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Tunisia

After leaving government, Mongi Marzouk returns to Orange HQ in Paris

Remplacé début septembre par Salwa Sghaier, l'ancien ministre de l'énergie et des mines Mongi Marzouk a réintégré, à Paris, la direction d'Orange.

Subscribers only Business 05.10.2020

Salwa Sghaier's solar projects get off to bad start

Tunisia's new energy minister Salwa Sghaier has rather unwittingly launched a new tender for the construction of solar energy plants to provide a total output of 70MW. To revive investors' interest, she may align the approval process with that of concessions.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 01.10.2020

Bouchamaoui Industries takes lion's share of gas project in northwest

The group headed by Raouf and Maher Bouchamaoui will be connecting most of the north western communities on behalf on STEG under a contract financed by the African Development Bank.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 29.09.2020

Armed Anka-S drone order cancelled due to lack of funds, despite Turkish backing

The Tunisian army is unable to foot its share of the $240m bill, despite Turk Eximbank pitching in 85% of the total order.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 22.09.2020

New energy minister Salwa Sghaier takes charge of a sector in ruins

The majors present in Tunisia, already struggling to contend with Covid-19, could leave the country altogether because of the highly volatile social situation there. New energy and mines minister Salwa Sghaier is taking up her post at a time of tension in the Tunisian oil sector.

Subscribers only Energy 18.09.2020

Poivre d'Arvor plans to continue to squat on new ambassador's patch in Tunis

Former French ambassador to Tunisia Olivier Poivre d'Arvor. © MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.09.2020

Former EU ambassador to Tunis, Patrice Bergamini, joins CMA-CGM

French diplomat Patrice Bergamini will soon be putting his expertise in geopolitics and government contracts to the service of CMA-CGM boss Rodolphe Saadé.

Subscribers only Business 08.09.2020

Former EU Ambassador to Tunis, Patrice Bergamini.

Turkey's Aselsan seeks to muscle in on military radar project

While its American and European competitors have responded to the call for tenders issued by Tunisia's defence ministry, the Turkish defence firm Aselsan is angling for its own solution, which is far removed for the technical specifications of the contract, to be accepted in an over-the-counter arrangement.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.08.2020

Mobile radar Kalkan-II made by Turkey's Aselsan.

With Valoria, Veolia takes larger slice of Tunis waste disposal market

Valoria has won a contract for the collection of household and other waste in Soukra, a municipality run by Ennahda member Fairouz Ben Jemaa.

Subscribers only Business 29.07.2020

In Focus
Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

After having had the spotlight turned on his confidential online political marketing activities by American think-tank Atlantic Council last month, Franco-Tunisian communications adviser Lotfi Bel Hadj has already moved on. Last month, he signed PR and lobbying contracts with the Togolese presidency.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 27.07.2020

Franco-Tunisian publicist Lotfi Bel Hadj.

Defence industry: no made-in-Bizerte armored vehicles for Turkey's Nurol Makina

Unlike other Turkish defence firms, whose presence has been growing in Tunisia, Nurol Makina has decided to abandon its project to assemble armoured personnel carriers in the country.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 24.07.2020

Prime Minister Fakhfakh's sacking halts $1 billion in IMF and EU aid

President Kais Saied has brought down the government just as it was negotiating crucial financial aid with international donors.

Subscribers only Politics 20.07.2020

The Prime Minister Elyès Fakhfakh was removed from office on July 15.

General Dynamics, Saab and Aero fight it out for uncertain military aircraft contract

Tunisia's Air Force is considering three models to replace its aged Northrop F-5 but has very little cash to work with.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 15.07.2020

In Focus
Saïed and Macron call each other's bluff over OIF anniversary summit

As Tunisia continues to drag its feet over the organisation of the next summit of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, France is starting to run out of patience, while event-planning companies, which have been destabilised by the Covid-19 pandemic, still hope to take advantage of the gathering to restore their fortunes.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.07.2020

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Tunisian counterpart Kaïs Saïed on June 22 in Paris.

Top civil servant Abdellatif Hamam takes the reins of Ennakl Automobiles dealerships

After heading the national tourism office, a public phosphates company, and the secretariat of Youssef Chahed's government, Abdellatif Hamam is now in charge of retail distributor Ennakl Automobiles.

Subscribers only Business 07.07.2020

Former director General of the Tunisian National Tourist Office, Abdellatif Hamam.

Waste disposal becomes political battlefield

Allegations that Elyès Fakhfakh was guilty of concealing a conflict of interest in the award of major waste tip management contracts have come at just the right time for the Ennahda party...as well as for the Ben Ayed brothers, who have close links with the Islamist party and whose Al Badr group is also in waste management.

Subscribers only Business 06.07.2020

Prime Minister of Tunisia Elyes Fakhfakh.

Turkey's Bozdemir to build US-funded police academy

The US Department of State has kicked off the construction in Enfidha of a vast training facility for law enforcement officers, a project that has been gathering dust since 2012.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 01.07.2020

Stéphane Richard and Xavier Niel left hungry for more after dinner with Kaïs Saied and Macron

Stéphane Richard and Xavier Niel, the heads of the two leading French telecommunications operators, made absolutely no progress in their Tunisian affairs by attending a dinner in Kaïs Saied's honour hosted by President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace on 22 June.

Subscribers only Business 29.06.2020

Stéphane Richard, CEO of Orange and Xavier Niel, CEO of Iliad Free.

TFBank tries to reassure France's banking watchdog but still needs fresh capital

The Paris-based, state-owned Tunisian bank is overhauling its management structure and its anti-fraud procedures in an attempt to meet the concerns of France's prudential control authority but still needs to find €19m to comply with legal capital adequacy ratios.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 24.06.2020

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Tunisia

After leaving government, Mongi Marzouk returns to Orange HQ in Paris

Salwa Sghaier's solar projects get off to bad start

Bouchamaoui Industries takes lion's share of gas project in northwest

Armed Anka-S drone order cancelled due to lack of funds, despite Turkish backing

New energy minister Salwa Sghaier takes charge of a sector in ruins

Poivre d'Arvor plans to continue to squat on new ambassador's patch in Tunis

Former EU ambassador to Tunis, Patrice Bergamini, joins CMA-CGM

Turkey's Aselsan seeks to muscle in on military radar project

With Valoria, Veolia takes larger slice of Tunis waste disposal market

In Focus
Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

Defence industry: no made-in-Bizerte armored vehicles for Turkey's Nurol Makina

Prime Minister Fakhfakh's sacking halts $1 billion in IMF and EU aid

General Dynamics, Saab and Aero fight it out for uncertain military aircraft contract

In Focus
Saïed and Macron call each other's bluff over OIF anniversary summit

Top civil servant Abdellatif Hamam takes the reins of Ennakl Automobiles dealerships

Waste disposal becomes political battlefield

Turkey's Bozdemir to build US-funded police academy

Stéphane Richard and Xavier Niel left hungry for more after dinner with Kaïs Saied and Macron

TFBank tries to reassure France's banking watchdog but still needs fresh capital

Nabil Ammar and Nadia Akacha prepare ground for Kais Saied's Paris visit

Plenty for Kais Saied and Macron to digest over dinner at Elysée

Southern gas project: ETAP unblocks LPG bottling plant in Tataouine

Mongi Marzouk under pressure to cut transmission costs of electricity from renewables

Ex-energy minister Khaled Kaddour recruited by Bouchamaoui clan... in Cairo

STEG proceeds with Skhira power station project despite its financial difficulties

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Tunisia

After leaving government, Mongi Marzouk returns to Orange HQ in Paris

Salwa Sghaier's solar projects get off to bad start

Bouchamaoui Industries takes lion's share of gas project in northwest

Armed Anka-S drone order cancelled due to lack of funds, despite Turkish backing

New energy minister Salwa Sghaier takes charge of a sector in ruins

Poivre d'Arvor plans to continue to squat on new ambassador's patch in Tunis

Former EU ambassador to Tunis, Patrice Bergamini, joins CMA-CGM

Turkey's Aselsan seeks to muscle in on military radar project

With Valoria, Veolia takes larger slice of Tunis waste disposal market

In Focus Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

Defence industry: no made-in-Bizerte armored vehicles for Turkey's Nurol Makina

Prime Minister Fakhfakh's sacking halts $1 billion in IMF and EU aid

General Dynamics, Saab and Aero fight it out for uncertain military aircraft contract

In Focus Saïed and Macron call each other's bluff over OIF anniversary summit

Top civil servant Abdellatif Hamam takes the reins of Ennakl Automobiles dealerships

Waste disposal becomes political battlefield

Turkey's Bozdemir to build US-funded police academy

Stéphane Richard and Xavier Niel left hungry for more after dinner with Kaïs Saied and Macron

TFBank tries to reassure France's banking watchdog but still needs fresh capital

Nabil Ammar and Nadia Akacha prepare ground for Kais Saied's Paris visit

Plenty for Kais Saied and Macron to digest over dinner at Elysée

Southern gas project: ETAP unblocks LPG bottling plant in Tataouine

Mongi Marzouk under pressure to cut transmission costs of electricity from renewables

Ex-energy minister Khaled Kaddour recruited by Bouchamaoui clan... in Cairo

STEG proceeds with Skhira power station project despite its financial difficulties

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Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

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Saïed and Macron call each other's bluff over OIF anniversary summit