Businessman and head of Qalb Tounes party Nabil Karoui, who is accused of financial corruption and tax evasion, returned to prison Wednesday, said spokesperson for the judicial financial division Mohsen Daly. The investigating judge, on Tuesday, had decided to transfer Nabil Karoui to a public health facility to receive the necessary treatment. “Nabil Karoui will go back to prison as […]
Tunisian travellers will be allowed to enter Morocco from June 15, 2021, provided they have a vaccination certificate or a negative PCR test less than 48 hours before their arrival in Morocco, a Foreign Ministry statement said. The National Carrier Tunisair will make the necessary arrangements for the schedule of three weekly Tunis-Casablanca flights, after obtaining the required authorisations from […]
Acting Minister of Justice Hasna Ben Slimen had a meeting Wednesday with UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association Clément Nyaletsossi Voule. The meeting discussed the conditions of respect for rights and freedoms in the exercise of political and civil activities in Tunisia and the constitutional provisions that enshrine rights and public freedoms, […]
The market capitalisation held by foreigners on the Tunis Stock Exchange reached nearly 5.719 million dinars (MTD) in May 2021, accounting for 23.54% of the overall market capitalisation, according to the monthly newsletter published by the Tunis Stock Exchange. The acquisitions made by foreigners on listed shares in May 2021 totaled 178 thousand dinars against sales worth 14.034 thousand, resulting […]
Tunisia’s real GDP growth (at market prices) is expected to bounce back to 4% in 2021 following a historical 8% drop in 2020, the World Bank revealed in its Global Economic Prospects flagship report, released on Tuesday. However, the WB expects this real GDP growth to drop to 2.6% and 2.2% in 2022 and 2023, respectively. “Most economies in the […]
Hichem Mechichi’s government is readying to issue a national bond loan to mobilise domestic loan resources without setting the value of the loan or its launch date. The draft government decree on the loan, which subscription is open to natural and legal persons, was adopted at a cabinet meeting held on Monday. Under the draft government decree, a copy of […]
Cumulative tourism revenues have declined by 45% at end April 2021, to 564 million dinars (MD), according to the latest figures released by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT). Aggregate Labour income has increased by nearly 20% to 2.3 billion dinars, said the BCT. It also reported a stability in the level of accumulated external debt services, which were kept […]
Tunisia is working in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and several Mediterranean countries to preserve red coral in the Mediterranean through a research programme aimed at collecting all data on existing coral populations and threatened species and setting up a scientific database on red coral in the Nostrum Sea. According to a press release from the FAO’s […]
A bill authorising the approval of the agreement between Tunisia and France on international road transport of passengers was presented by the French Minister of Europe and International Co-operation to a Council of Ministers meeting chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron. According to a statement released by the Élysée Wednesday, “the agreement, signed as part of France’s economic diplomacy, helps […]