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 | Legal, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: State of Emergency Extended Through 2024, Granting Broad Powers Summary: On 30 January 2024, President Kais Saied announced that the official State of Emergency would be extended through 31 December 2024. Please login or purchase an...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 1, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italy Launches Modernized “Mattei Plan” to Address Migration Summary: On 28 and 29 January 2024, Italy hosted the Italy-Africa Summit in Rome during which €5.5 billion in development projects and investment were announced. Part of the plan announced at the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 26, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Bill Would Let Central Bank Buy Bonds, Risking Currency Instability Summary: On 25 January 2024, the Tunisian cabinet of Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani’s government approved a bill which, if adopted by the Parliament, would permit the Central Bank to finance...
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...