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...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 24, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Government Freezes Gas Prices, Banking Fees for 2024 Summary: On 23 March 2024, the CEO of state-operated oil distributor AGIL, Khaled Bettine, confirmed that no increases were expected in fuel prices in 2024. Please login or purchase an InBrief...
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 | Jan 24, 2024 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: OECD Report Encourages Reform, Competition in Retail Banking Summary: In mid-December 2023, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a report on Tunisia’s retail banking market. It highlighted weaknesses in regulation and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 9, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: UIB Under Review as SocGen Sheds African Businesses Summary: On 9 June 2023, French banking giant Societe Generale announced the conclusion of agreements to sell four African subsidiaries and plans to conduct a strategic review of Tunisian subsidiary Union...