Legislators in Tunisia have a habit of crafting laws that cannot be implemented until additional decrees are passed at a later date. Several articles of the Investment Law No. 71 of 2016 were limited to stating principles, while the concrete modalities needed to bring about actual legal change were to be included in succeeding decrees....
Designed as a replacement for the former business register, the National Business Register (Registre National des Entreprises, RNE) Law No. 52 of 2018 passed on September 29 and was implemented on February 6, 2019. The reform has multiple objectives. First, it seeks to simplify procedures and shorten the time needed to set up a company,...
In order to improve the allocation of public funds the new budget law – Law No. 15 of 2019 – introduces the concept of medium-term budget forecasts. This legislative reform entails the establishment of a new accounting system to be used for the state funding of programmes to meet policy objectives.
Combining its strategic geographical location, a highly skilled labour force and competitive operational costs, Tunisia has long been a popular destination among international investors. Indeed, the country has positioned itself as a springboard for those looking to enter the African market, as well as an important international centre for...
Tunisia improved eight places to rank 80th out of 190 countries in the World Bank’s “Doing Business 2019” report. While this reflects a significant improvement in the country’s business and investment climate over one year, the government is committed to improving this ranking further, securing a position among the top-50 countries worldwide...
Since its independence in 1956 Tunisia’s education system has undergone a series of reforms. Under former President Habib Bourguiba, the first leader of the Tunisian Republic, the first reforms were introduced to make education free and universal. As a result, the literacy rate rose significantly over the subsequent decades: from 15.3% in 1956...
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