by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 26, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Qatar Fund Office Rejection Framed as Defense of Sovereignty Summary: On 26 March 2024, the Tunisian Parliament voted to reject a draft law that would have approved the opening of a headquarters in Tunis of the Qatar Fund for Development (QFD). Please...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 20, 2024 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: 5G Network Launch Expected in Late-2024 Summary: On 18 March 2024, the Minister of Communication Technologies, Nizar Ben Neji, announced plans to roll out 5G services on Tunisia’s mobile networks by the end of 2024. The announcement included a roadmap that...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 18, 2024 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: ClusterLab Success Points to Strain on Tunisian Entrepreneurs Summary: In mid-March 2024, Tunisian-founded and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm, ClusterLab, received $600,000 in funding from investors, including InstaDeep...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 23, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Riyadh Asserts Regional Leadership, Promising Phosphate Investment Summary: On 21 February 2024, Sultan al-Marshad, the CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) visited Tunisia indicating imminent plans to invest in revitalizing the rail...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 21, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Carthage Hosts EBRD Head, Seeking Economic Lift Summary: On 19 and 20 February 2024, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso visited Tunisia for official meetings with President Kais Saied and members of his...