Day: November 9, 2017

The 777 startup incubator launched in Tunisia

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A new startup incubator – the 777 – has launched in the Tunisian city of Sousse, providing young entrepreneurs with a range of infrastructure, business advisory, mentoring and financial services in return for equity. The 777 is the first incubator to launch in Sousse, with is the capital of the Sousse Governorate and located 140 kilometres south of the capital Tunis. Opened last month, the incubator will screen applications from startups, integrate them into its programme to develop their businesses, and allow them to pitch to investors at demo days. Its…

‘Historic moment’ for tourism, between Malta and Tunisia, and for Mediterranean

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President of Malta and Patron of the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca presided over the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Tunisian Ministry for Tourism and the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation. During a meeting with Tunisian Tourism Minister Mrs Salma Loumi Rkik, President Coleiro Preca said that the bilateral Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism which was signed between the Governments of Tunisia and Malta, and the signing of another Memorandum of Understanding, which gives an outlook on a regional level, makes this “a historic moment for tourism, not…

Minister Abela probes new fields of cooperation with Tunisian counterpart

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In talks held in the Tunisian capital, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion Carmelo Abela and Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Khemaies Jhinaoui discussed ways to enhance bilateral political and economic relations. The ministers held their bilateral talks on Wednesday 8 November 2017, on the sidelines of a two-day official visit to the Republic of Tunisia by the President of Malta Marie Louise Coleiro-Preca to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations. Minister Abela probes new fields of cooperation with Tunisian counterpart In talks held…

EU ‘SouthMed WiA’ audiovisual project launched in Tunis

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A project titled “SouthMed WiA”, co-financed by the European Union and aimed at promoting the image of women in audiovisual products in Southern Mediterranean countries, was launched in Tunis as part of the 28th edition of the Carthage Film Festival. The project was coordinated by Spanish NGO Interarts and will benefit Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine. It will be implemented by the Tunisian Superior School for Audiovisual and Cinema and the Lebanese Screen Institute in collaboration with the University of Carthage and the European Women’s Audiovisual Network…

AFRICA FORUM 2017 : President Kagame and Tony Elumelu to Headline Young Entrepreneurship Day

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Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda and chairman of Smart Africa, and Tony Elumelu, Founder of the $100m Entrepreneurship Programme, will be headlining the Young Entrepreneurship Day (YED) at the Africa 2017 Forum (www.BusinessForAfricaForum.com). The Young Entrepreneurship Day will bring together some of Africa’s most promising entrepreneurs with investors and new partners to help them scale up their ideas and businesses and the most successful start-ups will gain access to a deal room and also a one week tailored course at Stanford. The YED is a new addition to the Forum…