by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 22, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Economic Agreements Signed with Jordan, Hungary Summary: On 21 June 2023, Tunisian organizations signed agreements with both the Hungarian and Jordanian governments pledging future cooperation on trade and tourism. The agreement between the Tunisian...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 21, 2023 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Train Derailment Kills 2, Highlighting Infrastructure Challenges Summary: On 21 June 2023, Tunisia’s national railway company – Societe Nationales des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (SNCFT) – announced the launch of an investigation into a train derailment that...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 20, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Guard Dies After Stabbing at Brazilian Embassy in Tunis Summary: On 19 June 2023, a security officer was reportedly stabbed by an individual suffering from mental illness near the Brazilian Embassy in Tunis. The Ministry of Interior announced in a statement...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 16, 2023 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pressure Continues on Opposition as Chebbi Questioned Summary: On Friday, 16 June 2023, the head of the National Salvation Front Ahmed Nejib Chebbi was questioned by a counterterrorism prosecutor in Tunis in relation to an investigation into conspiracy...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 15, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: US Bill Would Make Aid Contingent Upon Democratic Reform Summary: On 15 June 2023, two US senators introduced legislation for consideration entitled the Safeguarding Tunisian Democracy Act of 2023, which will seek to shape US aid and foreign policy toward...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 13, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Revised IMF Plan Rumored as World Bank Calls for Public Sector Reform Summary: On Tuesday, 13 June 2023, international press reports indicated that an unidentified Tunisian official said that the government planned to present a revised economic reform plan to...
