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...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 2, 2024 | Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Sfax Synagogue Fire Raises Security Concerns Summary: On Sunday 25 February 2024, authorities in Sfax reported that a fire had been extinguished in the courtyard of a building that formerly functioned as a synagogue. No injuries or deaths were reported as...
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 15, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: New Head of Central Bank Faces Controversial Policy Implementation Summary: On 15 February 2024, President Kais Saied swore new Central Bank Governor Fethi Zouhair Nouri into office, marking a key transition in leadership at a vulnerable economic moment. ...
