Day: June 29, 2018

New Support for Accelerating Reforms in Tunisia to Boost Growth, Protect the Vulnerable and Shift to Green Energy

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The World Bank announced today a new US$500 million operation to support key reforms in Tunisia aimed at promoting private investment and creating opportunities for small businesses, while protecting vulnerable households and increasing energy security. The new operation will support concrete actions to simplify import and export procedures, open many sectors to investment, make it easier for small businesses to access credit and bid for government contracts, ensure social safety nets reach the poorest and help build human capital, and create a more sustainable and greener energy sector. The Investment, Competitiveness…

500 million dinars for Tunisia’s Central pharmacy to reduce deficit

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The Tunisian government is launching a rescue programme for the Tunisian Central Pharmacy by providing, in the short term, 500 million dinars to urgently solve the problem of drug deficit. ¨Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said that the government pledges to better organise the sector through the development of a national strategy involving all stakeholders through a better organisation of distribution channels and the adoption of a digital system ensuring good distribution in the public and private sectors, indicating the launch of the digital distribution experience in hospitals and pharmacies, in…