Category: Industry

Tunis: B2B meetings involving business operators from Tunisia and the Czech Republic will be organised Monday at the headquarters of the Tunis Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIT). The CCIT is organsing the event, in collaboration with the Tunisian embassy in Prague and in partnership with the region of Brno, the Czeh Republic. The delegation of Czech business operators represents the sectors of aerospace industries, water treatment, the automotive industry, entrepreneurship and startups and scientific and technical equipment. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Tunis: The weather on Saturday is locally misty in eastern regions in the morning, then a bit cloudy nationwide. The wind is blowing east relatively strong to strong near coasts and in the south, with local sand storms, and light to moderate elsewhere. The sea is choppy to very choppy. Temperatures are slightly down with highs ranging between 19 and 22°C in eastern coasts and on heights, between 23 and 30°C elsewhere, hovering over 33°C in the far south. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Tunis: To step up their competitiveness and productivity and preserve their staff, Tunisian companies should anticipate and adopt artificial intelligence AI-driven technological advances, reads the "Impact of AI on the furture of Business" report, published by the Arab Institute of Business Leaders (IACE). Some 85 million jobs will be replaced by AI worldwide by 2025, while 97 million new jobs will be created, World Economic Forum forecasts show. To this end, the IACE calls on Tunisian companies to adopt a new human-centred AI (HCAI) approach through training, adaptation and conversion programmes. These programmes will help preserve the companies' human capital by redirecting it towards the new niches created by AI-related technological developments. The IACE further highlighted the impact of AI on the decision-making process within the companies. "Thanks to AI, the companies can analyse the available data on a large scale, make informed decisions and improve their strategic planning and employment capabi lities." Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Tunis: BH Assurance reported a 9.2% increase in turnover in 2023, reaching TND 176.6 million, compared to TND 161.6 million in 2022, according to a statement posted by the company on the Tunis Stock Exchange website. The company's Ordinary General Meeting, held on April 23, 2024, decided to distribute a dividend of TND 1.500 per share for the fiscal year 2023, for a total of TND 3.9 million. The payment of these dividends will start as of May 2, 2024. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Tunis: A Tunisian delegation, led by Minister of Economy and Planning Feriel Ouerghi Sebai, are taking part on April 27-30 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the 2024 Annual Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, announced the Ministry of Economy in a press release on Saturday. The minister will attend the official meetings of the governors of the IsDB member States, as well as workshops organised on their sidelines. She will also hold bilateral meetings with heads of institutions members of the IsDB Group, Saudi investment officials and representatives of funds, investment banks and private enterprises. The goal is to outline the reforms launched by the Tunisian government, notably in connection with improving the business and investment climate, along with the priority development programmes and projects that will be carried out in this framework. Ouerghi will also seize this opportunity to promote investment opportunities in Tunisia, as part of a win-win approach, especially in promising secto rs. The IsDB is one of Tunisia's major donors. Over more than five decades, it has contributed to the funding of 45 development projects, worth some $2 billion (nearly TND 6.3 billion). These projects have focused on integrated agricultural development, infrastructure, health, vocational training, etc. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse