by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 22, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Fitch Raises Default Risk Rating to CCC+, From Prior CCC- Summary: On Monday 16 September 2024, leading American credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings, raised Tunisia’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating to the “CCC+” level, after it...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 21, 2024 | Diplomacy, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Presidential Candidate Ayachi Zammel Sentenced to Prison Summary: On 18 September 2024, the Court of Jendouba sentenced the head of Azimoun party and presidential candidate, Ayachi Zammel, to one year and eight months in prison on two counts of falsifying...
by Dispatch Content | Sep 21, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Skepticism Growing Toward Foreign Funded Organizations Summary: On 17 September 2024, Tunisian President Kais Saied, received the Central Bank Governor, Fathi Zouhaier El-Nouri, using the meeting as an opportunity to encourage El-Nouri to control the flow of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 20, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Sousse’s Novation City Draws Foreign Investment Summary: On 17 September 2024, the Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy announced that the German automobile components manufacturer Draxlmaier, will inaugurate a new production unit at Novation City near...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 19, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Norwegian, Japanese Firms Sign Photovoltaic Energy Deals Summary: On 18 September 2024, the Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy, Fatma Chiboub, and the Director of The Tunisian Company for Gas and Electricity (STEG), Faycel Trifa, signed two agreements...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 14, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: New African Development Bank Loans Target Job Creation Summary: On 10 September 2024, the African Development Bank (AFDB) and the Tunisian government reached two financial agreements as part of the “Program to Support the Competitiveness of Institutions and...
