Day: March 18, 2025

Tunisia’s digital sector is growing by leaps and bounds, according to Hatem Essoussi, Senior Director of the Advanced Technology Promotion Department at the Tunisian Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA). With over 2,200 active companies and more than 40,000 direct jobs, this sector contributes 11% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), he told Agenzia Nova. Over 600 of these companies are innovative, with an average annual growth rate of 8%. Moreover, 52% of these companies export their products and services. The world’s fifth-largest exporter of engineers, Tunisia boasts more than 270…

The Tunisian Grain Office plans to construct new grain silos for storing soft wheat, durum wheat, and barley by 2027. The total storage capacity will reach nearly 120,000 tonnes, with the project valued at TND 205 million, according to the institution’s CEO, Salwa Benhadid Zouari. The new facilities will be located in Rades (40,000 tonnes), Sousse (58,000 tonnes), and Sfax (38,000 tonnes). Additionally, as part of the grain sector reform program, the Tunisian government will invest TND 143 million to renovate existing silos built in 1985, which currently hold a…

Safran in Tunisia has launched the 3rd edition of its flagship Open Innovation program “Safran Tunisia Innovation Shaker”. Following the success of previous editions, which explored the challenges of the building of the future and the new dynamics of the resilient, technological and sustainable Supply Chain, this new edition is part of an ambitious vision: “Towards harmony between Man and the Intelligent Machine”. As a key player in economic co-development and Franco-Tunisian cooperation, Business France Tunisia actively supports this initiative, which aims to strengthen the local innovation ecosystem and encourage…