by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 29, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Widening Trade Deficit and Price Freezes as Economy Sputters Summary: Late November 2023 data released by the National Institute for Statistics (INS) indicated that Tunisia’s trade deficit continues to widen as imports increase and exports decrease. Compared...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 20, 2023 | Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Arrest of Sfax Union Leaders Draws Protests Summary: On Monday, 20 November 2023, authorities in Sfax arrested the Secretary General of the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT) office in Sfax along with three other leaders of the country’s largest...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 20, 2023 | Diplomacy, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: INSEAD Index Cites Challenges for Tunisian Talent in Global Market Summary: This month, INSEAD, the French business school, released their 2023 Global Talent Competitiveness Index for 2023, ranking Tunisia #92 out of 134 countries in the report which measures...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 15, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Milk, Sugar Shortages Set to Continue as Supplies Dwindle Summary: Last week, union officials raised additional concerns about the state of milk and sugar supplies, urging action to prevent additional shortages as government funds dwindle. A union official...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 11, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Collaborative Firsts with China, Russia as Tensions with West Simmer Summary: In recent weeks, both Russia and China have steadily implemented cultural exchange efforts in Tunisia, in an attempt to fill the cooperative diplomatic space left vacant as tensions...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 8, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: UGTT Calls for Expulsion of Expat Manager Over Palestine Views Summary: On 8 November 2023, the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT) office in Sfax released a statement demanding the expulsion from Tunisia of an expatriate manager for being opposed to...
