Year: 2022

TuNur targets Tunisia’s Sahara’s solar energy potential

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Tunis-based renewable energy company TuNur is developing a new solar energy project aimed at producing 4.5 GW of electricity. The electricity will be fed into the European grid via three undersea cables linking Tunisia to Italy, France and Malta. It could supply two million European homes. Until recently, renewable energy projects were an expensive investment decision. They were often subsidized by the governments of industrialized countries, which thus displayed their ecological credibility. Today, clean energy power generation is becoming a strategic asset for everyone, including developing countries. The global industry…

Tunisia eases entry requirements for unvaccinated UK travelers

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Tunisia has eased its restrictions for unvaccinated travelers. Unjabbed visitors previously had to quarantine for five days on arrival. Mandatory self-isolation has now been scrapped, with those who aren’t fully vaccinated able to show proof of a negative PCR test taken no more than 48 hours before arrival or a lateral flow test taken no more than 24 hours before entry instead. Children aged 17 and under don’t need to test, even if unvaccinated. Fully jabbed UK travelers can enter Tunisia without having to test or self-isolate. TunisianMonitorOnline

Tunisia: GoMyCode, an education startup, raises $8 million in Series A round

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GOMYCODE, a Tunisian IT startup, announced Thursday that it has raised $8 million in a round of financing. The round was jointly led by AfricInvest, through its innovation fund Cathay AfricInvest (CAIF), and Proparco, a French-based development finance institution, with participation from existing investor Wamda Capital. This new injection of funds brings the total investment raised by the startup to $8.85 million, after raising a seed of $850,000 in October 2020. The edtech startup was founded in 2017 by 24-year-old Yahya Bouhlel (CEO) to initially solve a shortage of skilled…

“Le Sandwich” film by Iteb Akaichi reveals phenomenon of underage children exploitation

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The Tunisian film “The Sandwich” a short film by Iteb Akaichi, screened exclusively and for free on Artify, the first platform for film distribution in Tunisia. “The Sandwich”, is a short dramatic film that deals with the exploitation of minors to beg, starring Mohamed Akacha and Mohamed Ali Mahfouth, shot in the city of La Marsa with the support of Ooredoo Tunisia. A short film, but one that deals with a deep issue, which is the marginalized childhood in our society, including the phenomenon of children exploited to beg for…

Tunisia’s GDP growth to rise to 2.5% in 2022 (AfDB)

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Tunisia’s GDP growth is expected to fall from 3.1% in 2021 to 2.5% in 2022 and 3.2% in 2023, according to the African Economic Outlook 2022 report, presented on Wednesday in Accra, the capital of Ghana, during the Annual Meetings of the AfDB Group (23-27 May 2022). Inflation is expected to be higher in 2022, due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, which has caused oil and food prices to soar on world markets, reads a report published by a local News agency. However, it is expected to decrease in 2023, thanks…

Sokin expands payments partnership with Mastercard across the region

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-Sokin has teamed up with Mastercard to connect consumers in 39 new markets to payments services that are more open and transparent, removing the barriers that have historically hindered access and financial inclusion –The partnership has been expanded to help consumers make transactions on their own terms Tunisia, May 25, 2022 – Sokin, the new generation fintech payment firm, has signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Mastercard to support the rollout of its fixed-price payment services across new markets in the Middle East and Africa. Sokin will leverage Mastercard’s trusted and…

Tunisian business delegation in Malta

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Credit goes to Times of Malta Forty-five Tunisian businessmen operating in various economic sectors started a prospecting visit to Valletta on Sunday, May 22 – they will be in Malta until Wednesday, May 25, Times of Malta reports. The delegation of Tunisian businessmen is seeking, through this visit, to forge partnerships to access the Maltese market in several fields such as health, security, and environment as well as well-developed sectors in Malta. “This economic mission aims to foster the Tunisian-Maltese economic relations and to study ways to boost economic trade…

USAID Visit Tunisia: 60 million dinars to diversify the Tunisian tourism offer

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The program Usaid Visit Tunisia Activity announced Tuesday, the launch of a call for expressions of interest in favor of companies and tourism projects in Tunisia wishing to receive support in investment. Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Visit Tunisia aims to mobilize more than 20 million dollars (equivalent to 60 million dinars) in private capital in the tourism sector, in partnership with the international investment consulting firm “CrossBoundary”, said the program in a statement. The objective is to diversify the Tunisian tourism offer, increase revenues…

HUAWEI showcases next generation of cutting-edge products for Smart and Healthy Living

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Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) today announced a variety of HUAWEI’s cutting edge hardware products at the Huawei flagship product launch 2022, including HUAWEI Mate Xs 2, HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro, HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2, HUAWEI Band 7, HUAWEI WATCH D and HUAWEI S-TAG which aim to further simplify the daily lives of consumers. Along with its hardware products, HUAWEI also features its world-renowned Health App which has aided consumers all around the world lead a healthy lifestyle. Huawei Consumer Business Group always puts consumers at the center of…