2nd Tunisian-British Trade and Investment Forum to be held in London next October 22

The Tunisian Embassy in London and the Tunisian-British Chamber of Commerce (TBCC) are organizing the “2nd Tunisian-British Trade and Investment Forum” in London on 22 October 2019. The second edition of this Forum, which will become the main annual Tunisian-British economic event, will feature the participation as a guest of honour of Mr Marouane Abassi, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia, as well as the presence of British political leaders, and representatives of economic institutions and business circles from Tunisia and the United Kingdom. On this occasion, a TBCC…

IFC invests $1 million in Anava Seed Fund to back up SMEs

Tunisian startup accelerator and early-stage fund Anava Seed Fund will receive an equity investment of $1 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), stemming from the World Bank. Half of the money is being provided by the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), a partnership among governments, multilateral development banks, and other public and private sector stakeholders, hosted by the World Bank Group. We-Fi supports women entrepreneurs in developing countries by building their capacity, scaling up access to financial products and services, and providing links with global markets, menabytes reports. The new…

Tunisia tops Arab and African countries in social progress

Tunisia was ranked 51st, among 149 states, in terms of social progress, according to the Social Progress Index (SPI) published by the “Social Progress Imperative.” Tunisia topped Arab countries, scoring 72.33 points out of 100, outrunning the United Arab Emirates (61), Jordan (63), Qatar (64), the Sultanate of Oman (66), Turkey (71), Algeria (79), Morocco (82), Saudi Arabia (90) and Egypt (96). Tunisia also led African countries, including South Africa (73). Norway came first in the SPI report with 90.95 points, followed by Denmark, Switzerland, Finland and Sweden. The social…