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Spotlight | Tunisia
Chahed scrapes out the barrel for the 2019 budget

Having temporarily staved off the threat of being sacked by President Beji Caid Essebsi, Youssef Chahed must now deal with another and equally pressing emergency, namely balancing the state budget. The prime minister will have to defend the 2019 finance [...]

Published on 27.09.2018 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Beji Caid Essebsi
Central Bank of Tunisia
International Monetary Fund
Marouane Abassi
Ridha Chalghoum
Tunisia begs the IMF to be patient
UGTT
USAID
World Bank
Youssef Chahed

Central African Republic
Government overhauls controversial mining reform plans

The Central African Republic is revising its plan for a public company to nationalise the trade in precious stones. President Faustin Archange Touadéra presented a new project on 8 October.

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2021

DRC
World Bank contemplates injecting $100m into DRC's Mwinda fund

The World Bank, which is coordinating the contributions of various donors to the Mwinda fund, has indicated a potential contribution of its own of one hundred million dollars.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 12.03.2021

Somalia
Chemonics to train MPs in art of transparency

On 12 September, the Washington-based firm Chemonics won a further contract from USAID worth over $2 million. The Mogadishu branch [...]

Free access Business 04.10.2019

Mozambique
Will financial institutions stump up again for budget?

The 2016 hidden loans scandal ended budgetary support from international donors, but they stand ready to step in again if the IMF gives them the green light.

Subscribers only Business 23.08.2019

Mali
IMF and World Bank pull out all the stops for EDM

The state-owned power firm Energie du Mali (EDM) is about to launch into a string of reforms to rebalance its [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 09.07.2019

Spotlight | Tunisia
Donors declare war on state companies' debts

Relations between Tunisia and the international financial institutions, which are already frosty, have run into a new bone of contention, namely the recurrent losses of state-owned companies and the threat they pose to the state budget.

Subscribers only Business 27.06.2019

Africa
Electricity: Donald Trump rolls out his new weapon against China

The United States is looking to bulk up its financing tools after falling behind in the power sector race.

Subscribers only 25.06.2019

Tunisia
KPMG to evaluate tourism's GDP contribution for hotels federation

How much does tourism contribute to Tunisia's GDP? 4%, 7%, [...]

Subscribers only Business 13.06.2019

Spotlight | Tunisia
Court of Accounts reform provokes new row with IMF

Relations between Tunisia and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which are already strained, risk degenerating into open warfare over the planned reform of the Court of Accounts. According to our sources, the IMF has made the affair a casus belli [.

Subscribers only Politics 18.04.2019

Sierra Leone
Cemmats maps out artisanal mines with its foreign allies

The Freetown-based engineering consultancy Cemmats Group has embarked on a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.04.2019

Madagascar
United States keeps its eye on national finances

The international public finance advisor at the United States Treasury, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.03.2019

Tunisia
Segolene Royal jilts Chahed and Essebsi

Former French environment minister Segolene Royal had been expected in [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.12.2018

Tunisia
EuropeAid campaigns discreetly for the DCFTA

European development aid agency EuropeAid is quietly getting involved in [...]

Subscribers only 01.11.2018

Tunisia
Minnikhanov leads in Tatar business group

Tatar president Rustam Minnikhanov, who is due meet President Beji [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.10.2018

Tunisia
Ridha Chalghoum wants embassy job

Tunisian finance minister Ridha Chalghoum could soon embark on a [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.09.2018

Tunisia
Taoufik Rajhi tackles the ratings agencies

Minister-adviser in charge of major reforms Taoufik Rajhi is looking [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.07.2018

Spotlight | Tunisia
Youssef Chahed runs out of credit with the IMF

Relations between the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and Tunisia are visibly deteriorating. According to our sources in Tunis, the IMF, which is headed by Christine Lagarde, has postponed until further notice a visit to Tunisia planned for June 30 by [.

Subscribers only Politics 28.06.2018

IMF Managing Director Lagarde meets with Tunisia’s President Essebsi in Tunis.

Spotlight | Tunisia
Delays are costing the port of Rades $1 billion per year

The lightning strike staged by STAM (Societe Tunisienne d'Acconage et de Manutention) employees in the port of Rades on March 30 and 31 has further complicated the already catastrophic situation in which Tunisia's leading commercial port finds itself.

Subscribers only Business 05.04.2018

Spotlight | Tunisia
Washington concerned about risk of banking collapse

Like the IMF and World Bank before it, the Obama administration fears that the Tunisian banking sector could collapse and has put the Central Bank of Tunisia (CBT) under surveillance.After a four-year gap, the Treasury Department’s Office of Technical Assistance [.

Subscribers only Business 29.09.2016

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Tunisia begs the IMF to be patient
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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

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Central African Republic
Government overhauls controversial mining reform plans

DRC
World Bank contemplates injecting $100m into DRC's Mwinda fund

Somalia
Chemonics to train MPs in art of transparency

Mozambique
Will financial institutions stump up again for budget?

Mali
IMF and World Bank pull out all the stops for EDM

Spotlight | Tunisia
Donors declare war on state companies' debts

Africa
Electricity: Donald Trump rolls out his new weapon against China

Tunisia
KPMG to evaluate tourism's GDP contribution for hotels federation

Spotlight | Tunisia
Court of Accounts reform provokes new row with IMF

Sierra Leone
Cemmats maps out artisanal mines with its foreign allies

Madagascar
United States keeps its eye on national finances

Tunisia
Segolene Royal jilts Chahed and Essebsi

Tunisia
EuropeAid campaigns discreetly for the DCFTA

Tunisia
Minnikhanov leads in Tatar business group

Tunisia
Ridha Chalghoum wants embassy job

Tunisia
Taoufik Rajhi tackles the ratings agencies

Spotlight | Tunisia
Youssef Chahed runs out of credit with the IMF

Spotlight | Tunisia
Delays are costing the port of Rades $1 billion per year

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Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Spotlight | Tunisia
Chahed scrapes out the barrel for the 2019 budget

Central African Republic
Government overhauls controversial mining reform plans

DRC
World Bank contemplates injecting $100m into DRC's Mwinda fund

Somalia
Chemonics to train MPs in art of transparency

Mozambique
Will financial institutions stump up again for budget?

Mali
IMF and World Bank pull out all the stops for EDM

Spotlight | Tunisia
Donors declare war on state companies' debts

Africa
Electricity: Donald Trump rolls out his new weapon against China

Tunisia
KPMG to evaluate tourism's GDP contribution for hotels federation

Spotlight | Tunisia
Court of Accounts reform provokes new row with IMF

Sierra Leone
Cemmats maps out artisanal mines with its foreign allies

Madagascar
United States keeps its eye on national finances

Tunisia
Segolene Royal jilts Chahed and Essebsi

Tunisia
EuropeAid campaigns discreetly for the DCFTA

Tunisia
Minnikhanov leads in Tatar business group

Tunisia
Ridha Chalghoum wants embassy job

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Taoufik Rajhi tackles the ratings agencies

Spotlight | Tunisia
Youssef Chahed runs out of credit with the IMF

Spotlight | Tunisia
Delays are costing the port of Rades $1 billion per year

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