Tag: Tunisia

COVID-19: IBRD grants Tunisia €18.3m loan

May 25, 2020

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, has lent Tunisia €18.3 million earmarked for the fight against the COVID-19 health crisis. The Tunisian cabinet ... Read More

Coronavirus: Tunisia set to re-open mosques, restaurants early June

May 22, 2020

Tunisia Thursday said mosques and restaurants will open for business from June 4 as part of the second phase of lockdown easing process. The announcement ... Read More

COVID-19: Francophonie 18th summit in Tunisia postponed to 2021

May 21, 2020

L’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), also known as Francophonie, has postponed to next year its 18th summit, initially scheduled for December 2020 in Tunisia, ... Read More

Coronavirus: Tunisia unveils credit loan for tourism sector

May 21, 2020

The Tunisian Tourism Minister Wednesday announced the allocation of nearly $172 million (TND500 million) in the form of loans to help hotels cope with adverse ... Read More

Tunisia launches its Covid 19 contact tracing application

May 20, 2020

The Ehmi application, available on Android and currently being validated on iOS, was developed free of charge by a Tunisian start-up that usually creates digital ... Read More

Tunisia records 27 per cent decrease in tourism revenues in Q1

May 19, 2020

Tunisia Monday posted 27 per cent slump in tourism revenues from the previous year as the country struggles to contain the covid-19 disease. The figures, ... Read More

Tunisia to launch its first satellite by July despite COVID-19 slowdown

May 13, 2020

Despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Tunisia is determined to move forward with the launch of its first satellite. The Tunisian company in ... Read More

COVID-19: Digital solidarity vouchers to needy Tunisians

May 11, 2020

Tunisian NGO "Banque alimentaire durable" has launched a new initiative to assist needy families in Tunis as the containment decreed on 22 March to fight ... Read More

Tunisia: Terror attacks in restive Kasserine foiled

May 11, 2020

A squad of Tunisian army troops have foiled a terror plot targeting army and security forces in restive Kasserine.   The forces discovered a canister, ... Read More

EU removes Tunisia from money laundering blacklist

May 8, 2020

The European Union has removed Tunisia from its list of countries that pose threats to the financial system over money laundering and terrorism financing because ... Read More