Day: October 8, 2017

Tunisian tourism forum to begin on October 19

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The Arab Tunisian Tourism and Investment Forum (ATTIF) will start in Tunis on October 19. The forum is organised by the Tunisian Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts  in cooperation with the Arab Organisation for Tourism and Seerabeece for Exhibition. The forum will present a number of projects, lands and important sites in Tunisia to investors and a package of facilities to highlight investment opportunities. It will also highlight the investment law and will discuss mechanisms of advanced cooperation. Muscatdaily  

Runners hit the desert for Tunisia’s first ultra-marathon

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Dozens of runners headed into Tunisia’s desert at dawn on Saturday for the North African country’s first ever ultra-marathon. The 100-kilometre (60-mile) Ultra Mirage El Djerid race, with a course skirting the Sahara desert’s biggest salt lake, attracted 58 competitors including eight women and25 foreign runners. Morocco’s Mohamed el Morabity battled his way over dunes, rocky hills and a salt plain to win the race in 8 hours, 48 minutes and 49 seconds. He and his brother Rachid both competed this year at the Marathon des Sables, a famed endurance…

Tunisia’s tourism rebounds despite high terror alert

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Holiday-makers lie on sun loungers at a Tunisian luxury hotel where everything from the swimming pool to the wall paint, furniture at the shiny reception hall, police post at its gate and even its name is new. Nothing reminds holiday-makers of the day in June 2015 when an Islamist militant shot dead 39 foreigners in this beach resort, triggering an exodus of tourists from the North African country and severely damaging its economy. Thanks to a massive security presence and advertising abroad some tourists have returned, helping boost revenues from…

Tunisia urged to trim wage bill and reform tax system

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he IMF has urged Tunisia to take action on tax reform and its public sector wage bill to help bring the country’s finances under control. A team from the Washington-based lender met with Tunisian authorities to discuss the country’s recent economic developments under the reform programme supported by the four-year IMF extended fund facility (EFF). “Better managing the public-sector wage bill, which is among the highest in the world and absorbs half of total expenditure, will be indispensable,” said Bjoern Rother, the leader of the IMF’s team, who acknowledged the…