by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 8, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Signs of Progress in Shipping Industry Despite Hurdles at Rades Port Summary: On 6 March 2024, Tunisian officials hosted senior leaders from the Chinese shipping firm Cosco at the port of Rades, marking a potential return of the global shipper after an...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 7, 2024 | Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Relations with France Pressed by Multiple Contentious Issues Summary: On 3 March 2024, French media channel M6 aired a documentary critical of the current economic, political, and security situation in Tunisia, raising tensions between France and Tunisia as...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 6, 2024 | Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Rise in Terrorism Ranking Despite Decline in Measured Incidents Summary: In February 2024, the Institute for Economics and Peace released their 2024 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) which ranks Tunisia 36 globally in terms of exposure to terrorism, a drop from...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 5, 2024 | Diplomacy, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Tensions as Trilateral Maghreb Meetings Snub Rabat, Nouakchott Summary: On 3 March 2024, the Algerian, Tunisian, and Libyan governments announced plans to hold regular meetings together, a move that could reinforce the dividing lines emerging between the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 4, 2024 | Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Mitsubishi to Close Tunis Office and Consolidate in Morocco Summary: On 22 February 2024, Mitsubishi Corporation announced plans to liquidate their Tunisian business and consolidate operations under their Casablanca office. The planned liquidation was...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 3, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: World Bank Visit Yields Assurances of Funding Opportunities Summary: During the week of 26 February 2024, World Bank Vice President Ferid Belhaj, who is responsible for the Middle East and North Africa, spent multiple days in Tunisia and eventually affirmed...
