Tunisia

As the official launch of the Union for the Mediterranean draws closer, we reiterate our view that the Arab-Israeli conflict will hinder any meaningful political integration, although... 2008-05-29

High commodity prices are a major risk factor for North Africa - not only have we increased our year-end inflation forecasts across the board, we also anticipate above-target budget... 2008-04-25

Strong FDI inflows in the first quarter of 2008 bode well for Tunisia's services sector. Tourism will remain a key industry, despite its exposure to a slowdown in European growth.... 2008-04-25

In mid-April, a Tunisian court jailed 19 men for up to eight years for having links with al-Qaeda's Algerian-based North African wing. The defendants, who were arrested in 2006, are... 2008-04-25

The close correlation between the Tunisian dinar and the euro means that the former has followed the latter's strengthening against the dollar so far over the past two years. However,... 2008-04-25

Tunisia's president, Zine al Abidine Ben Ali, has said that changes will be made to the constitution to allow more candidates to contest the 2009 presidential election. Under the... 2008-04-08

The latest CPI reading from the National Statistics Institute put inflation at 5.68% y-o-y at the end of February, down from 5.75% y-o-y in January but up from 5.25% at end-2007.... 2008-04-08

Latest GDP figures confirm the growing importance of the services industry in Tunisia. However, manufacturing growth remains robust, helped by a resurgent textiles sector.

The relaunching of relations between the EU and the countries surrounding the Mediterranean should lead to more progress on practical matters such as security cooperation. However,... 2008-04-01

Commodity-driven inflationary pressures are balanced against the possibility of a slowdown in exports to the eurozone from Morocco and Tunisia. Central banks in both countries are... 2008-03-27