Year: 2020

North African fintech startups selected for Finance Forward accelerator

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Fintech startups from Tunisia and Egypt are among the 12 selected for Village Capital’s Finance Forward MENA accelerator, which offers five peer-selected companies a share of US$150,000 in funding from MetLife Foundation. Run by Village Capital, Finance Forward MENA is part of a multi-year global coalition formed by founding partners MetLife Foundation and PayPal to support entrepreneurs building tech-enabled solutions to challenges around financial health, disrupt-africa reports. Twelve startups have been selected to take part, including three from Egypt, namely PayMint, Khazna, and Valify Solutions. Tunisia’s We-Settle is also a participant. The rest of the cohort of made up of Bilforon (Jordan), Buyback…

Tunisia-Italy-Europe tripartite working session to slow down illegal migration

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During a Tunisia-Italy-Europe tripartite working session held at the Carthage palace, the emphasis was also placed on the great efforts made by Tunisia in the fight against illegal migration, despite economic difficulties and relatively limited means, a statement of the Presidency reads. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has warned that migrants arriving in Italy in an irregular manner “will be repatriated”. The Italian FM stressed his country’s readiness to continue supporting Tunisia, welcoming the efforts made by Tunisia and the European Union in reducing migration flows to his country’s…

Tunisian Internet users to make the most of British Council’s digital library for free

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The first mobile application for the British Council’s digital library is open free of charge to Tunisian Internet users over the age of 18. The British Council Tunisia announced, in a press release issued on Monday, that this application has been launched in Tunisia since August 5, 2020, during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic and its repercussions. According to the same source, the British Council launched, in June 2020, this digital library in partnership with the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Tunisia, the Ministry of Education and the…

AMMAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: LINE-UP OF INAUGURAL EDITION

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Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film (AIFF) announces the line-up of its inaugural edition, due to take place 23rd –  31st of August in the Jordanian capital, Amman. The inaugural edition remains similar to what was initially planned last Spring when the outbreak of COVID-19 brought the Festival’s preparations to a halt. The line-up includes 30 feature-length narratives and documentaries, Arab and international, in addition to nine Arab short films. The Festival will open with the multi-awarded French movie “Les Misérables” on the 23rd of August, while “Luxor”, by…

TUNISIA, 4TH TOURIST DESTINATION RECOMMENDED TO AMERICANS

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Business Insider, the US news website, published on July 31 the list of the top 20 democratic countries where US citizens can relax. Tunisia is on the list. Tunisia tops the list because of its superb year-round climate, its position as a ‘cheaper’ city for expatriates and its success in fighting the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic (low average number of new coronavirus cases per capita in mid-July). Tunisia also has a migrant acceptance index of 6.47, which is higher than the overall score of 5.34, according to the US…

Tunisia JOBS, FTH and FTRT sign partnership agreement

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The Tunisia JOBS programme, the Tunisian Hotel Federation (FTH) and the Tunisian Federation of Tourist Restaurants (FTRT) signed a partnership agreement on Monday, August 3rd. According to this agreement, the Tunisia JOBS programme will collaborate with the concerned federations to respond to the problems linked to the COVID -19 crisis and to reduce its impact on the tourism and hotel sector, while facilitating the access of member establishments to innovative technological solutions that will enable them to participate in the recovery of the sector. This agreement also aims to promote…

Double Gold for Tunisia’s Triomphe Thuccabor at first edition of Dubai Olive Oil Competition

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The Ben Ismail family reserve with its Triomphe Robust, Triomphe Early Harvest has been awarded the Double Gold of the 2020 Dubai Olive Oil Competition and Best Olive Oil Organic. The Triomphe Thuccabor olive oil brand, including the Triomphe Robust, Triomphe Early Harvest is produced by the Ben Ismail farm in Toukaber, Medjez El Bab (northwest of Tunisia). Maher Ben Ismail, co-founder of the Ben Ismail Family reserve who is also a member of the Jury of this first Edition of Dubai Olive Oil Competition said in social media, “since…

Tunisian-German cooperation in vocational training for employability of graduates

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A new project of German cooperation with Tunisia is helping the Tunisian partners to further develop vocational training in the textile, plastics and hotel sectors, which is more practice-oriented through cooperation with enterprises, thus improving the employability of graduates.  The new project “Inter-company Training in Cooperation with the Private Sector” (FIESP), together with its Tunisian partners, organized a three-day Planning Workshop to promote its commitment and concrete measures to develop inter-company vocational training in Tunisia, a GIZ press statement reads. “Vocational training is an important element in our efforts to…

Tunisia boosting renewable energy drive

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Climate Fund Managers (CFM) and UPC Renewables (UPC) will develop a 30MW Sidi Mansour wind farm in Tunisia. The project will be one of the first wind independent power producers (IPP) in the country. Climate Fund Mangers is participating as co-developer, sponsor, financial advisor and E&S advisor to the project, through the development and construction financing facility under its management, Climate Investor One (CI1).  UPC will lead the development of the project with its local team that will lead land securitisation, permitting, grid connection, wind resource assessment and engineering and procurement contracts. “We can start…

Tunisia starts first immigration census

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The Tunisian statistics institute (INS) started its first census on immigration to help define the country’s migration policies. The INS announced it had started the first census on international migration in Tunisia. Called the “Tunisia-Hims,” this survey is meant to provide accurate and clear statistical data on immigration in Tunisia. The first of its kind in Tunisia, the survey was launched this month and will end in March 2021. It will cover the entire national territory and will include all affected social groups, such as migrants, repatriated people and foreign…