by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 30, 2022 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italian Firm Decries New Taxes Outlined in 2023 Budget Summary: In late December 2022, following the release of the 2023 Finance Law including the national budget, the Tunisian subsidiary of Italian firm Minerali Industrali announced plans to close two...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 12, 2022 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Trade Deficit Hits Record Levels in November Summary: In November 2022, Tunisia’s trade deficit rose to record levels as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s ongoing financial crisis further stressed the economy. The overall trade deficit...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 10, 2022 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Multiple Energy Projects Announced Summary: Recently, multiple large-scale power projects were announced in Tunisia. The European Union plans to invest over €300 million in an undersea high voltage electricity cable, called ELMED. Emirati energy firm AMEA...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 25, 2022 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Migrant Girl Repatriated to Tunisia by Italian Authorities Summary: On 24 November 2022, a four-year-old girl who arrived by boat without her family in Italy via an irregular migration route was returned to her family in Tunisia. The repatriation of the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 11, 2022 | Diplomacy, Legal, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italian Court Grants Asylum Citing Deterioration of Rule of Law Summary: A Tunisian asylum seeker in Italy was granted asylum following an appeals process after an initial denial. The Italian judge who granted the asylum request cited the deterioration of...
