Year: 2020

CORE creative hub hosts its first cohort

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Credit goes to Rambourg Foundation Facebook Page by Adly Aouni The Rambourg Foundation announced the first cohort of its new CORE creative hub program, during an event organized in its premises on December 4, 2020, dedicated to the support and strengthening of creative and cultural entrepreneurs. Shiran Ben Abderrazak, CEO of the Rambourg Foundation, said that “the cultural and creative industry has a fairly large potential capable of boosting Tunisia’s economy if it is properly exploited”. The CORE program takes place over a period of six months. The selected companies are…

Egypt’s 42nd Cairo International Film Festival kicks off amid pandemic

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The ten-day Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) held an opening ceremony on Wednesday amidst global Covid-19 pandemic challenges. Stars of the Egyptian cinema were seen walking the red carpet rolled out in front of the Cairo Opera House where the event took place. The ceremony was hosted by Egyptian actor and comedian Ashraf Abdel Baky in the presence of culture minister Ines Abdel Dayem, the festival’s president Mohamed Hefzy and numerous Egyptian and international guests. Prior to the official speeches and honoring of the guests, the ceremony featured famed Egyptian…

FSEG of Sfax to host online student “Hult Prize” competition on December 20, 2020

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“Making the world a better place and impacting people lives has never been an easy job, for that we need leaders who are always able to see the bigger picture, to inspire, coordinate and most importantly, to persevere in the tough times. and here comes the magical role of Hult Prize as a platform where you can thrive to develop the necessary qualities of a leader while impacting millions of lives. Join Us in building the next wave of Impact Leaders! ” Campus Director Mohammad Mbarek. The Faculty of Economics…

DAIS’20 symposium: Bringing together AI scientists for solving research and applied problems for various domains

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The DAIS’20 Symposium focused on sharing lessons from leading experts and executives on AI from industry and academia based on hands-on tutorials, case study presentations, keynotes, and executives panel The Dearborn Artificial Intelligence Research (DAIR) Center hosted from November 30 to December 4, 2020, at the University of Michigan – Dearborn the first online Dearborn Artificial Intelligence Symposium (DAIS). The Dearborn AI Symposium focused on sharing lessons from leading experts and executives on Artificial Intelligence (AI) from industry and academia based on hands-on tutorials, case study presentations, keynotes, and executives…

Tunisia joins countries to ratify AfCFTA

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One month before the start of trading at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, Tunisia has formalised its ratification of the agreement. Tunisia submitted its instruments of ratification to the African Union Commission (AUC) which is the depository of the instrument on November 2, according to the Commissioner for Trade Albert Muchanga. This brings the number of countries that have now submitted their instruments of ratification to 32, said Ambassador Muchanga. All eyes are now on 22 countries yet to ratify the treaty. They are Benin, Botswana, Burundi,…

Tunisian central bank keeps key rate unchanged at 6.25%

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The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) kept its key interest rate unchanged at 6.25% on Monday. The bank had cut its key interest rate in October by 50 basis points, aiming to stimulate investment and boost faltering growth, the BCT said adding that It also cut the rate by 100 basis points in March in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The BCT will finance the supplementary budget for 2020 by $1.1 billion by purchasing treasury bonds after an exceptional license from Parliament last week. But the bank said in a…

Libya: Tobruk Parliament Overcomes Disagreements During Tangier Meeting

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The consultative meeting of Libya’s House of Representatives, known as the Tobruk Parliament, has led the legislative body to overcome its internal disagreements. The meeting took place in Tangier, northern Morocco, from November 23-28. During the session’s closing ceremony, members of the Libyan House of Representatives made seven pledges that seek to bring the war-torn country closer to overcoming its political crisis. The deputies first agreed that the House of Representatives should be located in Benghazi, Libya’s second-most populous city. The legislative institution has been headquartered in Tobruk, northeastern Libya,…

Rule of law: the imperative need

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 Over the last decade, we have witnessed unfortunately all sorts of violence, corruption, smuggling… that weaken the Tunisian State. The desperate ordinary citizen faces the worst every single day with the evidence that exposure to negative news is making people feel bad with all sorts of painful news affecting their daily life. In fact, the confused and wandering citizen lost his temper after finding himself surrounded by tremendous and deep problems under the state’s inability to act effectively to mitigate all kind of source of tensions that destabilize him conspicuously.…

“Ins & Outs of Ecosystem Building” programme for startup ecosystem launched

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Smart Capital, the operator of the national “Startup Tunisia” initiative, is launching, in partnership with the Innov’i – EU4Innovation project – funded by the European Union and implemented by Expertise France – the “Ins and Outs of Ecosystem Building” programme. This is a startup ecosystem capacity building programme, which is a component of the national Startup Tunisia initiative to develop and connect the local ecosystem. This 100% online programme was launched as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, and will be implemented, initially, from November 16 to December 17. It targets…

“Rajaa” purchased by cultural TV channel ARTE

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“Rajaa” or “The Return”, by young Tunisian director Charlie Kouka, has been purchased by the cultural TV channel ARTE. Tunisian film star Fares Landoulsi performs the character of Tarek in the “Rajaa” short-film which is the story of a brutal return home and its impact on the life of the 27-year–old Tarek,  who is still struggling with his torments and emotional wandering. The 22-minute short film tells the story of an ongoing self reconstruction. The story of the short film recounts the hard blow and ordeal caused by Tarak’s violent…