Tag: Tunisia

Tunisia: Price-wage spiral led to key interest rate increase -BCT

February 21, 2019

The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) explained the raising of its key interest rate by "past and recent wage increases that are likely to maintain ... Read More

Three Tunisians arrested in Morocco for drug trafficking

February 20, 2019

Security authorities at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca Tuesday nabbed three Tunisian citizens, two women and a man, for their involvement in drug trafficking. The ... Read More

A thousand Tunisians have returned home from conflict zones – Authorities

February 19, 2019

A thousand Tunisians have returned home from conflict zones, namely Syria, Iraq and Libya, between 2011 and October 2018. The figures were disclosed by National ... Read More

Tunisia’s economic morass

February 19, 2019

Tunisia is facing an acute economic and financial crisis with major macro-economic indicators on the red. The country was hailed for its success to oust ... Read More

Libyan authorities help release 14 Tunisian abducted oil workers

February 18, 2019

Tunisia Sunday said its 14 citizens held hostage in neighboring Libya have been freed following the intervention of Libyan authorities. The Tunisian foreign ministry expressed ... Read More

Tunisia: European airlines to resume flights

February 15, 2019

A number of European airlines including Spanish Air Europa are expected to resume flying to Tunisia after a suspension on insecurity grounds, as the state ... Read More

Tunisair in Turbulence zone

February 13, 2019

Tunisia’s flagship carrier, Tunisair, announced drastic measures to address financial difficulties including the laying off of 1200 employees, transport minister Hichem Ben Ahmed said. The ... Read More

Tunisia: seven suspects receive life in prison sentence in connection with Bardo, Sousse attacks

February 11, 2019

A court in Tunis Saturday sentenced to life in prison seven people among 44 defendants suspected in separated terror attacks that killed 60 people in ... Read More

Tunisia-racism: Sfax court hands five-month suspended sentence to woman for abusing black teacher

February 8, 2019

A court in the Tunisian city of Sfax has pressed a five-month suspended sentence on a Tunisian woman convicted for abusing a teacher of black ... Read More

Afreximbank commits $500 million to Tunisia-Africa trade promotion program

February 6, 2019

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is to implement a Tunisia-Africa Trade and Investment Promotion Program (TATIPP) with an initial commitment of $500 million to promote ... Read More