Day: April 1, 2024

Tunis: Tunindex kicked off the week on a slightly positive note after rising by 0.28% to 8,946.44 points with a low volume of TND 2.2 million, according to broker Tunisie Valeurs. Assurance Maghrebia shares were the best performers after posting a 4.5% rise to TND 47.020, with a limited volume of TND 1,000. Poulina Group Holding shares also performed well. The share price rose by 4.1% to TND8.360, feeding the market with a capital of TND 171,000. MONOPRIX shares fell by 4.3% to TND 4.650 with almost no trade. SOMOCER also dropped by 3.2% to TND 0.600, generating only TND 10,000 in trading. Amen Bank shares were the most traded after rising by 0.74% to TND 37.980, feeding the market with a capital of TND 704,000. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Tunis: The weather on Monday evening will be partly cloudy in the north and partly cloudy in the rest of the regions, according to a bulletin from the National Meteorology Institute. The wind will blow from the north in the north and centre and from the east in the south, and will be relatively strong to strong near the coasts and in the highlands, and moderate to relatively strong in the rest of the regions. Overnight temperatures will be between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius in most regions and as low as 13 degrees Celsius in the highlands. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Tunis: The weather on Monday evening will be partly cloudy in the north and partly cloudy in the rest of the regions, according to a bulletin from the National Meteorology Institute. The wind will blow from the north in the north and centre and from the east in the south, and will be relatively strong to strong near the coasts and in the highlands, and moderate to relatively strong in the rest of the regions. Overnight temperatures will be between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius in most regions and as low as 13 degrees Celsius in the highlands. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Tunis: In his shop on rue Sidi Ben Arous in the heart of the medina, Riadh Ben Youssef, a smiling craftsman and maker of "chéchia" (traditional headdress, red woolen hat), welcomes visitors as he continues to work on a chéchia that he holds preciously in his hands. Ben Youssef gave up his medical studies to turn his passion for the chéchia into a profession. "I come from the capital of the Aghlabides (Kairouan). The chéchia is a precious family heirloom, passed on to me by my father and uncle. And I have no regrets about giving up my medical studies to continue this legacy. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't hesitate," he says. "My goal is not just to make money. My main ambition is to create jobs for young people and to promote a profession that I love," he adds. His passion led him to set up his company, La maison africaine de la Chéchia, 90% of whose production is destined for export, mainly to West African countries such as Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Burkina Faso. "My ambition is to develo p other markets by 2025, particularly in Asia. However, the European market is not one of my current targets, as the volume of my current production doesn't allow it," Riadh points out. According to Riadh, there are a number of values that must be brought to bear in order to be successful in this business, and he believes that it requires a great deal of patience, personality and skill. "You also need a good apprenticeship and ongoing training," he said. He added that his company organises training sessions in collaboration with the National Handicrafts Office and has trained around 400 women so far. The aim, he said, is to increase this number to 1,500, giving priority to young people in order to attract them to a profession that suffers from a serious labour shortage. "Although the sector is profitable, it is currently clinically dead because there is no clear strategy for its development and promotion," he lamented, describing the government's communication policy in this area as "weak". For him, the state's role in supporting artisans is limited to providing tax breaks, training and credit. Social and solidarity economy at the service of crafts With the help of the social and solidarity economy, Ben Youssef employs women from certain delegations in Bizerte, in particular Ghazala, Mateur and Louata, and helps them to have a source of income. He added that these artisans benefit from a training programme at the end of which they receive a professional certificate, enabling them to be registered in the national register of artisans and to create their own projects in their localities. Despite being in his sixties, Riadh retains a youthful spirit and cultivates perseverance to achieve his ambitions. I want to conquer new markets and set up a workshop for tourists to show them the different stages in the production of chéchia. I also want to create a tourist route dedicated to this craft, which has become an ancestral skill inherited by Andalusians since the 15th century and a symbol of national identity ," he pointed out. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Tunis: The BH Assurance company has achieved a net profit of TND 13.1 million in 2023, according to the draft resolutions of the Ordinary General Meeting to be held on April 23, 2024. According to the same document recently published by the Tunis Stock Exchange, BH Assurance plans to pay a dividend of approximately TND 1.5 per share, for a total of TND 3.9 million. BH Assurance, a subsidiary of the BH Bank Group, is responsible for drafting and managing insurance and reinsurance contracts and agreements of all kinds, both in Tunisia and abroad. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse