by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 6, 2025 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Key Vacancies on Central Bank Board Slowing Policy Decisions Summary: Earlier this month, several Tunisian media outlets, such as Tunisie Telegraph and Alqatiba, reported that the Tunisian Central Bank’s Board of Directors has failed to hold its regular...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 3, 2025 | Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Renewed Scrutiny on Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing Summary: On 2 June 2025, Le Courier de L’Atlas published an article revealing a visit by a technical mission of experts from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to the Central Bank of Tunisia...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 6, 2025 | Diplomacy, Legal, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: BNP to Shed Sahara Bank Stake as Foreign Banks Face Hurdles Summary: On 6 March 2025, Libyan courts gave Sahara Bank permission to sell the stake of its foreign partner, French bank BNP Paribas, in a transition that will make Sahara Bank 100% Libyan owned. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 2, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Parliament Approves Government Borrowing from Central Bank Summary: On 2 December 2024, Members of Parliament (MPs) approved the proposition submitted by the Minister of Finance to add a chapter to the draft 2025 finance law that will allow the government to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 30, 2024 | Economic, Libya, Political, Social
Libya: Eastern Government Seeks Transfer of Central Bank HQ to Benghazi Summary: On 28 August 2024, the ousted governor of the Libyan Central Bank, Sadik El-Kebir, stated that he had requested the House of Representatives (HoR) to issue orders to begin the process of...
