Year: 2025

According to a bulletin issued on Saturday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), Tunisia’s inflation rate remained stable at 5.4% in June 2025, focusing on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The INS attributes this stability to an accelerated increase in prices in the ‘restaurants, cafés and hotels’ group (11% in June 2025 compared with 10.8% in May 2025) and a deceleration in the pace of food price rises (6.4% in June 2025 compared with 6.7% in May 2025). Core inflation, excluding food and energy, remained stable at 5.5%. Prices…

The project aims to “strengthen the sustainability of coastal communities” A pilot project has been launched in Tunisia to promote the use of clean energy in the artisanal fishing sector, aiming to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The initiative, funded by the British Embassy in Tunis and implemented in collaboration with WWF North Africa, was presented Wednesday during a workshop chaired by Heikel Hachlaf, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries. The project aims to introduce solar-powered electric engines on artisanal fishing boats in the Gulf of…

In the first five months of 2025, Tunisia exported more than 34,100 tonnes of organic agricultural products worth 420.4 million Tunisian dinars (US$124 million) to 38 countries, Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP), news agency reports. It is noted that organic olive oil (87.8 per cent of the total volume) and dates (11.7 per cent) form the basis of supplies. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), about 9,000 operators – farmers, processors and traders – are involved in the country’s organic agriculture sector. Most of them…

Tunisian growers are seeing an improvement in the situation The last season for Tunisian dates was severely impacted by adverse weather conditions, resulting in a loss of nearly half the expected harvest volume and a decline in quality and export prices. By July 2024, signs of the season’s demise were already noticeable. A year later, Tunisian growers are seeing an improvement in the situation, which bodes well for the upcoming season beginning in October 2025. Noureddine Saidi, manager of Bioorigin Fruits Tunisia, recounts last season’s debacle: “Climate change had already…

Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Chief Executive Officer Sultan Al-Marshad signed on Saturday a new development loan agreement with Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning Dr. Samir Abdelhafidh to finance the establishment of an Oasis Hub Project in southern Tunisia, the Saudi Gazette reports. The loan, exceeding $38 million, was signed in the presence of Saudi Ambassador to Tunisia Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Saqr. The agreement reflects the strong bilateral development partnership that has spanned nearly 50 years. The Oasis Hub Project aims to support sustainable rural development through the reclamation of…