by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 17, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Hopes of IMF Deal Shrink as Economic Minister Fired Summary: On 17 October 2023, the office of President Kais Saied announced that Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Saied, had been terminated from his position. Official statements did not clarify the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 17, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italy Urges Assistance Deal as EU, Carthage Grow Wary Summary: On 17 October 2023, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Paintedosi urged the European Union (EU) to move forward with the assistance deal signed with Tunisia in July as means to stem to flow of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 16, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Brussels Shooting Fuels EU Migration Debate Summary: On 16 October 2023, a Tunisian asylum seeker in Belgium shot and killed two Swedish soccer fans, attributing the attack to his affiliation with the Islamic State and the burning of the Koran in Sweden. The...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 16, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: 2024 Budget Plans Bank Tax in Place of IMF Loan Summary: In mid-October, the 2024 finance law, which functions as Tunisia’s national budget was circulated. The budget offers no indication that the country plans to undertake some of the key reforms called for...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 13, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Relations Warm with China as Tensions Grow with West Summary: This week, the Chinese embassy in Tunisia announced that Chinese citizens can now visit Tunisia without a visa, as relations between the two countries continue to recover following the COVID-19...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 9, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: €60 Million Returned to EU as IMF Confirms Loan Deal Stalled Summary: On 9 October 2023, Tunisia officially returned €60 million in European Union (EU) financial assistance in an expression of frustration with how the EU is implementing a July 2023 agreement...
