Day: May 8, 2019

Mirage d’espoir Exhibition opens in Tunisia

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Centre for Culture and Arts opened the Mirage d’espoir (Mirage of Hope) exhibition last weekend at El Abdelliya Palace. The one-month contemporary art exhibition is part of an IOM Tunisia initiative to present art merged with migration as a pluralistic phenomenon. 13 artists gathered representing along with Tunisia, 10 Mediterranean countries as part of an artistic residency which took place at the Sadika art space in Tunis from 1 to 15 April. The residency produced works addressing the theme of migration…

Growth to slightly jump 2.7% in Tunisia in 2019, EBRD says

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(TAP) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Wednesday that growth is expected to increase slightly in Tunisia in 2019 to reach 2.7%, due to delays in the implementation of structural reforms, mainly caused by political instability before the elections in the third quarter of 2019, In its latest economic forecasts for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region for the years 2019-2020, the EBRD forecasts the restoration of foreign investor confidence in the reform momentum in Tunisia after the presidential and legislative elections in 2020, which…

Spain lifts travel restrictions on Tunisia

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The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation lifted the travel restrictions for its nationals to Tunisia, the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts reports on Wednesday. The Spanish authorities also reclassified the governorates of Tozeur, Kebili, Medenine and Tataouine as “medium risk zone” and “risk-free zone,” except for the regions bordering Libya, the same source said. Besides, they removed Tozeur and Kebili from “medium risk zone” in the travel advice and advised their nationals to adopt the formula of organised trips by travel agencies, In this respect, many countries lifted…