Day: October 4, 2019

Tunisian expatriates start voting in parliamentary elections

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 Voting for the legislative polls has started normally and on time in the constituencies overseas (Asia, Europe and Africa), President of the Independent Higher Authority for the Elections (ISIE) Nabil Baffoun told media. The first polling stations that had opened their doors for voters are those of Sydney (Australia), Tokyo (Japan) and Seoul (South Korea), Baffoun specified at a press briefing on Friday at the Convention Centre in Tunis. The total number of polling centres abroad is 303, including 384 polling stations, he added. The number of registered voters in…

Tunisian annual inflation remains unchanged at 6.7% in September

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Tunisia’s annual inflation rate was unchanged in September at 6.7%, official data showed on Friday. This stability is explained, on the one hand, by the deceleration of the pace of the food price increases (7.3% against 7.4% in August) and, on the other hand, by the acceleration in the pace of alcoholic beverages and tobacco price rises (22.4% against 15.2%) and educational products and services price increased (6.9% against 5.4%).                          The INS said that in September 2019, the consumer prices edged up 0.6% for the second month in a…

Tunisia, UK ink trade and political continuity agreement

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A trade and political continuity agreement was signed, Friday in London, between Tunisia and the United Kingdom ahead of Brexit, GOV.UK reports. Signed by UK ambassador in Tunis Louise De Sousa and Tunisia’s ambassador in London Nabil Ben Khedher, this agreement will come into effect as soon as the association agreement between the EU and Tunisia would stop being implemented in the UK. The Agreement will ensure British businesses and consumers benefit from continued trade with Tunisia after the UK leaves the European Union. It provides among other trade benefits,…