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Kais Saied seeks Saudi and UAE financial aid in Riyadh

Kaïs #Saied will attend Middle East Green Initiative Summit on 25 October, an environmental conference organised by Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman.The Tunisian president hopes to secure substantial budgetary support from #SaudiArabia and #UAE. #Tunisie [...]

Published on 22/10/2021 at 05:00 GMT

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Abdelkarim Lassoued
Central Bank of Tunisia
Ennahda
European Union
International Monetary Fund
Kais Saied
Middle East Green Initiative Summit
Mohammed bin Salman
Moody's
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Tunisia
Tunisian think tank lobbies for alternative EU-Tunisia migration plan

Fraught talks are ongoing between the European Union and Tunisia over an accord to police migration into the bloc. In Brussels, Ghazi ben Ahmed's Mediterranean Development Initiative is pushing for an alternative to Italy's vision that would see Tunis managing most migration controls.

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Morocco, Tunisia
Rabat seeks stronger signs from Tunis before making peace

Morocco and Tunisia are slowly settling their differences, but the kingdom wants Tunis to take some concrete steps before it is willing to make amends.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.09.2022

Tunisia
Paris sends its Treasury chief Emmanuel Moulin on special mission to Tunis

The French Treasury head has reiterated France's support for the reforms Tunis must undertake in order to secure IMF loans. Moulin also chairs the Paris Club of international creditors, and while he did not travel in that capacity, the restructuring of Tunisia's debt seems to be on the cards.

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Emmanuel Moulin, head of the French Treasury and president of the Club de Paris.

Africa, Saudi Arabia
MbS set to host his major African summit in April 2022

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, "MbS", will organise a vast Saudi-African summit in April 2022. This will be held next April in Riyadh and will consist of a joint "Arab League-Africa" summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.12.2021

Tunisia
EIB sends VP Ricardo Mourinho Félix on salvage mission to Tunis

The European Investment Bank, which lends millions of euros to Tunisia each year, is planning to send its vice-president to Tunis in early December. This despite the new PM Najla Bouden still having to appoint an economic adviser.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 25.11.2021

The vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Ricardo Mourinho Felix.

Tunisia
Ministers squabble over negotiations with the IMF and donors

The resumption of negotiations between Tunisia and the IMF saw the Secretary of State in charge of international cooperation, Aida Hamdi, sidelined in favour of the Minister of Economy, Samir Saied, who has now taken over this project.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 22.11.2021

Tunisia
Why Kais Saied skipped the Riyadh summit

Having failed to obtain a separate meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MbS), as well as with the Emirati delegation, Kaïs Saïed sent a representative to the Middle East Green Initiative Summit in Riyadh on 25 October.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.10.2021

Tunisia
Josep Borrell hardens stance towards Kais Saied

EU diplomats are starting to lose patience with Tunisia, where parliament remains completely sidelined and political and constitutional reforms are still pending, despite the recent formation of a government.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.10.2021

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell (left) and Tunisian president Kais Saied in Tunis, Tunisia, on 10 September 2021.

Tunisia
No solution for budget crisis as Mechichi is cold-shouldered by IMF and Ghannouchi by Doha

Having failed to present a structural reform plan to the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi is unlikely to get any new budgetary aid in the short term. Parliamentary speaker Rached Ghannouchi, meanwhile, has been unable to obtain support from his allies in Qatar.

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Spotlight | Tunisia
Extension likely for Chahed-Ennahda alliance

The results of the October 6 parliamentary elections give prime minister Youssef Chahed a good chance of being able to extend his term at the Kasbah for several months… as well as to prolong his alliance with Ennahda.

Subscribers only Politics 10.10.2019

Tunisia's prime minister Youssef Chahed.

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Middle East Green Initiative Summit
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Tunisian think tank lobbies for alternative EU-Tunisia migration plan

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Rabat seeks stronger signs from Tunis before making peace

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Paris sends its Treasury chief Emmanuel Moulin on special mission to Tunis

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Tunisia
EIB sends VP Ricardo Mourinho Félix on salvage mission to Tunis

Tunisia
Ministers squabble over negotiations with the IMF and donors

Tunisia
Why Kais Saied skipped the Riyadh summit

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Josep Borrell hardens stance towards Kais Saied

Tunisia
No solution for budget crisis as Mechichi is cold-shouldered by IMF and Ghannouchi by Doha

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