Year: 2020

CIFF Reveals 10 Most Anticipated Award-Winning Films of 42nd edition

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Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) revealed the first batch of Films of its 42nd Edition, which will be held December 2nd to December 10th. The list includes 10 of the most important titles of 2020, including “Nomadland” which took the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival, and the People’s Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival. “Undine”, winner of two awards at the Berlin Film Festival, in addition to the Palestinian Film “ Gaza Mon Amour”, winner of the NETPAC award (Best Asian Film) at the Toronto Film Festival.Cairo, October…

Tunisia launches 4th call for tenders for 60 MWp of solar energy

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The Tunisian government has launched a call for tenders for the achievement of solar power generation projects, with a total capacity of 60 MWp, Afrik 21 reports. The fourth call of its kind, this initiative is part of the Tunisian government’s energy policy, the objective of which is to increase the share of renewable energies in the electricity mix to 30% by 2030. The share of renewable energies is growing in Tunisia’s electricity mix. Tunisia is once again looking for independent power producers (IPP) to supply 60 MWp of electricity…

ECA trains Tunisian leaders on use of IPRT tool to facilitate development monitoring

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The Economic Commission for Africa and the Directorate general for multilateral cooperation at the Tunisian Ministry of Economy, Finances and Investment launched on Monday 5 October a two-day workshop on the Application of the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT). An ECA sponsored web application, the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) was launched in 2019 in support to African countries seeking to integrate Agenda 2030 (the Sustainable Development Goals) and Agenda 2063 into their national development plans and assess their countries’ progress against these international commitments. To do so,…

Tunisia’s GoMyCode raises $850,000 by training youth for tech and digit

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Tunisian edtech startup GoMyCode has raised $850,000 in a pre-Series A round from Wamda (their first investment in the country), Tunis-based investment firm Meninx Holding, Anava Seed Fund (the fund behind Flat6Labs Tunis), and Jasminum Capital. Founded in 2017 by Yahya and Amine Bouhlel, GOMYCODE offers an online learning platform for coding and other digital training and provides digital training tools, content creation, skills management, technical evaluation and matching with employment opportunities. It allows stakeholders to quickly and autonomously create training programmes on a wide range of skills in areas…

Agri-food: “Link4Inn” event to develop partnerships between institutions and Startups

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The development of effective, custom and business partnerships between groups and institutions in the agri-food industry with innovative startups in this sector will be the focus of an online event “Link4Inn” around open-innovation in the sector of Agritech, to be held Thursday, October 8, 2020.   This online event will be organized by the National Digital Federation and Tunisian Startups, said the National Digital Federation in a statement.  This digital event is the third in a series of other sectoral digital events that will conclude with a large Link4inn meeting…

ITES, TSC ink partnership agreement

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A partnership agreement was signed on Thursday, October 1, between the Tunisian Institute for Strategic Studies (ITES) and the Tunisian Smart Cities association to improve public understanding of the concept of the Smart City and to give the efforts made in this direction more chances of success, cohesion and sustainability, said Tunisian Smart Cities. This strategic partnership aims “to conduct a comprehensive study on the Smart City and the place of the citizen in the digital city and to implement a program of advocacy activities in favor of territorial development.…

“Cairo Film Festival” sets new dates for its 42nd session

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The Cairo International Film Festival announced the amendment of the date of its 42nd session, to be held from 2 to 10 December next, in order to ensure the presentation of a safer and more successful session, in accordance with the health procedures and measures approved by the Egyptian government and the World Health Organization. According to the new festival dates, the third edition of the “Cairo Film Industry Days” platform will be organized during the period from 4 to 7 December, provided that the activities of the “Cairo Film…

Central Bank of Tunisia cuts key interest rate by 50 bps to 6.25%

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The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) cut its key interest rate on Wednesday by 50 basis points to 6.25%, aiming to stimulate investment and push faltering growth, reads a statement of the BCT. The decision was taken “to contribute to the creation of favourable conditions to boost investment and restore the pace of economic activity while preserving financial stability,” the same source said. After reviewing recent economic, monetary, and financial indicators, including the latest data on economic growth, inflation, and the current account deficit, the BCT continues to closely monitor…

FDI : Tripartite partnership FIPA Tunisia, HUFPI and TBS

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FIPA Tunisia signed, on Tuesday, a tripartite agreement with the Harvard University Foreign Policy Initiative (HUFPI) of the American University of Harvard and Tunis Business School (TBS) to promote the diversification of FDI sources and the opening to new countries of origin of foreign investment. The partnership is preparing a report on the means and mechanisms for implementing a targeted program to attract North American investment.The objective of the report is to develop arguments and value propositions aimed at North American operators able to “short-list” Tunisia as a potential investment…

Small-scale agriculture must first of all be a national priority (FTDES)

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 “Small-scale agriculture must first of all be a national priority and its development should be the responsibility and duty of the State”. This development “can only take place within the framework of an overall strategy for the country and the involvement of all stakeholders”, reveals a study by the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) on small farms in Tunisia. This report – integrated in the project “Reducing inequalities in the olive oil value chain” implemented by the NGO Oxfam in partnership with AFTD (Tunisian Association of Democratic…