Month: April 2025

Tunisia among OECD’s top ten MENA trade facilitation reformers

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In its report, Trade Facilitation Indicators: Monitoring Policies to 2025″ the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ranked the top ten trade facilitation reformers and performers in each region. Tunisia ranks among the top 10 reformers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2024. It ranks fourth, with an average trade facilitation performance of nearly 5% between 2022 and 2024. The ranking highlights the reforms and progress made in trade facilitation, according to the report. However, there are still performance gaps within the region in certain…

Italy allocates €20 million to a program for returning immigrants from Libya, Tunisia and Algeria

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Italy approved on Wednesday a €20 million program for the voluntary return of around 3,300 “at-risk” immigrants in Libya, Algeria, and Tunisia, in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), despite criticism from human rights groups. According to Italy’s Nova news agency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave the green light to the program, which aims to assist vulnerable immigrants in Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya to voluntarily return to their countries of origin. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, along with Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli, chaired the second annual meeting…