by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 24, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: State-Run Steel Firm Emblematic of Deeper Economic Challenges Summary: On 23 January 2024, Minister of Finance Sihem Nemsia announced in a meeting of the Parliament that the Ministry of Economy and Planning was seeking a $70 million loan to support the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 16, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: 2024 Budget Plans Bank Tax in Place of IMF Loan Summary: In mid-October, the 2024 finance law, which functions as Tunisia’s national budget was circulated. The budget offers no indication that the country plans to undertake some of the key reforms called for...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 8, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Economic Indicators Point to Growing Economic Challenges Summary: This week, multiple economic indicators pointed to the challenging state of the Tunisian economy as large-scale European Union (EU) assistance remains contingent upon the finalization of a loan...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 12, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: IMF Report Details Breadth of Fiscal Risks Across MENA Region Summary: On 11 June 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a report detailing the dynamics driving fiscal risk across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including details...
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...
