Tunisia
Lenders' darling Secretary of State Aida Hamdi vanishes into thin air

Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Aida Hamdi.
Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Aida Hamdi. © Linkedin/Aïda Hamdi
After having changed offices several times, the Secretary of State for International Cooperation no longer responds to her international counterparts. Sidelined, Aida Hamdi is said to have submitted her resignation - which Kais Saied did not accept - and returned to Paris. [...]
Published on 04.03.2022 at 05:00 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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