by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 1, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Water Crisis Persists Despite Slight Rise in Dam Fill Rates Summary: This week, government data indicated that Tunisia’s dams reached an average fill rate of 36.7% nationally, pointing to a persistent water shortage that continues despite heavy late-spring...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 29, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: EU Hails Aid Package Still Contingent on IMF Deal Summary: On 29 June 2023, the European Council held a strategic discussion regarding irregular migration and economic development in the Mediterranean region, with Tunisia featuring heavily in the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 27, 2023 | Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Global Unions Statement Demands Freedom of Expression Summary: On 27 June 2023, the Council of Global Unions (CGU) comprised of a number of international labor unions issued a joint statement asserting that Tunisia is “sliding into totalitarianism” based on...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 26, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Sfax Coffee Roasters Warn That Government Supplies are Dwindling Summary: On 26 June 2023, a representative of coffee roasters in Sfax pointed to a potential crisis in the industry as coffee supplies dwindle, forcing roasters to the brink of bankruptcy. The...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 24, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Access to Foreign Currency Accounts Will Remain Limited in Near-Term Summary: On 22 June 2022, Central Bank governor Marouane Abassi indicated during a panel discussion that there are not near-term plans to allow Tunisians to open foreign currency bank...
