by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 15, 2024 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Anti-Corruption Agenda on Display with Arrests at Public Steel Firm Summary: On 14 February 2024, President Kais Saied promised significant action targeting corruption, particularly within Tunisia’s public institutions. Please...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 7, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Parliament Makes Law Plan for Central Bank to Buy Treasury Bonds Summary: On 6 February 2024, the Tunisian Parliament voted to adopt a law that grants exceptional powers to the Central Bank to purchase treasury bonds, enshrining in law the long-signaled...
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 | Jan 23, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pyrrhic Victory on Debt Repayment as 2024 Obligations Loom Summary: On 22 January 2024, Tunisia’s Minister of Finance Sihem Nemsia announced that Tunisia had successfully repaid all of its internal and external debts for 2023, temporarily allaying concerns...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 20, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Davos Meetings Confirm IMF Loan Hopes Remain Dim Summary: From 15-19 January 2024, the World Economic Forum (WEF) held its 54th annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, where Tunisia was represented by Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani. The Tunisian delegation also...
