Home of the ancient city of Carthage, present-day Tunisia has a long and distinguished history. Its location at the centre of North Africa, close to vital shipping routes in the Mediterranean, ensured it became a hub for control over the region for successive ruling elites, including the Berbers, Phoenicians, Romans, and Arab and Ottoman...
While the MENA start-up scene remains small, Tunisia is emerging as one of the region’s key centres for entrepreneurship, as underscored by the rapid growth in recent years in the number of incubators and accelerators operating in the country. Developing the domestic start-up scene, and entrepreneurship more generally, has the potential to...
De nouveaux détails concernant la stratégie économique algérienne à long terme qui vise à réduire la dépendance du pays aux hydrocarbures ont été annoncés, offrant aux investisseurs davantage d’indications quant au cap pris par le pays dans un contexte de prix bas du pétrole.
Coinciding with a visit from US President Donald Trump, the inaugural Saudi-US CEO Forum on May 20 in Riyadh saw a series of deals signed between numerous companies in both the oil and non-oil sectors, with Saudi Arabia looking to enhance private sector involvement in its economy and increase foreign investment as part of its Vision 2030 economic blueprint.
Lower inflation figures and higher growth forecasts in Ghana are raising the prospects for a stronger economic recovery over the coming year, prompting the government to reiterate its commitment to deficit reduction targets – although much work remains to be done.
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