by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 6, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Arbitration Cases with Foreign Firms Continue Summary: On 23 December 2024, Italian extractives firm, Minerali Industriali, filed a claim against Tunisia with the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) over export tax hikes...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 3, 2025 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: French Firm Voltalia Awarded Second Solar Energy Project in Gabes Summary: On 30 December 2024, French renewable energy firm, Voltalia, announced the firm’s selection by the Tunisian government to establish a 139-megawatt solar energy production site in...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 2, 2025 | Diplomacy, Legal, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: President Extends Long-Standing State of Emergency Summary: On 31 December 2024, President Kais Saied extended Tunisia’s state of emergency from 1 to 30 January throughout the country. The state of emergency has been in place...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 1, 2025 | Diplomacy, Legal, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Repatriation of Tunisian Released from Guantanamo Bay Summary: On 30 December, the US Defense Department announced the repatriation of a Tunisian detainee named Ridha Al-Yazidi, who had been at Guantanamo Bay since its establishment in 2002, raising questions...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 21, 2024 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Corporate Tax Hikes Raise Concerns about Investment Attractiveness Summary: On 19 December 2024, the Order of Chartered Accountants of Tunisia (OCET), expressed concern over the new finance law on the sidelines of a conference the group organized on the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 20, 2024 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Irregular Migration Flows Slow as Cooperation with EU Intensifies Summary: On 17 December, European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen stated that the number of irregular migrants coming from Tunisia has decreased by 80% compared to last year. ...
