Month: September 2019

Tunisia is participating in WorldFood Moscow, Russia’s leading food and drink exhibition held on September 24-27. Ten Tunisian companies display their products ed in this fair, with dates, olive oil, pasta, confectionery products, sugar, fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables and canned tuna and sardines. The Tunisian enterprises seek to find potential distributors in Russia, further explore opportunities on offer and put the spotlight on the export potential in the agri-food sector. Over 1,760 Russian and foreign exhibitors are participating and some 50,000 professional visitors from Russia and 98 other…

The 14th edition of the International Exhibition of Agriculture, Agricultural Machinery and Fisheries (SIAMAP 2019) was opened Tuesday at the Kram Exhibition Centre (northern suburb of Tunis) by Premier Youssef Chahed. Some 550 exhibitors are taking part in this edition of SIAMAP with the presence of foreign delegations made up of a number of businessmen from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Italy and France in order to establish partnerships for investment and trade in the field of agriculture. Scientific workshops (30 meetings) with the aim of developing the agricultural sector are also…

 Huawei launched a forum of Northern Africa Innovation Day co-organised with the government on Monday in Tunis with attendance of over 300 Arab and African officials and specialists. Vice President of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd, Xue Man said the building of an effective technology system in Tunisia, the Arab region and Africa by working to strengthen the infrastructure, placing emphasis on China’s Huawei’s readiness to “provide all necessary assistance to achieve this goal.” The forum, to which took part a large number of Tunisian, Arab and African officials and many…

Thomas Cook, one of the most well-known brands in the history of the travel industry, has collapsed after a financial rescue failed to materialize, Phocus wire reports. The U.K.- and Germany-listed public company needed a £200 million bailout to secure survival following a previous investment of £900 million in July this year was deemed too small to put it back on firmer ground. It applied for “compulsory liquidation” with immediate effect in the early hours of September 23, putting the company in the hands of external officials to wind down…