Economy
First "employment-training" cheques handed to 7 Tunisian firms
- May 23, 2011
TUNIS (TAP) - Seven Tunisian enterprises were handed, on Monday, the first "employment-training" cheques to train 17 young people, as part of a vocational training funding mechanism for the benefit of Tunisians from the underprivileged regions.
Tunisia-South Korean shellfish farming project
- May 21, 2011
BIZERTE (TAP) - A Tunisian-South Korean shellfish farming project carried out in Bizerte with an investment of 1.6 million dinars has produced 500 thousand shellfish larvae.
EBRD adopts plan to expand into Middle East and North Africa
- May 21, 2011
TUNIS (TAP) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), on Saturday, adopted a resolution to expand operations to lend to fledging democracies in the Middle East and North Africa, several international media reported on Saturday.
Tunisia's exports to Libya down 32%
- May 21, 2011
TUNIS (TAP) - Tunisia's exports to Libya fell by 106.2 million dinars (MTD), or 32%, in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the same period of last year.