Month: February 2026

The Tunisian island of Djerba is turning to innovation to renew its tourist appeal and strengthen its positioning as a sustainable and authentic destination. This strategy has seen the launch of the Tunisia Tourism Lab, a first-of-its-kind local laboratory designed to conceive, test, and pilot new forms of tourism experiences tailored to the island’s specificities. Driven by the Djerba Destination Management Organization (DMO) with support from Swiss cooperation, this ambitious project aims to transform the region into a living testing ground for tourism. The Lab operates with an overall budget exceeding…

Tunisia’s sovereign credit rating has been reaffirmed at “B-” with a Stable Outlook by Fitch Ratings, signaling the agency’s view that the country’s elevated credit risk is currently contained. In a move reflecting its updated analytical framework, the major credit assessor also removed Tunisia from its Under Criteria Observation (UCO) list. The change follows the publication of a revised methodology in September 2025 that formally incorporates recovery assumptions into sovereign debt assessments. Under this new model, Fitch assigned Tunisia an “RR4” recovery rating, indicating creditors could expect a moderate recovery…