Month: January 2019

8th anniversary of revolution and youth: PM receives youth civil society

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Prime Minister Youssef Chahed received, on Monday afternoon in Kasbah government palace, representatives of civil society organisations, on the occasion of the celebration of the 8th anniversary of the revolution and youth. The meeting provided the occasion to review the key points of the sectoral strategic vision for youth for the years 2019-2020. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of this gathering with members of youth civil society on the occasion of the celebration of the revolution and youth, a revolution “which was at the origin of the freedoms acquired…

Tabboubi calls on government to assess its policies

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Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) Noureddine Tabboubi called Monday on the government to thoroughly consider the country’s debt, public finances, the subsidy system in the energy sector, the feedstock as well as the support provided to employment and continuing training sector and supply of small credits. Tabboubi also called on the celebration of the 8th anniversary of the Revolution, for accelerating the assessment of the employment policies, trade agreements, the customs regime and that of support for families in need to devise a national policy based on…

Freedom but not dignity after 8 years of revolution, Tunisia is still holding firm

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The revolution staged eight years ago to oust dictatorship has managed to restore freedom but not dignity. While Tunisia has been praised as a model of democratic transition, wealth and control of the economy remain concentrated in the hands of a small elite despite economic growth. The revolution’s slogan was “work, dignity and freedom” but the first two were not achieved, unfortunately. We believe that many Tunisians have fallen into disproportionate freedom and that priority must first be given to socio-economic reforms and security, for a better quality of life,…

“Tunisia, Cities of Civilisations”:Guided tour to promote archaeological sites

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(TAP) – The Agency for the Promotion of Heritage and Cultural Promotion (French: Amvppc) organised on Saturday a guided tour to promote the archaeological sites of the cities of Sousse and Monastir, TAP reported on Saturday. The visit is part of the national programme “Tunisia, Cities of Civilisations” initiated by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT). In a statement to TAP, Amvppc Director General Kamel El Bchini said that 60 journalists from various Tunisian, Egyptian and Palestinian media took part in the visit.…

Archaeological remains discovered in Tunisia

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 An archaeological site of Roman period was detected by workers of a Chinese company who were preparing the inauguration of a sport and cultural complex project in Ben Arous, southern suburbs of Tunis, Xinhua reports. Tunisian Minister of Youth and Sports Sonia Ben Cheikh told Xinhua that “the inauguration was scheduled this Friday, but the workers discovered the archaeological remains.” The complex project, which will be built with China’s assistance, includes a swimming pool, a block of administration and auditorium, the accommodation of 100 beds, sports rooms, recreation areas and…

Tunisia among top 50 fascinating tourist destinations to visit in 2019, according to NewYork Times travel guide

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From the medina to Sidi Bou Saïd via Avenue Habib Bourguiba, Carthage or La Marsa, Tunis is one of the places to visit in 2019 before New York, Hong Kong or Tahiti. The prestigious American newspaper New York Times published on Wednesday a list of 52 places to visit around the world in 2019, and the city of Tunis is one of them. Ranked 27th place to visit, Tunis, “the spark of the Arab spring still lit”, is presented as “the only Arab capital to have real freedom of expression,…

SUCCESSFUL TECH MEET’UP DAY IN KAIROUAN, TUNISIA

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GFA has been implementing the GIZ-funded project Support to Cyberparcs in Tunisia since November 2017. The project aims at providing better services to business start-ups and young enterprises in the IT and digital sector via the government-owned cyberparcs, GFA-Consulting Group reports. The Kairouan, Monastir and Gafsa cyberparcs have been selected as pilots and are supported in establishing a new business model, offering attractive services and improving their regional networks. In this context, GFA has organized the TECH MEET’UP DAY in Kairouan on 22 November, 2018 as a networking and PR…

Licenses granted to four foreign companies producing electricity from wind

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ABO WIND AG (Germany), UPC Tunisia Renewables (Netherlands) and French LUCIA HOLDING and VSB Energies Nouvelles got their projects approved in principle and were granted licenses by the Ministry of Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. The four foreign companies produce electricity from wind with a 120 Megawatt generating capacity and an overall investment of 400 million Tunisian dinars. 76 direct and indirect jobs are expected to be created. Mornag (governorate of Ben Arous), Jebel Sidi Bchir, Jebel kochbata and Batiha (governorate of Bizerte) will be the project sites. Works…

22nd edition of Women Economic Forum, to be held on January 23-24 in Tunis

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The 22nd edition of Women Economic Forum (WEF Tunisia) will be held on January 23-24 in Tunis and organized by the Ministry of Women, Family, Children and the Elderly and the Embassy of India to Tunisia, in collaboration with All Ladies League, the Ministry reports in a statement. ALL Ladies League (ALL) is the world’s largest All-inclusive international women’s chamber and a global movement for the Welfare, Wealth, and Wellbeing of all by empowering women’s leadership. It counts 100 thousand members from 150 countries. Nearly 200 female personalities active in…

Tunisia at top 5 best African countries for business (Forbes)

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Tunisia snatched the fifth best country rank for business in Africa and 82nd worldwide by US Forbes magazine. The list of African countries published in the latest “Best Countries for Business” report by Forbes, states that Mauritius is 39th globally, tops the African continent for investment followed by South Africa (59th), Morocco (62nd), Seychelles (66th) and Tunisia. Tunisia went up five spots compared to the 2017 report and is making progress, Forbes reports. The magazine took into account in its assessment reports published by the Freedom House, Heritage Foundation, Property…