Year: 2018

Tunis Culture City hosts ‘European researchers’ night’

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Tunisia will host for the first time the ‘European night of researchers’  on September 28. Since 2005 the European Commission promoted this initiative, which involved each year thousands of researchers and research institutions in all European countries to promote scientific culture and research worldwide. Conferences, scientific labs, educational games, debates with researchers and various activities combining science, art and culture are scheduled during the event. Organized by the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the event will provide the opportunity to the public, in particular high school and university…

Tunisia hosts PPP forum to strengthen investment in Tunisia

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A high-level global forum on public-private partnerships (PPP) was held Tuesday in Tunis to boost investment in key sectors. The forum is organised by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Tunisian Ministry of Development, Investment and International Cooperation, the General Commission for Public-Private Partnership, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). 33 expert projects attended the event, who discussed the sectors concerned namely transport and logistics, energy, water and the environment, infrastructure and urban development and science and technology parks. The transport…

LONGi Solar, SHAMS to co-develop PV projects in Africa

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Chinese monocrystalline solar products maker LONGi Solar will be teaming up with Tunisian project developer SHAMS Technology to co-develop photovoltaic (PV) projects in African markets. LONGi Solar said in a statement that the two firms have entered into a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) with regard to the proposed long-term cooperation. They will be working together in markets where SHAMS has an active partner network, according to the announcement. The first project under the partnership is of 10-MW capacity and is located in Kasserine, within the west-central part of Tunisia. LONGi…

Children across Africa unite to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day

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Just as birds fly the length of Africa on their migration, so the love of birds forms a chain linking different schools in different countries across the continent. On the 12th of May, each school celebrated World Migratory Bird Day in their own unique way. Here are just a few. Kallisaye Ornithological Reserve, Senegal This beautiful protected area is renowned for its commitment to educating children. On World Migratory Bird Day, it launched a 48-hour programme of activities, all built around unifying voices for the protection of migratory birds. The…

3rd edition of Open Startup Tunisia: Bob Dorf trains Tunisian coaches in mentoring

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Bob Dorf, the serial entrepreneur, author, a professor at Columbia University NY, is back in Tunis. His visit is part of the 3rd edition of the Open Start-Up Tunisia (OST 2019). Bob Dorf will provide a two-day training (18-19 September). 40 university professors from 37 institutions in around 20 regions and 10 actors from the Tunisian ecosystem will take part. Bob Dorf will train them to support start-ups and young entrepreneurs. Bob Dorf is one of the most recognized experts in the field of lean innovation and Customer development. He…

Tunisia to issue $1 billion Eurobonds by October 2018

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Tunisia plans to issue $1 billion Eurobonds at the beginning of October 2018 to reduce the 2018 fiscal deficit, according to official sources Reuters reported. “We will issue $1 billion Eurobonds at the beginning of October [2018] after the IMF has disbursed another instalment of its loan to Tunisia”, the sources explained. Tunisia expects IMF’s approval for a new instalment of $250 million from a total of $2.8 billion by the end of September 2018. It previously announced that it would issue Eurobonds during Q1, 2018 but the issuance was repeatedly delayed because of poor performance in the…

ATR Open Day: PINNA Association unveils its ECOMEL project

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The Tunisian Association of Hikers (French: ATR) organised last Saturday, September 15th an Open Day during which it made an overview to its members and friends of nature of its innovations and projects of the year. Held for the 7th consecutive time, the ATR’s Open Day was held in the Tunis city of Culture under the theme “Hikes in Tunisia: inclusive Innovations”. Amir Bourguiba, Member of the Pinna Association and its representative in the Open Day of the ATR Association, gave an exclusive interview to TunisianMonitorOnline during which he talked…

Tunisia submits « Beauty and the Dogs » for 2019 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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Kaouther Ben Hania’s feature film “Beauty and the Dogs” will represent Tunisia in the 2019 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, announced the National Film and Moving Image Centre (CNCI). Under the aegis of the CNCI, the committee that met on Sunday, September 16 has selected this film which “meets the eligibility criteria defined by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. “Beauty and the Dogs” was the only Tunisian film in the running for the national short-listing,” adds the same source. The CNCI said the nomination…

Algeria: Merkel in Algeria – Migration Likely to Influence Trade Talks

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Chancellor Merkel is headed for Algeria to find ways to boost trade with the Mediterranean nation. But the complicated issue of migration will loom over her talks as Berlin looks for ways to stem irregular migration. Officially, the main purpose of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Algeria is to strengthen trade relations. According to Algerian news agency APS, the visit will offer “an opportunity to take stock of the economic relations between Algeria and Germany” and to strengthen them. And there is room for improvement. In terms of imports…

Tunisian food trade deficit drops to 82 % in first 8 months

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Tunisia’s food trade deficit went down to 82 %  year on year in the first eight months, Tunisian Agriculture Ministry said Thursday. The food trade deficit fell to 162.8 million dinars (58.8 million U.S. dollars) between January and August, down from 886.2 million dinars in 2017. The sharp decline is mainly due to the export of olive oil, dates and seafood. Tunisia’s food exports during the first eight months this year accounted for 13 percent of the country’s total exports. The food trade balance showed a clear improvement in the…