(TAP) - A thousand new jobs will be created by June 2020 at the Zarzis economic activity park, announced in a statement to TAP, CEO of the park Chawki Friaa.

These jobs will be provided by new projects, including a Korean crab recovery and export plant to be operational in June 2020, in addition to the extension of a date processing and export unit which has started activities a month ago, and whose employment capacity will be raised from 60 to"...

TAP) - Each Tunisian citizen will owe 8000 dinars of public debt in 2020, as against 7.4 thousand in 2019, said chartered accountant Walid Ben Salah. These debts will reach 94 billion dinars, i.e 75.1% of GDP against 86 billion dinars in 2019.

Foreign debt should reach 70 billion dinars, i.e 75% of the overall debt in 2020 against 62 billion dinars in 2019.

External debt"...

TAP) – “The Enterprise and the new role of the State,” is the theme of the 34th edition of the Enterprise Days, due to be organised on December 6-7 in Sousse, by the Arab Institute of Business Leaders (IACE).

The meeting’s opening session will be marked by the presence of President Kais Saied, former presidents of Turkey and of the Mauritius Abdullah Gül and Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, as well as former prime ministers of Greece"...

(TAP) – “The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has supported 1,000 enterprises in Tunisia in the past four years, including 20% owned by women by means of €20 million,” Principal Manager of the EBRD's Advice for Small Business Programme in Tunisia Anis El Fahem said on Wednesday.

“The bank provides a technical assistance"...

TAP) - Representatives of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU-Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Mauritania) called on the AMU Secretariat-General to promote Maghreb dialogue so as to implement The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).

Speaking at a seminar held in Rabat, Morocco, on November 11 and 12,on the potential impacts of the AfCFTA, representatives of the North Africa region stressed the need to coordinate their strategies for the"...

His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Institute for Tolerance, IIT, officially opened on Thursday the second day of the second World Tolerance Summit (WTS), held this year under the theme ‘Tolerance in Multiculturalism: Achieving the Social, Economic and Humane Benefits of a Tolerant World'. Over 3,000 participants from over 100 countries and 70 speakers from around the world took part in the summit, organized by the International"...

Visa (NYSE: V), the Worldwide Payment Technology Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, today announced its most diverse roster of athletes on Team Visa Tokyo 2020. Representing 43 countries, the most in Team Visa history, the current roster is comprised of 70+ athletes across 30+ sports, including new additions to The Games: Surfing, Skateboarding and Sport Climbing.

The announcement was made at the Team Visa Summit, hosted at the company’s"...

In a new report released today, Diligent Institute and the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University found that board directors consider both shareholder and stakeholder needs when making strategic decisions – reinforcing a stakeholder movement that embraces modern governance. The report, “Stakeholders Take Center Stage: Director Views on Priorities and Society,” includes responses and interviews with nearly 200 directors of public and private corporations globally. According to the survey,"...

PMC Group N.A., Inc. (PMC) and Lanxess Organometallics GmbH are pleased to announce that the parties have reached an agreement whereby PMC’s European subsidiary will acquire the organotin specialties product line (the “Business”) from Lanxess. The transaction is scheduled to close by year end, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Business includes Lanxess’ global organotin catalyst, organotin specialties and intermediates"...