by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 13, 2025 | Economic, Morocco
Morocco: France’s BNP Paribas Exploring Sale of Majority Stake in BMCI Summary: On 12 December 2025, French multinational banking group BNP Paribas announced its entrance into exclusive negotiations to divest its 67% stake in Banque Marocaine pour le Commerce et...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 26, 2025 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italy Announces New Credit Line for Small Businesses to Support Growth Summary: On 25 September 2025, the Confederation of Citizen Enterprises of Tunisia (CONECT) announced the launch of a €55 million credit line from Italy to support small and medium-sized...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 7, 2025 | Diplomacy, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: AfDB, BIAT Agree to Trade Financing Facility to Support Industrial Growth Summary: On 30 June 2025, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a $50 million trade finance guarantee facility for the Banque Internationale Arabe de...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 1, 2025 | Economic, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Credit Exposure to Olive Oil Scandal Raises Concerns for Banks Summary: On 16 April 2025, an audit report for state-controlled BH Bank revealed concerning credit exposure to Tunisian olive oil group CHO that is under scrutiny following arrests of senior...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 8, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: After Review of African Branches, SocGen Will Maintain Presence Summary: On 7 February 2025, Tunisian bank Union Internationale de Banques (UIB) announced during its Board of Directors meeting that Société Générale, which holds a 52.34% stake in UIB, will...