Year: 2025

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has unveiled a major new funding package, with its Board of Executive Directors approving approximately $1.365 billion for 14 development projects across 12 member countries. The approvals, decided during the 363rd Board meeting chaired by IsDB President H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, target critical sectors including renewable energy, transport corridors, water security, agriculture, health, and education. The financing is strategically aimed at bolstering economic resilience, improving essential services, and advancing progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “These significant approvals demonstrate the Bank’s steadfast support…

Tunisia mounted a targeted campaign at the prestigious Hamburg Aviation Forum this week, aiming to solidify its reputation as a rising industrial and technological hub within the global aerospace sector. The Tunisian delegation used the major European event, which drew over a thousand international professionals, as a strategic platform to promote its capabilities directly to key industry decision-makers. The central objective: to attract fresh investment and secure a more integral role in worldwide aerospace supply chains. Organized around themes of resilience, digitalization, and sustainability, the forum provided a critical backdrop.…

Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb positioned the ongoing Tunisian-Algerian Economic Forum as a critical checkpoint to accelerate bilateral cooperation, citing robust trade growth but urging even closer economic integration to meet ambitious shared goals. Speaking at the forum, which precedes the 23rd session of the High Joint Commission on Friday, Ghrieb stated the event is an opportunity to “assess the progress” since the last high-level meeting in Algiers in July 2023 and to explore “significant and diverse partnership opportunities” for business communities. “The level of cooperation between the two countries…

The Tunisian government is pressing ahead with reforms to overhaul the business climate and dismantle hurdles for investors, declaring the private sector the essential engine for prosperity. The commitment was made by Minister of Economy and Planning Samir Abdelhafidh, speaking at the opening of the 39th Business Days forum in Sousse on Friday. “Enterprises are the driver of growth and national wealth,” Abdelhafidh stated, addressing an audience of business leaders, young entrepreneurs, and investors at the event organized by the Institute of Arab Business Leaders. This year’s forum is themed…