by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 25, 2024 | Legal, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Security Forces Seek to Combat Drugs Dealers and Robberies Summary: On 25 October 2024, the spokesperson of the general directory in the Ministry of Interior, Imed Mamacha, stated that about seven hundred drug dealers were arrested since the start of the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 24, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Security, Social
Tunisia: Italy’s Meloni Calls President Saied Following Re-Election Summary: On 22 October 2024, Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, called President Kais Saied to congratulate him on his re-election after his swearing-in before the two parliamentary chambers. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 23, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: New Law to Provide Rights to Female Agricultural Workers Summary: On 23 October 2024, a presidential decree concerning the social protection system for female agricultural workers was published in the Official Journal of the Republic. The decree stipulates...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 19, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Libya, Political, Social
Tunisia: Commercial Operations Resume at Ras Jedir Border with Libya Summary: On 19 October 2024, representatives of the Tunisian and Libyan governments announced the resumption of cross-border trade operations at the Ras Jedir border crossing. Commercial operations...
by Dispatch Content | Oct 17, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Proposed Central Bank Law Sparks Concerns Over Independence Summary: On 17 October 2024, 27 Ministers of Parliament (MPs) proposed a new law that would change the status and the role of the Tunisian Central Bank (BCT), drawing concerns that the law could...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 17, 2024 | Economic, Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Draft 2025 Budget to Lean on Taxpayers, Domestic Loans Summary: On 16 October 2024, a draft version of the 2025 finance law indicated that the government will raise taxes on higher-income households and financial companies while expanding its reliance on...