by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 17, 2024 | Economic, Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Draft 2025 Budget to Lean on Taxpayers, Domestic Loans Summary: On 16 October 2024, a draft version of the 2025 finance law indicated that the government will raise taxes on higher-income households and financial companies while expanding its reliance on...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 16, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Libya, Political, Social
Tunisia: UN Calls for Respecting Human Rights as Migrant Crisis Continues Summary: On 15 October 2024, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, issued a message urging the Tunisian government to ensure the protection of democratic processes...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 15, 2024 | Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Jumia to Exit Tunisia to Focus on Core African Markets Summary: Last week, Jumia Technologies announced plans to close its operations in Tunisia in what the African e-commerce firm described as an effort to refocus on its core markets. The firm also plans to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 11, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Remittances, Tourism Revenues Continue Floating Currency Reserves Summary: On 10 October 2024, Tunisian Central Bank monetary and financial indicators showed a decrease of five days in foreign currency reserves going from 116 days of imports to 111 days. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 11, 2024 | Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Election Results Made Official Showing Drop in Voter Turnout Summary: On 11 October 2024, the Independent Higher Authority for Elections (ISIE) approved the results of the presidential elections held on 6 October, as no official appeals were filed. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 10, 2024 | Economic, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Dam Fill Rates Reach 30-Year Low as Water Challenges Continue Summary: On 9 October 2024, the National Observatory for Agriculture (Onagri) issued a new report indicating Tunisia’s dam filling rate decreased to 21.4% from 23.3% a month ago. According to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 10, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Resumption of Commercial Traffic at Ras Jedir Further Postponed Summary: On 7 October 2024, Libyan security units supervising the Ras Jedir crossing postponed the resumption of commercial traffic moving between Tunisia and Libya due to the incomplete...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 8, 2024 | Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pro-Palestine Marchers Clash with Police After Election Summary: On 7 October 2024, numerous civil society organizations joined a pro-Palestine march organized by the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT) which included some violent encounters with...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 6, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: PM Maddouri Presses International Agenda at Paris Summit Summary: On 4 October 2024, Prime Minister Kamel Maddouri represented Tunisia at the Francophone Summit in Paris during which he transferred the presidency of the Summit from Tunisia to France. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 5, 2024 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pre-Election Protests Question Electoral Process Overview Summary: On 4 October 2024, hundreds of protestors joined a march and protest in downtown Tunis following a call from the Tunisian Network for Freedoms and Rights to denounce what they view as an...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 5, 2024 | Diplomacy, Legal, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italian Government Agents Point to Mafia Influence in Tunisia Summary: On 1 October 2024. Italian media reported that three agents of the External Intelligence and Security Agency (AISE) were poisoned during a dinner party in Hammamet. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 5, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Italy Hosts G7, North African Interior Ministers for Migration Talks Summary: On 3 October 2024, the Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ben Ayed participated in the G7 meeting of interior ministers in Naples, Italy that was organized by the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 4, 2024 | Economic, Libya, Political, Social, Tunisia
Libya: Oil Production Resumes Amidst Fragile Central Bank Agreement Summary: On 3 October 2024, the eastern government in Libya lifted the blockade on the oil fields under its control and ordered the resumption of oil production after a month of shutdowns. The...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 29, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Death of Hezbollah Leader Sparks Protests, Divisions Summary: On 27 September 2024, Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon targeted the leader of Lebanon’s militant Shia Islamist movement Hezbollah, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, whose death was confirmed by...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 27, 2024 | Economic, Libya, Political, Social, Tunisia
Libya: UNSMIL-Brokered Central Bank Deal Leaves Many Questions Summary: On 26 September 2024, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) hosted the signing of an agreement reached between the House of Representatives (HoR) based in Tobruk and the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 27, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Electoral Law Amended Days Before Presidential Election Summary: On 27 September 2024, the Tunisian Parliament approved an amendment of the 2014 electoral law that transfers legal authority over elections from the Administrative Court to the Judicial Court...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 27, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italian, German Firms Launch New Industrial Investments Summary: On 25 September 2024, Italian heating technology company, Zoppas Industries, launched its first production site in Tunisia in a further indication of the deepening economic ties between Tunisia...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 25, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Damage Caused by Heavy Rains, Floods in Coastal Region Summary: On Monday 23 September 2024, heavy rains along Tunisia’s coast resulted in damage from flooding in the governorates of Sousse, Mahdia, Monastir and Nabeul. The rainfall caused considerable...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 25, 2024 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: EU Calls for Investigation of Migrant Abuses Summary: On 24 September 2024, European Commission Spokeswoman, Anna Pisonero, called on Tunisia to fully investigate allegations of wrongdoing involving its security forces, including addressing recent reports of...
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 22, 2024 | Contingency
Contingency Corner: Fraud and Scams Power Loss Why emerging markets attract targeted fraud Currency exchange complexity, cash-heavy economies, and unfamiliarity among newcomers create opportunities that scammers actively exploit. Tactics are often localized and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 22, 2024 | Contingency
Contingency Corner: Labor Strikes Labor Strikes Why labor actions are a distinct risk Labor strikes differ from general civil unrest in both cause and pattern. They often follow predictable triggers, such as wage negotiations or sector-specific disputes, and tend to...
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...
