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...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 3, 2024 | Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: MPs Concerned as Parliament Approves More Loans Summary: On Tuesday, 2 July 2024, the Tunisian Parliament approved a loan agreement between the government and a group of local banks to fund the national budget with 570 million dinars. Some MPs rejected the...
