Tunisia Growth Slows To 1 Pct in 2016: Official Data
22/02/2017Tunisia’s economic growth slowed to 1 percent in 2016 compared with 1.1 percent in the previous year, official figures showed on Tuesday. The state statistics institute said the.
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EU Pushes Migration Talks with Tunisia, Egypt
21/02/2017The European Union is offering simplified visa procedures and increased economic aid to Tunisia and Egypt in exchange for smoother deportations of unwanted African migrants, two senior officials in Brussels.
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Tunisia’s Foreign Loan Needs To Rise To $3.71 Bln in 2017 -Minister
08/12/2016Tunisia will need $3.7 billion in foreign loans in 2017, its finance minister said on Thursday, $1 billion more than anticipated two months ago, to offset declining tax revenues and.
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AFDB Offers Tunisia $2 Bln Loan over Next Five Years
30/11/2016The African Development Bank (AFDB) will lend Tunisia between $1.5 billion and $2 billion over the next five years, the bank’s North Africa director Jacob Kolster said on Wednesday. Kolster.
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How Tunisia Will Boost Economic Growth and Create Jobs
26/08/2016If Tunisia does not overcome its economic difficulties, an austerity programme will be inevitable next year with thousands of public sector job cuts and new taxes, prime minister-designate Youssef Chahed.
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Tunisia’s President Urges New Unity Gov’t to Tackle Challenges
03/06/2016Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has rcently called for negotiations among political parties, unions and independents to form a new unity government to help advance economic reforms.
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Tunisia Sets Presidential Poll Date
08/07/2014Voter registration in Tunisia is underway as politicians scramble to increase participation in the legislative and presidential elections slated for later this year. The process will continue until July 22nd.
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Tunisia approves new constitution, appoints new government
03/02/2014Tunisia’s national assembly approved the country’s landmark new constitution — its first since the ouster of longtime president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali three years ago. The text was passed with.
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