by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 17, 2024 | Diplomacy, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Weekend Protests as Palestinian Cause Drives Frustration Summary: On 17 February 2024, protestors marched to the French Embassy in downtown Tunis in support of a ceasefire in Gaza. Since the conflict began in Gaza in October, the French Embassy on Avenue...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 15, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: New Head of Central Bank Faces Controversial Policy Implementation Summary: On 15 February 2024, President Kais Saied swore new Central Bank Governor Fethi Zouhair Nouri into office, marking a key transition in leadership at a vulnerable economic moment. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 8, 2024 | Diplomacy, Legal, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Additional Steps Toward Cybercrime Treaty Accession Summary: On 6 February 2024, the Parliament voted to approve Tunisia’s accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime of the Council of Europe. The vote paves the way for Tunisia to become a party to the...
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 | Feb 3, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Central Bank Set to Fund Loan Repayment Due Mid-February Summary: On 2 February 2024, the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Tunisia issued a press release following a meeting that stressed the need for “vigilance” in allowing the Central Bank to...
