friday by Economy Minister Samir Saied and Director, Lending operations in the EU Neighbouring Countries, European Investment Bank (EIB) Lionel Rapaille.   This financing aims at reinforcing STEG’s programme for upgrading its basic infrastructure regarding the expansion of the […]

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Tunisia-EIB ink funding agreement for Grain Board’s benefit

(TAP) – A €150 million funding agreement for the benefit of the Grain Board (OC) was signed on Friday by Minister of Economy Samir Saied and Director, Lending operations in the EU Neighbouring Countries, European Investment Bank (EIB) Lionel Rapaille.   This agreement which falls under the Emergency Food Security Support Project in Tunisia (PAUSAT), aims to build the OC’s […]

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Tunisia 6th most popular destination for French tourists (Orchestra Barometer)

(TAP) – Tunisia is the 6th most popular destination for French tourists, according to the barometer of destinations released in November by leisure platform “Orchestra” for “L’Echo Touristique.”   Tunisia slipped 2 spots compared to October leaving its 4th place to Morocco.   Sales on the French market grew by 5% compared to November 2019 and the average basket by […]

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Developing legal framework governing recycling of batteries

(TAP) – Minister of Environment Leila Chikhaoui and Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining Neila Nouira have agreed to establish a select committee that will be responsible for preparing technical recommendations to develop the legal framework governing the sector of recycling batteries that will be presented the Cabinet meeting.   Participants in the meeting held Friday focused on the need […]

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Subsidy expenditure up 90% to nearly 5 billion dinars at end September 2022 (Ministry of Finance)

(TAP) – The subsidy expenditure has approached 5 billion dinars, at the end of September 2022, up 90.6%, compared to the same period of 2021, according to data published by the Ministry of Finance Saturday.   The budget earmarked to the subsidy of hydrocarbons amounted to 2.6 billion dinars, representing 53% of the total subsidy. This sum has almost tripled, […]

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Chahed calls on ISIE to prosecute all those who committed electoral offences or crimes in some polling stations

(TAP) – The “Chahed” observatory for the control of elections observed that the turnout rate at the polling centres and stations had been “poor,” pointing out that several violations had been reported during the sorting operation.   The observatory called in this regard, the Independent Higher Authority for the Elections (ISIE) to prosecute all those who had committed electoral offences […]

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ATIDE deems it necessary to modify electoral law in light of “dangerous” violations during legislative elections

(TAP) – President of the Tunisian Association for Integrity and Democracy (ATIDE) Bassem Maâtar said on Saturday evening that the violations observed during the legislative elections are almost “dangerous,” which requires changes to the electoral law.   On the sidelines of the 4th press briefing, Maâtar indicated that observers witnessed the remarkable absence of young people during the voting operation. […]

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Voter turnout in December 17 legislative election vote is 11.1%, says Mourakiboun

(TAP) – President of the Network “Mourakiboun” Slim Bouzid announced Sunday that the voter turnout in the legislative elections, which took place Sunday throughout Tunisia is 11.1% with a margin of error estimated at 0.6%.   Speaking at a press conference held in Tunis, Bouzid said the preliminary results show that the spoilt ballots would be around 3.9% with a […]

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Legislative elections: Chahed Observatory reports several infringements

(TAP) – The Chahed Observatory for Election Monitoring held on Sunday in Tunis a press conference during which it presented its preliminary report of the Election Day and vote counting for the December 17 legislative elections.   The observatory, which deployed over 1.000 coordinators and observers across the different constituencies nationwide, revealed that some polling stations were not fitted to […]

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League of Arab States observer mission urges “looking at reasons behind low voter turnout in parliamentary elections”

(TAP) – The League of Arab States’ observer mission for the December 17 legislative elections, called on stakeholders in the electoral process in Tunisia to “look at the reasons that led to a low voter turnout in the parliamentary elections”, or 8.8%, according to the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE).   The mission said in a statement Sunday that […]

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‫شبكة تلفزيون الصين الدولية (CGTN): الصين تضفي حيوية على حماية التنوع البيولوجي العالمي

بكين، 17 ديسمبر 2022 / PRNewswire / — يمكن قياس أهمية التنوع البيولوجي في التنمية البشرية من خلال حقيقة أن أكثر من نصف الناتج المحلي الإجمالي في العالم يأتي من الموارد الطبيعية وأن معيشة أكثر من 3 مليارات شخص تعتمد على التنوع البيولوجي البحري والساحلي. ومع ذلك، فإن النظام الإيكولوجي للأرض معرض للخطر حيث تُظهر […]

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