Tag: Mehdi Jomaa

Tunisia: Polls closed, Essebsi claims victory ahead of results

December 22, 2014

Tunisians have voted on Sunday to elect their president without any major incident that could have obstructed the election. Nidaa Tounes has already claimed victory ... Read More

Tunisia : “Painful reforms” the way out, PM Jomaa

October 14, 2014

The Prime Minister of Tunisia’s technocratic government, Mehdi Jomaa, has highlighted that Parliamentary and Presidential elections should be followed by economic reforms that should last ... Read More

Tunisia urges investors to return for democracy’s sake

September 9, 2014

Tunisia has assembled almost 30 countries, 20 international institutions and dozens of private companies at an investment conference aimed at attracting investors to the country ... Read More

Tunisia : Algeria becomes Tunisia’s ‘big brother’

May 6, 2014

Tunisia’s financial and economic woes have reached worrying stages forcing the government to curb its expenses. The state will be reducing the salaries of its ... Read More

Can Jomaa’s Caretaker Government Deliver Economic Reform?

April 5, 2014

When Mehdi Jomaa assumed the role of Tunisia’s interim Prime Minister in late January, he did not know how disastrous the true economic condition of ... Read More

Tunisia PM to meet Obama

April 3, 2014

Tunisia’s interim Prime Minister, Mehdi Jomaa, talked about security in North Africa in the aftermath of the Arab Spring which affected all the countries in ... Read More

Tunisia Seeks to Do Business with the Gulf Countries

March 24, 2014

Economists are getting increasingly optimistic about the plan of Tunisia’s Prime Minister, Mehdi Jomaa, to tackle persistent unemployment and a tight budget. Mr Jomaa has ... Read More

Talks on the Opening of Libya-Tunisia Border Crossing Launched

March 17, 2014

Negotiations on restoring peace and stability on the border crossing Ras Jedir between Libya and Tunisia started on Friday (March 14). Their ultimate aim is ... Read More

Tunisia Asks Its Citizens for Help amidst Budget Crunch

March 17, 2014

Mehdi Jomaa, Tunisia’s Prime Minister, announced that the government was facing a harsh financial situation that required sacrifices from all Tunisians. This “confession” came during ... Read More

Tunisia: Strengthening Commercial Ties with Russia

March 5, 2014

Tunisia and Russia are fostering their bilateral relationships with the visit of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the country. Discussions behind closed doors will be ... Read More