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 | Feb 28, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Moody’s Marks First Improvement to Credit Rating in Over a Decade Summary: On 28 February 2025, international credit rating agency, Moody’s, raised Tunisia’s sovereign rating from Caa2 to Caa1 with a stable outlook marking the first improvement in...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 14, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: President Launches Review of Redundancy in Government Agencies Summary: On 13 January 2025, Tunisian President Kais Saied ordered the launch of a sweeping review of “non-useful [government] institutions” during a ministerial meeting with Prime Minister Kamal...
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...
