Year: 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…

The Tunisian government has awarded French renewable energy group Voltalia the contract to develop a 132-megawatt solar photovoltaic project in the Gabès region, the company’s third major solar award in the country within a year. The new “Wadi” plant follows Voltalia’s earlier wins for the Sagdoud project in May 2024 and the Menzel Habib plant in December 2024. Together, these projects bring Voltalia’s total solar capacity under development in Tunisia to approximately 400 MW—enough to power an estimated 200,000 households. Construction on the Wadi facility is scheduled to begin in…

The Libyan Export Development Authority (LEDA) inaugurated a new Unified Export Window at the Ras Ajdir border crossing with Tunisia on Tuesday. The launch event was attended by LEDA Chairman Mohamed Al-Hangari and senior customs officials. The digital platform marks a significant shift from 15 years of paper-based procedures to an integrated electronic system. During the inauguration, officials demonstrated the Single Window Export System, which allows registered Libyan exporting companies to submit applications, process data, and complete all export formalities for shipments destined for Tunisia through a single portal. Chairman…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has entered a major partnership with Tunisia Telecom, pledging loans of up to €190 million (approximately $221 million) to modernize the state-owned operator’s telecommunications infrastructure. The financing package, announced last week, includes an €11 million grant from the European Union. According to the agreement, the EBRD will disburse the loan in four tranches, beginning with an initial €50 million. The funds are earmarked to upgrade Tunisia Telecom’s mobile network from 4G to 5G, expand its fiber-optic backbone, and connect up to 200,000…

The Tunisia Investment Authority (TIA) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) agreed recently, to strengthen their strategic partnership on investment, following a high-level working meeting in Tunis. A senior EBRD delegation visited the TIA headquarters to discuss enhancing institutional cooperation between the two organizations. The talks focused on ongoing joint projects, with particular emphasis on the development of the National Investment Platform—a central pillar of their collaboration. Both parties also reviewed progress on initiatives such as the project supporting the work of the Strategic Council. On this…