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According to the IMF, Tunisia has “many economic assets”

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Visiting the country to analyze the economic and structural problems of Tunisia, and thus provide its recommendations, the representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Jerome Vacher said that reforms were of course necessary, but that this small Maghreb country had several interesting economic assets.  A need for reform  Unsurprisingly, the IMF proposes reforms for Tunisia to get out of the economic crisis it has been suffering since the Arab Spring, accentuated by the Covid-19 crisis. Reforms that must affect the public service first, whose 650,000 employees represent half of the annual budget of the state. But…

BioNTech and InstaDeep Successfully Tested Early Warning System to Detect Potential High-Risk SARS-CoV-2 Variants

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Tunisian artificial intelligence company InstaDeep and German biotech firm BioNTech have developed an early warning system to detect potential high-risk variants of the Coronavirus, according to a joint statement published Tuesday by the two companies on their websites. According to the statement, the early warning system uses a combination of artificial intelligence and structural modelling of the Spike protein to detect and monitor high-risk variants of the SARS-CoV2 virus, identifying more than 90 % of these variants within two months of their receipt from the World Health Organization. This system…

Tunisian mathematician Nader Masmoudi won the King Faisal Prize for Science

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Nader Masmoudi, a professor at the University of New York, received the King Faisal Prize for Science this year for his outstanding contribution to the analysis of nonlinear and fractional equations and for his outstanding contributions to the theory of liquid dynamics, by introducing innovative mathematical techniques. The Science Prize was awarded in conjunction with the Austro-British mathematician Professor Martin Hire. The award ceremony took place, Thursday 6, 2022, in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, at the King Faisal Research and Islamic Research Center, which brings together researchers and educational institutions…

Belvedere Day: Bizerte sees environmental cleanup project

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A second phase of the Tunisian environmental cleanup project known as Belvedere Day will take place today in Bizerte. Project organizers seek to clean up and revamp nature trails throughout Tunisia, following similar cleanups in Tunis and Gammarth. Launched by Tunisian recreational and environmental organizations in partnership with the EU Delegation to Tunisia, the initiative forms part of a larger campaign to raise awareness and inform Tunisians of the need to preserve the environment and combat climate change. Tunisia is particularly vulnerable to climate change-induced rising sea levels: its coastal…

39,000 engineers and 3,300 doctors left Tunisia between 2015 and 2020

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The National Migration Observatory (ONM), the National Institute of Statistics (INS) and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) have revealed the results of the National Survey on International Migration 2020 in Tunisia: Tunisia Hims 2020. The survey, funded by the European Union (EU) Emergency Trust Fund (ETF) for Stability and Addressing the Root Causes of Irregular Migration and Displaced Persons in Africa, was conducted in a particular context of political instability and deep economic crisis accentuated by the Covid-19 health crisis. According to the Tunisia Hims 2020 survey,…

‘Halal Industry’ Training Workshop Organized by ISESCO in Tunisia

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The Science and Technology Sector of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) organized the regional training workshop on Halal Standards, Certification of Conformity and Marketing, in the Tunisian capital, in partnership with the Tunisian National Commission for Education, Science and Culture and in cooperation with Tunisia’s National Agronomic Institute, for the benefit of youth, women, and entrepreneurs in the field of food industries, agriculture, and halal industry. At the outset of the two-day workshop, held on Monday, November 22, 2021, Dr. Ismaila Diallo, expert in ICESCO’s Science…

TouMaLi project to clean up coastal project

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The International Center for Environmental Technologies in Tunis (CITET) is launching the TouMaLi project “Contribution of sustainable waste management systems in the tourism sector to the protection of marine ecosystems”. The initiative aims to combat pollution of coastal areas in Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria and Morocco. A new initiative aims to clean up coastal areas in North Africa. The TouMaLi project “Contribution of sustainable waste management systems in the tourism sector to the protection of marine ecosystems” was launched on November 13th, 2021 in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia by the International Center…

African Medical Tourism Congress – AMTC Tunisia 2021 from November 25 to 27, 2021

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The second edition of the African Medical Tourism Congress “AMTC TUNISIA 2021” will take place from 25 to 27 November 2021, at Hotel Le Palace Gammarth Tunis, under the patronage of the Ministries of Tourism and Public Health. It is an African medical and professional event dedicated to health and medical tourism in the presence of over 20 delegations from Arab and African countries. The AMTC provides Opportunities for the  promotion of Medical Tourism in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe include: The meeting is presented as a platform to…

Tunisia will issue 2023-2025 economic recovery plan soon, minister says

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Tunisia will soon announce an economic recovery plan for 2023-2025, Economy and Planning Minister Samir Said said on Sunday, as the country struggles to get out of a deep financial crisis. Tunisia last week resumed talks with the International Monetary Fund on a loan package predicated on Tunis imposing painful and unpopular steps aimed at liberalising the economy. “Reviewing subsidies, reforms of state firms and fiscal policies are reforms that would restore the state’s financial balance,” Saied said. The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) rejected any plans that would include cutting subsidies, blocking reforms and complicating government efforts…

Defence Minister meets with Saudi Ambassador to Tunisia

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Development and diversification of military cooperation Minister of National Defence Imed Memmich met Tuesday in Tunis with Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Tunisia Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al-Saqr, TAP reports. The meeting focused on the development and diversification of military cooperation between the Tunisian armed forces and their Saudi counterparts, said a statement of the Department of Defense. The two sides stressed the “historical ties of brotherhood” between the two countries, affirming the common will to strengthen military cooperation and maintain the periodic holding of the Joint Military Commission. The…