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EBRD grants Tunisia €49m for water projects

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced Tuesday the allocation of €49 million in form of credit facility to finance water projects in favor of 6,800 farmers. The loan is intended for the modernization of water infrastructure and the development of a strategy in this area in oases in the south of the […]

Tunisia: Government hints implementation of subsidy reduction

Reduction of subsidies for basic materials is underway in Tunisia although the government is being mindful to incite protests.  An economic dialogue has been organized to ease its implementation but some opposition parties have decided to boycott it. The government believes that cutting subsidies is necessary to reduce the budget deficit. Trade Minister Najla Harouch […]

US, France, Spain welcome Morocco’s unilateral withdrawal of troops from Guerguarat

The governments of the United States, France and Spain welcomed Morocco’s decision to unilaterally withdraw from the southernmost area of the Saharan provinces on the borders with Mauritania known as Guerguarat in a bid to deescalate tensions with the Algerian-based Polisario separatists. Morocco’s foreign ministry explains that the withdrawal of troops from the buffer zone […]