Day: November 15, 2022

EU supports Tunisia’s ‘recovery’ with $100m grant

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The European Union on Monday approved a 100 million euro ($103 million) grant to Tunisia, whose economy has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic and political unrest. The grant programme ” is intended to support economic recovery efforts and strengthen the progress already made in the distribution of social aid to citizens and businesses in need,” the EU delegation to Tunisia said in a statement. EU ambassador Marcus Cornaro said the European Union was keen to support Tunisia’s economic recovery after the fall of the Berlin Wall and “help Tunisian…

SanLucar receives partnership agricultural investment award in Tunisia

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The multinational company SanLucar, dedicated to the production and distribution of premium quality fruit and vegetables, has just been awarded the Partnership Agricultural Investment Award in Tunisia. Awarded by the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture and the Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency (APIA), this prize recognizes companies with a presence in Tunisia that have stood out for their economic performance and their ability to overcome conjunctural difficulties such as the continuity of their activity during the Covid crisis. The award also highlights the investment effort of the SanLucar Group in Tunisia, where the…

44th Cairo International Film Festival opens

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The 44th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) kicked off on Sunday evening at the Cairo Opera House, Egypt, with the participation of around 108 films from more than 50 countries and regions. Veteran Egyptian filmmaker Hussein Fahmy, who is also the president of the 44th CIFF, said that holding the festival in the current global context, including the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and the economic recession, was a real challenge. “There were great challenges and we did our best and managed to get solid and good preparations, and we…