by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 8, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Timely Winter Rains Likely to Boost Grain Harvests Summary: On 1 April 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture released an annual Grain and Feed report, predicting improved wheat and barley production in Tunisia due to favorable winter weather...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 20, 2024 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: BNA Officials Under Scrutiny as Anti-Corruption Efforts Widen Summary: On 20 February 2024, police arrested two former senior employees of Banque Nationale Agricole (BNA), marking the latest steps in President Kais Saied’s anti-corruption campaign. The two...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 15, 2024 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Slow 2023 GDP Growth Points to Continued Challenges in 2024 Summary: Last week, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) released financial data and analysis indicating that GDP growth for 2023 was 0.4%. Please login or purchase an...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 15, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Frustration Over Shortages Grows as Officials Blame Stockpiling Summary: In recent days, shortages of staple goods have led to increasingly chaotic scenes at grocery stores and markets as crowds gather in search of milk and sugar which have been difficult to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 3, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Tap Water Rationing, Limits on Usage Extended Indefinitely Summary: On 30 September 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture announced plans to extend water rationing measures that were put in place in March 2023. Similar to the prior bans on particular uses of...