by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 15, 2022 | Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Government Confident IMF Loan Nearly Secured Summary: As of mid-September 2022, Tunisia seemed confident that an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan would soon be secured. The IMF has given no specific indications about a deal on the loan, nor about its...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 10, 2022 | Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Coalition of President Saied’s Opponents Announce Boycott of December Parliamentary Elections Summary: As of early-September a coalition of political parties and political leaders opposed to President Kais Saied’s political reforms had announced plans to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 2, 2022 | Diplomacy, Tunisia
Tunisia: Saied Leans toward Algeria as Controversial Western Sahara Leader Attends Conference Summary: In late-August 2022, Tunisian President Kais Saied invited Brahim Ghali – the head of Polisario Front, a Western Sahara-based group claiming independence from...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 2, 2022 | Diplomacy, Tunisia
Tunisia: France Lifts Artificial Visa Limits Following Migrant Repatriation Cooperation Summary: On 31 August 2022, the French and Tunisian Ministers of Interior Gerald Darmanin and Tawfik Charfeddine released a joint statement announcing the end of France’s...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 30, 2022 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Japan’s African Development Forum Overshadowed by Local and Regional Rows Summary: In late-August 2022, Tunisia hosted the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), Japan’s Africa-wide development forum held intermittently since...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 20, 2022 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: US Set to Consider Future of $500 million Aid Package Summary: In late September 2022, the Board of Directors of the US government-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will reconsider a 2021 commitment to a five-year, $500 million aid package. The...
