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

The vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Ricardo Mourinho Felix.
The vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Ricardo Mourinho Felix. © EIB
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. [...]
Published on 25.11.2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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France holds up €50m Tunisian loan because of traceability concerns

France promised to loan Tunisia €100m at the end of 2020. It paid out the first installment in 2021 but has delayed paying out the estimated €50m second tranche. The loan, the first part of which was released in 2021, was part of a "public policy" package but aid of this kind is subject to strict traceability and management criteria which Tunisia's state-owned enterprises are unable to guarantee at present.

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