by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 9, 2024 | Economic, Legal, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Foreign Resident Law Would Increase Legal, Financial Penalties Summary: On 9 May 2024, the Tunisian parliament presented draft legislation that would amend a 1968 law that outlines the provisions for foreigners entering, exiting, and staying in Tunisia for...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 2, 2024 | Legal, Tunisia
Tunisia: After Anti-Doping Warnings, Tunisian Sport Formally Sanctioned Summary: On 30 April 2024, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed that the Tunisian National Anti-Doping Organization (TNADO) remains in non-compliance with WADA code, bringing the national...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 1, 2024 | Economic, Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Public Transit Remains Focus of Corruption, Mismanagement Probes Summary: Early last week, prosecutors announced arrest warrants for four TRANSTU officials accused of financial mismanagement as public sector firms remain under scrutiny for corruption and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 27, 2024 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Sentences in Chokri Belaid Case Leave Some Unsatisfied Summary: On 27 March 2024, a Tunisian prosecutor confirmed that six people had been charged in the 2013 assassination of political opposition leader Chokri Belaid, with four receiving the death penalty....
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 20, 2024 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: BNA Officials Under Scrutiny as Anti-Corruption Efforts Widen Summary: On 20 February 2024, police arrested two former senior employees of Banque Nationale Agricole (BNA), marking the latest steps in President Kais Saied’s anti-corruption campaign. The two...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 8, 2024 | Diplomacy, Legal, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Additional Steps Toward Cybercrime Treaty Accession Summary: On 6 February 2024, the Parliament voted to approve Tunisia’s accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime of the Council of Europe. The vote paves the way for Tunisia to become a party to the...
