Tunisia: Tourism and phosphate to bring growth to 2.3% (IMF)
The International Monetary Fund (Fund) forecast a 2.3% growth for the Tunisian economy this year after a relatively sluggish year in 2016. The new forecast will be mainly driven by...
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‘TechGirls’ from Middle East and North Africa head to US
Twenty-eight teenage girls from predominantly Muslim countries have been chosen to participate in the US State Department’s TechGirls 2017 exchange program. The girls, aged between 15 and 17, from Algeria,...
Kenya Takes the Lead in Medical Tourism
Private health and wellness facilities are setting Kenya apart as one of the key medical tourist destinations in Africa, a new report shows. The Economic Development in Africa Report 2017...
Tunisia: industrial production decreases 1% by end of April
Production in the whole industry has decreased by 1% in the first four months of 2017, against a decline of 1.2% during the same period of the previous year, according...
Pentagon receptive to Tunisian lobbying against proposed Trump aid cut
unisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed received some encouraging support from US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis today at the start of a two-day visit to Washington aimed at reversing proposed aid...
Southern African economies the most competitive in Africa
Mauritius, South Africa, Rwanda, Botswana, Morocco, Namibia, Algeria, Tunisia, Kenya and Cote d’Ivoire are the 10 most competitive economies in Africa, according to the Africa Competitiveness Report 2017. In all...
Commission approves disbursement of €100 million in assistance to Tunisia
The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, has today approved the disbursement of a €100 million loan to Tunisia. This represents the third and last tranche of the €300...
Morocco Offers ‘Green Growth Model’ in MENA region- Climate Tracker
Morocco stands as a model in the MENA region when it comes to promoting green growth, said Climate Tracker, the world’s leading climate journalism portal, in an article entitled “Climate...
Germany’s New Marshall Plan for Africa
With the Group of 20 (G20) Summit occurring in Germany this weekend, political leaders, presidents, and prime ministers from twenty nations are gathering to discuss economic matters germane to their...
Luxembourgers and Arabs find their way to ‘Babylon’
As the number of residents in Luxembourg hailing from Arab countries such as Iraq, Syria, Tunisia or Morocco increases, so does the demand for shops selling produce from those regions...