Ministry of Trade implements measures to market dates

The Ministry of Trade and Export Development, the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries (UTAP), the National Chamber of Commerce, the Interprofessional Group of Dates and the Inter-professional Fruit Group (GiFruit) has announced a series of measures to promote the marketing of dates on local and foreign markets, TAP reports. Under this agreement, UTAP will undertake, in coordination with the Inter-professional Group of Dates and the GiFruit to supply supermarkets with dates and pomegranates, directly through cooperatives and without going through intermediaries. These quantities of dates and pomegranates will be…

Tamweeli.tn is Tunisia’s first digital platform for SME access financing

Tamweeli.tn was launched on Wednesday by U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) in a recent partnership with Middle East Investment Initiative (MEII) as the first digital platform connecting financial institutions and SMEs, techinafrica reports. Tamweeli.tn has been in operation since July 2020, giving its users 100% digital matchmaking services with the aim of facilitating the funding requirements for its enterprises. This platform enables all Tunisian micro and medium-sized enterprises a credible platform where they can tap into the financial tools. The platform helps save time and maximize reach with a few…