Day: December 15, 2021

The Tunisian authorities have approved the implementation of five solar photovoltaic power plants totalling 500 MWp. The construction and management over 20 years of these five solar projects are awarded to several independent power producers (IPP). President Kaïs Saïed has authorized the government to approve the implementation of five solar projects with a total capacity of 500 MWp. The decision of the authorities relates specifically to the contracts of electricity production and occupation agreements of sites and their annexes. These projects have been awarded since 2020 to independent power producers…

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) have launched an insightful study on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and Asset Recovery. This study sheds light on the significant damage being caused to Tunisia as a result of unchecked IFFs, and on the significant value of prioritising the capture of illicitly obtained assets linked to such IFFs. Organised crime produces significant amounts of illicit revenues on a global level. Tunisia’s economy suffers greatly from IFFs. It however ranks relatively low on…