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The situation at the Ras Jedir border crossing has become extremely difficult, President of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights Mustapha Abdelkébir said on Tuesday, September 22.

Tunisia’s state grains agency received offers in an international tender for 125,000 metric tons of soft milling wheat, with the lowest bid at $311.72 a ton cost and freight (c&f) included, European traders said on Wednesday.

STAR reported a first-half net profit of TND 28.1 million, up 31.9% and is preparing to establish a life insurance subsidiary.

Ooredoo Fintech has supported the education of 400 orphaned children in Tunisia through a community initiative with Association Rose de L’Espoir, helping cover their education fees for the new school year.

Tunisia has signed two guarantee agreements with the African Development Bank (AfDB) covering a combined €111.5 million and $110 million in financing for water infrastructure and the modernization of the country’s chemical industry.

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A 120 MW photovoltaic solar power plant will be built in the Remada Ouest area of Tunisia’s Tataouine governorate, with an estimated investment of nearly €80 million.

Tunisia’s state grains agency has issued an international tender to purchase around 125,000 metric tons of soft milling wheat and 75,000 tons of animal feed barley, European traders said on Tuesday.

Banque de Tunisie (BT) has published its interim financial statements for June 30, 2026, showing a clear improvement in profitability, with six-month net income rising to 95.616 million dinars (MD), from 85.016 MD a year earlier.

The closing workshop of the project to Promote Resilience to Climate Change and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Tunisia (PRESTo), held on September 18, 2026, saw the announcement of the fourth generation of the IREY AQUA application.

BH Leasing’s financial statements for the period from January 1 to June 30, 2026, show total net assets of 346.509 million dinars.

Tunis-Carthage International Airport ranked eighth among African airports by available seat capacity in August 2026, with 526,444 seats, as air capacity across the continent continued to expand, according to the latest analysis by the African Airlines Ass…

Sousse and the Costa Dorada rank among the top 10 most affordable autumn destinations, according to UK travel booking data showing significant seasonal price reductions for 2026.

Tunisia’s food trade balance recorded a surplus of 983.1 million Tunisian dinars (TND) at the end of August 2026, compared with TND 684.1 million during the same period in 2025, representing an increase of 43.7%.

The number of vehicles sold in Tunisia during the first eight months of 2026 reached 69,982, compared with 61,505 vehicles during the same period in 2025, representing an increase of 13.78%, according to statistics from the National Chamber of Car Dealers…

Wheat, food dependence and imports.

CEO of the Grain Office Salwa Ben Hadid Zouari said Thursday, September 17 that 11 million quintals of grain had been collected during the current agricultural season, with durum wheat accounting for 73% of the total.

In Tataouine, German construction materials group Knauf is reviving an industrial project launched more than a decade ago.

Seven premium brands — Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Porsche, Land Rover and Jeep, generate 78.1% of their Tunisian volumes through the re-registration of imported used vehicles, compared with just 21.9% through new vehicles sold by authorized dea…

BH Bank has published its interim financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2026.

A total of 1,643 investment projects worth TND 267.9 million were approved by the Benefits Granting Committees during the first eight months of 2026, according to the Statistical Bulletin published Wednesday by the Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency…

Business advisory firm TDA Invest, through its CEO Ahmed Ben Naoua, has announced the full sale of two operating industrial units in Tunisia.

Anis Jaziri, president of the Tunisia-Africa Business Council, outlined the council’s main strategic directions through 2030 in a statement to the National Radio on Thursday, September 17.

Public health, shortages, Central Pharmacy.

A delegation of 13 South Korean companies specializing in various automotive component segments is expected to visit Tunisia in mid-October 2026.

Tunisian insurer STAR Assurances has reported a robust financial performance for the first half of the 2026 fiscal year, marked by a significant increase in net profit and solid growth across its core business segments.

Maher Ketari, MP and Chair of the Finance and Budget Committee at the Assembly of People’s Representatives, told Mosaïque FM that the committee will not approve any new taxes under the 2027 Finance Bill.

AHM distributes Hyundai in Tunisia, while City Cars distributes Kia.

The drafting of Tunisia’s new investment law has reached an advanced stage at the Ministry of Economy and Planning, President of the Confederation of Tunisian Citizen Enterprises (CONECT) Aslan Berjeb said on Tuesday, September 15 Speaking to Mosaique FM,…

Over the first six months of 2026, Carthage Cement posted revenue of 173.1 million dinars ($56.7 million), down around 5.7% from 183.6 million dinars in the first half of 2025.

Chinese automotive components manufacturer Kunshan Chemitec Automotive Components is considering investing nearly €3 million in Tunisia to establish a production plant covering about 4,000 square meters, according to Tunisia’s Agency for the Promotion of…

Ranked the world’s second-most attractive sector for investment in 2026, just behind semiconductors, critical minerals have nevertheless generated no projects in Tunisia over the past decade.

Dhafer Sghiri, vice-chair of the Finance Committee of Tunisia’s Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP), said Parliament had still not received the document on the implementation of the state budget for the period from January through June 30, 2026.

Tunisia ranked 105th out of 146 economies in the 2026 Global Attractiveness Index (GAI), published on September 4 by The European House – Ambrosetti (TEHA Group), improving by 12 places from its 117th position in 2025.

Ennakl Automobiles Group, the Tunisian distributor of Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Seat, Skoda, Renault Trucks and Cupra, has published its interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2026.

Industrial policy, investment, governance.

The Ministry of Agriculture is currently overseeing more than 90 major projects listed on the Government Presidency’s project monitoring platform, including 67 projects classified as large-scale projects receiving substantial funding, Mehdi Khlass, the mi…

TPR’s revenue stood at 96 million dinars (TND) in the first half of 2026, compared with TND 110.6 million a year earlier, representing a decline of 13.2%.

Renewable energy is part of the solution, but not the solution to Tunisia’s electricity problem, said International energy consultant Ezzedine Khalfallah.

Increasingly becoming a major weakness in Tunisia’s trade balance, the deficit continued to widen, reaching TND 17.8538 billion at the end of August 2026, compared with TND 14.639 billion during the corresponding period of 2025, according to the “Foreign…

The agri-food company Land’Or has published its interim financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2026.

A delegation of 22 Austrian companies will travel to Tunis on September 29, on the occasion of the visit of the Federal Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer.

Telnet Holding Group’s revenue stood at 44 million dinars, over the first six months of the financial year, up slightly by 3.4% from the 42.5 million dinars recorded in the first half of 2025.

Tunisia is seeing its scientific capital gradually eroded and is consequently facing the challenge of recognizing that fundamental scientific skills constitute an investment in the country’s future productive capacity, according to an analysis note publis…

Cruise ship calls at the port of La Goulette are gaining momentum, with growing interest from international cruise lines in Tunisia as a destination, travel agent specializing in cruise tourism Slim Ben Jaballah told Mosaique FM on Thursday, during the ar…

Tunisian conglomerate Poulina Group Holding (PGH) reported a strong financial performance in the first half of 2026, with consolidated net profit rising 29.4% year on year to 94.9 million dinars (MD), according to its interim consolidated financial statem…

Yassine Gouiaa, president of the National Entrepreneurs Organization, said Tunisian companies have demonstrated strong resilience in the face of successive economic crises in recent years.

After a difficult 2024, STIP returned to profit, although this was tempered by a significant decline in revenue and several points of concern raised by its statutory auditors.

Sovereign rating, monetary financing, banks.

At the end of the first half of 2026, BNA Assurances (formerly AMI Assurances) confirmed the relevance of its strategic direction and the strength of its fundamentals.