First Tunisian-Egyptian Business Council held in Tunis

The Confederation of Tunisian Citizen Enterprises (CONECT) and the Association of Egyptian Businessmen held the first session of the Tunisian-Egyptian Business Council Tuesday in Tunis. The Council aimed to enhance bilateral economic dialogue between Tunisia and Egypt to make development means available for trade and promote investment in both countries, CONECT, said in a statement. The council provides the occasion for the Egyptian and Tunisian businessmen to take stock of the investment climate and bolster economic cooperation between the two countries. The communication between Council officials is an opportunity to…

Tunisian economy has promising capabilities due to its human resources (Jihad Azour)

Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Jihad Azour said Tuesday to Express FM that “the Tunisian economy has promising capabilities due in particular to its human resources and its graduates”. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remains quite low and it will be necessary to focus on the economic policy or some clear axes, he added. Jihad Azour noted that the axes including the preservation of the economic stability through the control of the budget deficit as it has a negative repercussion on…