Sharjah’s Cultural Vision Takes Center Stage at Tunis Poetry Festival

 The tenth edition of the Kairouan Festival of Arabic Poetry opened under the Mediterranean stars at the historic Ennejma Ezzahra Palace on Friday, marking a decade of a pioneering cultural initiative born in the United Arab Emirates. The ceremony, attended by a gathering of diplomats, ministers, and literary figures, served as a powerful testament to the cross-border influence of Sharjah’s cultural projects. The festival is a flagship event of the “Houses of Poetry” network, an initiative launched by Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler…

EBRD Launches Landmark Green Finance Initiative in Tunisia with €10 Million Loan to UBCI

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is channeling a €10 million loan to Tunisia’s Union Bancaire pour le Commerce et l’Industrie (UBCI) to kickstart a new phase of green lending for local businesses, marking one of the first operations under its Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) in the country. The financing is designed to fuel Tunisia’s transition to a low-carbon economy by providing UBCI, a leading private bank with 102 branches nationwide, with capital to on-lend to private companies. A key focus will be supporting micro, small, and…