Year: 2018

Ecological and cultural event “Blue Season” to be held in Tunisia from June 15 to September 30, 2018

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The ecological and cultural event “Blue Season” will be organised along the Tunisian coast from June 15 to September 30, 2018, TAP reports Among the activities organised as part of this event an underwater museum, a festival of photos and underwater paintings in addition to a musical show hosted by the internationally renowned Tunisian musician Jasser Haj Youssef. On the sidelines of a meeting with the French ambassador to Tunisia, Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, in Monastir on Friday, Director of the “Our big blue” association, Manel Ben Ismail told TAP that…

Government delegation to visit Gafsa to monitor implementation of agreement on phosphate mining resumption

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A government delegation will visit Gafsa next week to monitor the implementation of the agreement concluded between the Government, the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) and MPs from the Gafsa region on the resumption of phosphate mining in Gafsa, announced Minister of Energy, Mining and Renewable Energy, Khaled Kaddour. The agreement concluded at a meeting held on February 24, 2018 at the Government Palace in Kasbah, the agreement includes a set of measures to improve the living conditions of local citizens and to immediately initiate the implementation of several projects…

Talan Tunisia will hire 1,000 engineers by 2020

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Technology services company Talan will hire 1,000 Tunisian engineers by 2020. Talan Founder and President Mahdi Hawas said the company’s recruitment strategy will be implemented over three years; 250 engineers will be hired in 2018, 350 in 2019 and 450 in 2020. An academy will be created and tasked with competence building through training sessions for engineers and other graduates, the purpose being to adapt training to the requirements of international markets. The firm, which currently employs 500 engineers, intends to triple its turnover, setting a target of 60 million…

Syrian Refugee Crisis Intensifies as Humanitarian Relief Continues

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 This region has been marked with civil unrest, which has led to an unimaginable humanitarian crisis. There is a massive refugee population with many living below the poverty line in Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Tunisia, and many other countries. The 7th year of this ongoing crisis in Syria has left an estimated 470,000 people dead with more than 50% displaced as numbers continue to climb from recent attacks. Of the over 4,810,216 registered Syrian refugees 635,324 are residing in Jordan where 86% are living below the local poverty line. Over 13.5 million people are in urgent need of…

Tunisia wants more luxury hotels

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Tunisia hopes new upmarket hotels will cement its strong recovery in 2017. A Four Seasons opened recently, and a Mövenpick and Ritz-Carlton are both scheduled to open soon. “Tunisia is attracting more luxury properties from international chains,” said Riadh Dekhili, Germany chief for the country’s tourist board. He wants more visitors to discover Tunisia’s green northern coast and southern deserts. Tourism arrivals jumped 27 per cent to 5.7 million last year, including 40 per cent more visitors from Germany. TunisianMonitorOnline (Fvw Tourist & Business Travel)

Italy: Tunisia, A Rising Investment Destination

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The international financial stage is seeing a fundamental change in financial data and a major shift in existing economic blocs, together with the emergence of new economic blocs and the potential disintegration of major economic powers and even major economic unions such as the European Union are not immune to financial collapse. In light of these changes, the January 2011 revolution in Tunisia and the neighbouring conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Libya, there has been a radical change of economic policy of the Tunisian state. The impact of previous detrimental…

Mehrez Boussayene (B&K associés) “Tunisia has some huge assets to attract foreign investment into the country”

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Founded in 2002 , Boussayene Knani & Associés is one of the leading corporate law firms in Tunsia. With experience as former judges, corporate executives or professors, the firm’s partners have all aspects of law covered. Leaders League spoke to founding-partner Mehrez Boussayene. Leaders League: What place does arbitration have in your practice? Mehrez Boussayene. Arbitration has been one of the most importantsectors in our firm for around twentyyears. Our lawyers act as both arbitrators and as arbitration counsel. We have handled numerous international cases before the ICC as well as…

Tunisia central bank unable to defend dinar -governor

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Tunisia’s central bank is unable to defend the dinar with foreign reserves that have fallen to less than 80 days’ worth of imports, the bank’s new governor said on Thursday. The current account deficit also hit 10 percent for the first time, reflecting “frightening” economic indicators that show the depth of the country’s economic troubles, Marouane El Abassi said. On Monday, the central bank raised the benchmark interest rate to 5.75 percent from 5 percent, a decision that Abassi said had been taken due to concerns that the bank might…

Powerful Women Provide Tips for Success to Women Entrepreneurs

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Successful Women Entrepreneurs featured in 9th Annual Women, Wealth, Warriors Luncheon As the world celebrates Women’s History during the month of March, powerful and successful women will bring a message of empowerment and tips for success to women thinking about starting their own businesses and those who already have one. Celebrities including ABC 7 Los Angeles’ Coleen Sullivan, R&B Singer Teedra Moses, Comedian Sunda Croonquist, and Rapper Yo-Yo are just a few of the recognizable names headlining the Women, Wealth, Warriors 9th Annual Luncheon in Pasadena, Saturday, March 24th. Tunisia…

Tunisia’s phosphate production to resume after protests end

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Phosphate production in Tunisia’s Metaloui and Mdhila resumed on Wednesday and shipments restarted after protesters agreed to temporarily end their sit-in over job demands, officials and protesters told Reuters. The Metaloui and Mdhila plants, which produce around 80 percent of Tunisia’s phosphate, have been closed by weeks of protests by local youths demanding employment and economic opportunities. Other plants in the south of the country have also been affected. But the deal remains fragile after protesters gave the government a week to negotiate their demands or else will halt production…