by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 1, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: President Saied Floats Tax on Wealthy to Solve Economic Woes Summary: On Thursday, 1 June 2023, Tunisian President Kais Saied proposed that increased taxation on rich Tunisians could be a means to avoid reliance upon a previously negotiated $2 billion...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 31, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: World Bank Re-engagement to Provide Stabilizing Influence Summary: The World Bank has reached an agreement to re-engage Tunisia following the recent abrupt pause in cooperation. The pause in engagement was a reaction against comments by President Kais Saied...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 27, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: World Power Index Ranks North African Countries Summary: A recent report on North Africa from the World Power Index (WPI) identified Tunisia, along with Morocco, Algeria, and Libya as “middle peripheral powers” on a scale that measures “the accumulation of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 27, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Supply Chain, Financing Issues Drive Bread Shortages Summary: In recent days, bakeries across Tunisia experienced bread shortages as the durum wheat supply chain remains unreliable. Many bakeries faced long lines as they were unable to meet customer...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 25, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: As Drought Plagues North Africa, Groundwater in Spotlight Summary: May 2023 reports have raised the possibility of a potential conflict over shared groundwater resources increasingly drawn upon by Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya as all three countries struggle...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 25, 2023 | Diplomacy, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Smuggler, Terrorist Arrests Highlight Expanded Intelligence Operations Summary: On 25 May 2023, the National Guard announced the arrest of a notorious irregular migrant smuggler who operated out of Sfax, accumulating 24 arrest warrants and prior sentences...
