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Welcome to the News page of FIPA-Tunisia, your source. To be on the lookout for new developments in the investment environment and new locations in Tunisia. The “News” section also keeps you informed of FIPA’s participation in international events. Explore our articles for an in-depth understanding of the developments impacting the Tunisian economic landscape.

07 03 2024

Swiss group Zühlke Engineering sets up in Tunisia

The Swiss group Zühlke Engineering, which specialises in strategy, innovation and the development of digital solutions, has announced its intention to set up in Tunisia. At a meeting with the Director General of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA Tunisia), Jalel Tebib, the Group’s Projects and Investments Manager, Predrag Poposki, confirmed this decision. Zühlke Engineering plans to initially recruit around thirty Tunisian engineers with specialist skills, with the aim of doubling this number in the medium term. The decision to locate in Tunisia was motivated by a number of factors, including the availability of engineering talent, strategic positioning, geographical proximity and the country’s cultural diversity. Jalel Tebib hailed Zühlke Engineering’s choice of Tunisia and stressed the advantages of the country’s business climate and regulatory framework for foreign investment. He also highlighted FIPA-Tunisia’s role in advising, guiding and assisting foreign companies, affirming the agency’s commitment to supporting Zühlke’s move into Tunisia…

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22 02 2024

Tunisia’s economic outlook remains promising

According to the BMI Tunisia Country Risk Report, Q2 2024, forecasts indicate a modest improvement in real GDP growth from 0.5% in 2023 to 1.3% in 2024, driven by factors such as increased household consumption and controlled import growth. According to BMI’s Tunisia Country Risk Report for the second quarter of 2024, forecasts point to […]

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14 01 2024

A global specialist in special packaging sets up in Tunisia

The first subsidiary of “ETILOG”, based in Presov, Slovakia, and specialized in the manufacture of special packaging for the automotive and aerospace industries, will soon be set up in the Sbikha2 industrial zone in Kairouan (central Tunisia). The first phase will create 210 jobs, according to the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA-Tunisie). In anticipation of […]

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14 12 2023

The German PSZ Electronic opens a 4th unit in Tunisia

The company PSZ Electronic, specialized in the manufacture of electrical and telephone cables, intends to expand further in Tunisia by opening in January 2024 its 4th unit at the Ghezala industrial Zone in the Bizerte governorate…

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10 12 2023

The WB and the IFC support FDI in Tunisia

The External Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA-Tunisia) and the Tunisia Investment Authority (TIA), in collaboration with the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, organized from October 23 to 27, 2023…

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10 09 2023

Tunis twice awarded in Kigali on inclusive and sustainable investment

The city of Tunis has obtained two awards at the Leadership for smart cities summit: investing in inclusive and sustainable cities of future” (leadership for smart cities: investing in inclusive and sustainable cities of the future) held in Kigali, Rwanda…

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