Category: business

Credit goes to Times of Malta Forty-five Tunisian businessmen operating in various economic sectors started a prospecting visit to Valletta on Sunday, May 22 – they will be in Malta until Wednesday, May 25, Times of Malta reports. The delegation of Tunisian businessmen is seeking, through this visit, to forge partnerships to access the Maltese market in several fields such as health, security, and environment as well as well-developed sectors in Malta. “This economic mission aims to foster the Tunisian-Maltese economic relations and to study ways to boost economic trade…

Tunisia has resumed phosphate exports after 11 years and expects to dispatch more than 300,000 tonnes this year on a surge in global demand and at least 600,000 tonnes by next year, a senior official at the national phosphate company reports on Tuesday. Tunisia, which is experiencing its worst financial crisis ever, is looking to recover its position as a top exporter to take advantage of the sharp rise in fertilizer prices due to the war in Ukraine. The official added that Tunisia has seen demand from France, Pakistan, Brazil,…

New measures in Tunisia dictate that the country’s olive oil producers must obtain specific authorization to participate in the country’s duty-free export quota program with the European Union. The presidential decree applies to all Tunisian companies already registered on the official list of olive oil exporters, TAP reports. Interested exporters will have to receive authorization from the Ministry of Agriculture at least one week before the actual shipment. Currently, the cooperation agreement signed by the European Union with Tunisia allows the export of up to 56,700 tons of olive oil…

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said the SEMED region is expected to experience a slowdown in economic growth of 2.5% due to the war in Ukraine. In its latest Regional Outlook Report (ROR), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) foresees a strong impact of the war in Ukraine on the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region. Published on Tuesday 10 May 2022, this study envisages a slowdown in economic growth to 2.5% in this group of countries. The conflict “will be felt mainly through higher oil and…

The production of stone fruits is expected to go up in Tunisia with an estimated production of 295,000 tons in 2022, against 285,000 tons the previous year, up 3.5%. The growth is due to favourable climate conditions, according to data from the Interprofessional Fruit Grouping (GIFruits). Production of peaches and nectarines is estimated at 156,000 tons this season, compared to 152,000 tons last season. Apricots production will reach 37,400 tons while that of plums will amount to 20,100 tons, up 8.7% compared to last year. As for almonds, their production…

 The Jordan Tourism Board, in cooperation with the Royal Jordanian and under the patronage of Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Tunis, Maher Salem Tarawneh, hosted a Ramadan Iftar, attended by Director of the National Tourism Office in Tunisia Nizar Slimen and a large number of representatives of travel agencies, tour operators, businessmen, cultural and media figures and Social Media influencers. Tarawneh reviewed the key tourism characteristics of the Kingdom and the richness of its civilisation, culture and religious heritage, in addition to security and stability prevailing in…