Year: 2019

The International Forum of Dates and Palm Trees second edition will be held on November 21-22 in Tozeur on the theme “Towards the Development of a Sustainable Value Chain.” The international forum seeks to spotlight the challenges of date palm cultivation and the need to promote all value chains of dates and derivatives, TAP reports. The event also seeks to serve as a space for meetings and exchange among all operators, promote oasis agriculture and create economic dynamics in the region. The forum is meant for professionals, public and private…

The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union (EU), has approved on Wednesday the disbursement of a €150 million-loan (about 472 million dinars) to Tunisia, the EU said in a press release. This is the third and final disbursement under the second Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) programme to Tunisia and follows the completion of an important set of policy measures intended to support the country’s economic transition. Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici said: “This disbursement underlines our sustained commitment to supporting Tunisia and its…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host a completion workshop on October 30, 2019, in Tunis to share lessons learned from the pilot project of using drones to improve the agricultural productivity in the Sidi Bouzid region of central Tunisia, AfDB reports. The model involves the use of drones to collect and analyze data and monitor irrigated areas, as well as combat pests. It was launched by the Bank, jointly with the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, and the Busan Metropolitan City in Korea to boost agriculture…

The slow pace of economic growth, whose rate should not exceed 1.4% for the whole of 2019, is mainly related to the poor performance of the export-oriented and extractive sectors, the Executive Board of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) said in a statement on Monday, after its periodic meeting. With regard to price developments, the Board noted in the statement issued at the end of its periodic meeting, Inflation rate stabilizes at around 6.7% year-on-year in September 2019, after prices of food products and services eased back. Similarly, core…

The city of Testour organized the Pomegranate Festival from October 24 to 27,  2019 an opportunity to enjoy this wonderful fruit in different ways and to participate in several cultural activities” with the slogan “Rommene Testour Mezyen we Melyen”. More than 30 thousand visitors from all over Tunisia took part in the 4th edition of the Testour Festival in the Beja Governorate which has created an economic dynamic, offering 70 craftsmen and women to promote their local products. This 4th edition was marked by the launch of a web site…