by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 30, 2024 | Legal, Political, Security, Social
Tunisia: Proposed Legislation Would Control “Immoral” Social Media Content Summary: On 30 October 2024, more than 20 Members of Parliament (MPs) announced plans to begin working on a proposed law that would allow for the monitoring of content on social media. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 22, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Fitch Raises Default Risk Rating to CCC+, From Prior CCC- Summary: On Monday 16 September 2024, leading American credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings, raised Tunisia’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating to the “CCC+” level, after it...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 24, 2024 | Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: New Digital Strategy Designed to Promote Tourism Sector Summary: On 23 August 2024, the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts announced the establishment of a new digital communication plan to promote tourism in Tunisia for the period of 2025-2027 and reinforce...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 25, 2024 | Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: President Saied Makes Re-Election Bid Official Summary: On Friday, 19 July 2024, Tunisian President Kais Saied formally confirmed his intent to seek re-election for a second term in the elections scheduled for 6 October. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 11, 2024 | Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Weekend Arrests of Media Commentators in Tense Political Climate Summary: On Saturday, 11 May 2024, lawyer and media commentator Sonia Dahmani was arrested in a widely publicized police operation that was captured on video, for sarcastic comments critical of...