Month: April 2020

Tunisia has recorded record growth in revenues from olive oil exports despite the coronavirus crisis according to figures released by the Office National de l’Huille (ONH). Tunisia exported 146,000 tons of olive oil in the first three months of 2020 which generated revenue of around 896 million Tunisian Dinars ($310 million). During the same period in 2019 the country’s exports stood at 80,000 tons worth 740 million TND in revenue ($255 million). President and CEO of ONH Chokri Bayoudh said that although exports had slowed during the coronavirus crisis, the…

“The first draft of a sanitary protocol for Tunisian tourism has been sent to the professionals of the sector so that they can bring their proposals. It will soon be discussed between the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts and professional structures before being validated,” said Tuesday afternoon, Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts, Mohamed Ali Toumi. Speaking at a webinar on the theme “From Berlin to Tunis: Tourism after COVID19” organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in partnership with Tunisia Hospitality Symposium (IHEC), the Minister stressed that “to prepare…

Remittances to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are expected to fall 19.6% to $47bn in 2020 following the 2.6% growth achieved in 2019, according to a recent World Bank (WB) report. The report, entitled, “Migration and Development Brief: COVID-19 crisis through a migration lens”, said the decline is the result of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and resulting shutdown. The anticipated decline comes on the back of the global slowdown and lower oil prices in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the report said. It added that all…

The Ministry of Communication Technologies and Digital Transformation will soon launch a new program “Tech 4 Tunisia” which will make it possible to federate and materilise innovative projects in various sectors, announced minister, Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem. “This new initiative will be a lever and an implementation arm of several innovative projects in many sectors,” the minister said. In an interview with TAP, Fadhel explained that the idea for the project was born during this period during which a real momentum was created in terms of identifying innovative technological solutions for…

As the Maltese season from Tunisia draws to an end, Med’Essor will soon start marketing its first Spanish melons. “We are at the heart of the Moroccan campaign and we are about to start with the Spanish origin. For the moment, everything is going well. The quality of the melons is good, prices are reasonable, volumes are satisfactory and there is no supply problem. This year again, we will continue with our Rouge Gorge brand. We hope that consumption will be good,” Mourad Ben Salem, manager of Med’Essor told Fresh…