by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 23, 2024 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic, Security
Algeria: Sonatrach Signs Green Hydrogen MoU with European Firms Summary: On 23 October 2024, Algerian national energy firm, Sonatrach, announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a number of European partners to assess the feasibility of the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 22, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Fitch Raises Default Risk Rating to CCC+, From Prior CCC- Summary: On Monday 16 September 2024, leading American credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings, raised Tunisia’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating to the “CCC+” level, after it...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 12, 2024 | Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: President Shuffles Governors in Latest Pre-Election Move Summary: On 11 September 2024, President Kais Saied held a swearing-in ceremony for 24 new governors appointed in a reshuffle that touched every governorate in the country. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 5, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Chinese Soft Power Expanding Through Cultural Exchanges Summary: On Thursday, 4 July 2024, the Director of the Chinese Confucius Institute, and officials from the Tunisian Ministry of Education agreed on establishing a scholarship for students seeking to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 24, 2024 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Tourism Reforms Unlikely to Deter Influx of European Visitors Summary: On Thursday, 23 May 2024, Tunisia adopted new measures for European tourists visiting the country drawing criticism from the hospitality industry. The measures include requiring official...