Tunisia says it paid all its 2023 internal and foreign debts
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia has succeeded in repaying all its 2023 domestic and external debts despite huge pressure on public finance, Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri … Read more
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US Embassy in Tunisia to close two days due to expected pro-Palestinians protests
TUNIS (Reuters) – The U.S Embassy in Tunisia said on Wednesday it would close to the public for routine services on Thursday and Friday in … Read more
Tunisia migrant wreck toll rises to 11 with 42 missing
TUNIS (Reuters) – Seven more bodies believed to be of migrants who drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia have washed ashore, local authorities said on … Read more
Tunisia receives four T-6C training aircraft from U.S
TUNIS (Reuters) – The Tunisian defense ministry said on Tuesday it had received four T-6C training aircraft from the United States, as part of cooperation … Read more
Tunisia says undocumented migrants in the country received $1 billion this year
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Undocumented sub-Saharan African migrants in Tunisia received three billion dinars (about $1 billion) in remittances from their countries during the … Read more
Rights group urges Tunisia to halt collective expulsions of African migrants
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia should halt collective expulsions of sub-Saharan African migrants and urgently enable access to humanitarian services for those the … Read more
Tunisia removes hundreds of migrants to desert border region -rights group, lawmaker
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia has removed hundreds of sub-Saharan African migrants to a desolate area along the border with Libya, a local … Read more
UN says 37 migrants missing after shipwreck between Tunisia and Italy
ROME (Reuters) – Thirty-seven migrants are missing after their boat capsized between Tunisia and the Italian island of Lampedusa, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) … Read more
Tunisia tells IMF conditions for financial support risk unrest
(Reuters) – Tunisia’s President Kais Saied told the International Monetary Fund’s managing director that the fund’s conditions to provide financial support to the North African … Read more
Tunisia preparing alternative IMF proposal, official says
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia is preparing an alternative proposal to put to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after President Kais Saied rejected the terms of … Read more
Blinken says would like to see Tunisia present revised reform plan to IMF
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said he would like to see Tunisia present a revised reform plan to the International … Read more
France says it backs ongoing talks between Tunisia and IMF
PARIS (Reuters) – France backs the ongoing talks between Tunisia and the International Monetary Fund, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as the cash-strapped North … Read more
IMF says has not received request from Tunisia to re-examine reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it had not received any request from Tunisia to re-evaluate loan conditions while also denying … Read more
Five African migrants die, 28 missing after boat sinks off Tunisia
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – At least five African migrants died and another 28 were missing after a boat sank off Tunisia, as they … Read more
World Bank most concerned in MENA about Lebanon and Tunisia
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) – The World Bank is particularly concerned in the Middle East and North Africa region about Lebanon and Tunisia and, … Read more
Five African migrants die, 10 missing after boat sinks off Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) – At least five African migrants died and another 10 were missing after a boat sank off Tunisia, as they tried to cross … Read more
Tunisia union threatens to ‘occupy the streets,’ rejects 2023 budget
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union will hold mass protests and “occupy the streets” soon to show its rejection of next … Read more
Tunisia seeks to cut fiscal deficit to 5.5% in 2023, led by economic reforms
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia expects to reduce its fiscal deficit to 5.5% next year from a forecast 7.7% this year, driven by austerity … Read more
Tunisia to start difficult economic reforms soon – central bank governor
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia will soon enact difficult economic reforms that have been delayed for years, the central bank governor said on Saturday, adding that … Read more
IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Tunisia for loan programme
By Angus McDowall and Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $1.9 billion … Read more
Georgieva to meet with Egypt, Tunisia, confident of IMF ‘backing them up’
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said she would meet on Saturday with delegations from Egypt and Tunisia and was … Read more
Tunisia to submit reform plan to IMF in September
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia will submit a national reform programme to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in September, the economy minister said on Wednesday, part … Read more
IMF says loan talks with Tunisia to continue over coming weeks
TUNIS – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said its talks with Tunisian authorities for a staff level agreement on a rescue package would continue “over … Read more
IMF says it will start talks with Tunisia over loan program
By Tarek Amara TUNIS – The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it welcomed an economic reform program announced by the Tunisian government this month … Read more
Tunisia resumes phosphate exports, looks to double next year
By Tarek Amara TUNIS – Tunisia has resumed phosphate exports after 11 years, and expects to ship more than 300,000 tonnes this year due to … Read more
Tunisia says talks with IMF positive, committed to paying debts
TUNIS – Tunisian Finance Minister Sihen Boughiri said on Wednesday that initial talks with the International Monetary Fund were positive and that Tunis was committed … Read more
Death toll from migrant shipwrecks off Tunisia rises to 17
TUNIS – The death toll from several migrant shipwrecks off the Tunisian coast has risen to 17 people, a judicial official said on Sunday. On … Read more