by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 7, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: University Graduates Protest, Demanding Public Service Jobs Summary: On 6 February 2025, unemployed Tunisian graduates and PhD holders organized a sit-in near the government’s office at the Kasbah in Tunis to call for appointments into the civil service. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 2, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Parliament Approves Government Borrowing from Central Bank Summary: On 2 December 2024, Members of Parliament (MPs) approved the proposition submitted by the Minister of Finance to add a chapter to the draft 2025 finance law that will allow the government to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 23, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Doctors Moving to Europe Sparking Healthcare Policy Debate Summary: In early March 2024, Nizar Ladhari, Secretary General of the National Council of the Order of Physicians of Tunisia raised concerns about the number of doctors leaving Tunisia and the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 15, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Frustration Over Shortages Grows as Officials Blame Stockpiling Summary: In recent days, shortages of staple goods have led to increasingly chaotic scenes at grocery stores and markets as crowds gather in search of milk and sugar which have been difficult to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 11, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Fitch Affirms CCC- Rating as Creditworthiness Remains Poor Summary: On 8 December 2023, Fitch Ratings issued a rating action commentary for Tunisia, affirming the current CCC- rating for Tunisia’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating. The...