Benchaaboun- presenting 2019 draft financial bill

Tunisia: one Third of Companies Paid Bribe in 2015

One third of companies established in Tunisia paid bribes to the public administration for various reasons, whether to accelerate procedures or reduce tax. A survey on the business environment in 2015 covering 1,200 companies indicates that one out of three companies was involved in graft in order to get favours from public authorities. According to […]

IMF: Morocco’s growth to reach 0.8% in 2022 & 3.1% in 2023

Morocco’s economic growth is expected to slow down to 0.8% in 2022 due to adverse international juncture and rebound to 3.1% the following year, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest World economic outlook. Inflation is expected to reach in the country 6.2% this year before decreasing to 4.1% in 2023, adds the […]

Egypt: Gunmen Kill Two Soldiers, Informant at Checkpoint

Gunmen Sunday killed an informant and two soldiers in the province of Menoufia, north of capital Cairo, in an attack at a security check-point, reports say. Security authorities are combing the area -80 km north of the capital, in search of the attackers, who managed to flee, Reuters reports. Egyptian security forces have been facing […]