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Central banks of Libya and Tunisia keep it in the family

The governor of the Libyan central bank has given his Tunisian counterpart's wife a seat on the board of one of the bank's Italian subsidiaries.

TUNISIA Finance Business 18/05/2022

Tunis defaults on legal costs to ICSID in BFT case

Tunisia has failed to make its final payment to the World Bank arbitration tribunal, which could result in it being ordered to pay several hundred million dollars in compensation to ABCI Investments. Proceedings are unlikely to be suspended.

TUNISIA Finance Business 18/03/2022

PwC inherits the ill-fated TFBank privatisation project from CAP Bank

The consulting firm PwC is to look for a strategic partner for TFBank, the Tunisian bank registered in Paris. This highly sensitive task was initially entrusted to CAP Bank.

TUNISIA Diplomacy 02/02/2022

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.

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

TUNISIA Business 11/01/2022

Hassan Bedhief, economic adviser to Kaïs Saïed, has handed in his resignation

At the Tunisian presidency, the departures are coming thick and fast. However, the resignation of Hassan Bedhief, economic adviser to Kaïs Saïed, was not supported by head of the cabinet Nadia Akacha.

TUNISIA Finance Diplomacy 22/11/2021

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.

TUNISIA Diplomacy 22/10/2021

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.

TUNISIA Business 31/08/2021

Tunis goes quiet as IMF aims to resume talks

The Bretton Woods lender hopes to begin talks over a new loan next month, but the Tunisian government has held no preparatory meetings and continues to take on new debt from commercial banks.

TUNISIA Diplomacy 05/07/2021

Up in smoke: $3bn in aid from Qatar and Libya

Amid fraught talks with the IMF, it is looking increasingly unlikely that the Central Bank of Tunisia will be credited with $2bn from Doha or another billion from Tripoli.

TUNISIA Politics 14/05/2021

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.

In Focus TUNISIA Politics 29/03/2021

Tunis tries to defuse its debt bomb to avoid going into default

Tunisia, which has been given an official warning by the IMF and had its credit status downgraded by the ratings agencies, is struggling to cope with an external debt which currently stands at close to 100% of its GDP and is weighing heavily on its finances.

TUNISIA Politics 19/03/2020

Moez Labidi to be Elyès Fakhfakh's financial guide

Moez Labidi, who was appointed an adviser to prime minister

SpotlightTUNISIA Politics 22/08/2019

Zbidi spearheads Sahelians' comeback dreams

Abdelkrim Zbidi, who has been put forward despite his own misgivings as a candidate in the September 15 presidential elections, symbolises the hopes of the "Sahelians". This elite, which has its roots in the east coast Sahel region, dreams of

TUNISIA Business 25/07/2019

UGTT wants an outside committee to select new BH director

The powerful UGTT trade union is continue its battle with the government over the appointment of the new CEO at

TUNISIA Business 13/06/2019

ATB's Ferid Ben Tanfous forced out by Materi and Trabelsi's debts

Ferid Ben Tanfous, who was replaced as head of Arab Tunisian Bank (ATB) on May 30 by Ahmed Rjiba (

TUNISIA Business 13/06/2019

KPMG to evaluate tourism's GDP contribution for hotels federation

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

TUNISIA Business 06/06/2019

TFBank top brass leave as privatisation flounders

The privatisation of state-owned Tunisian Foreign Bank (TFBank) in Paris has run into problems. According to our sources, chief executive

TUNISIA Politics 06/06/2019

Abir Moussi calls up Ben Ali veterans

Free Destourian Party (PDL) leader Abir Moussi, who is now well-established in the opinion polls, is putting the finishing touches

SpotlightTUNISIA Politics 18/04/2019

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

LIBYA Business 21/03/2019

Al Kabir and Misrata's Fazwi Remali fight for $60 million in Tunis

Central Bank of Tunisia (CBT) governor Marouane Abassi has got caught in the inter-Libyan crossfire over control of €60 million

Facing courts and shareholders, Monaco Resources Group living on borrowed time - and money

Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

Central Bank of Tunisia

Central banks of Libya and Tunisia keep it in the family

Tunis defaults on legal costs to ICSID in BFT case

PwC inherits the ill-fated TFBank privatisation project from CAP Bank

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

Hassan Bedhief, economic adviser to Kaïs Saïed, has handed in his resignation

Ministers squabble over negotiations with the IMF and donors

Kais Saied seeks Saudi and UAE financial aid in Riyadh

Tunis goes quiet as IMF aims to resume talks

Up in smoke: $3bn in aid from Qatar and Libya

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

Tunis tries to defuse its debt bomb to avoid going into default

Moez Labidi to be Elyès Fakhfakh's financial guide

Zbidi spearheads Sahelians' comeback dreams

UGTT wants an outside committee to select new BH director

ATB's Ferid Ben Tanfous forced out by Materi and Trabelsi's debts

KPMG to evaluate tourism's GDP contribution for hotels federation

TFBank top brass leave as privatisation flounders

Abir Moussi calls up Ben Ali veterans

Court of Accounts reform provokes new row with IMF

Al Kabir and Misrata's Fazwi Remali fight for $60 million in Tunis

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Central Bank of Tunisia

Central banks of Libya and Tunisia keep it in the family

Tunis defaults on legal costs to ICSID in BFT case

PwC inherits the ill-fated TFBank privatisation project from CAP Bank

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

Hassan Bedhief, economic adviser to Kaïs Saïed, has handed in his resignation

Ministers squabble over negotiations with the IMF and donors

Kais Saied seeks Saudi and UAE financial aid in Riyadh

Tunis goes quiet as IMF aims to resume talks

Up in smoke: $3bn in aid from Qatar and Libya

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

Tunis tries to defuse its debt bomb to avoid going into default

Moez Labidi to be Elyès Fakhfakh's financial guide

Zbidi spearheads Sahelians' comeback dreams

UGTT wants an outside committee to select new BH director

ATB's Ferid Ben Tanfous forced out by Materi and Trabelsi's debts

KPMG to evaluate tourism's GDP contribution for hotels federation

TFBank top brass leave as privatisation flounders

Abir Moussi calls up Ben Ali veterans

Court of Accounts reform provokes new row with IMF

Al Kabir and Misrata's Fazwi Remali fight for $60 million in Tunis

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