
Foreign Trade and Business in Tunisia. Tunisian Economy, Ports, dates. Tunis
- Introduction to the Republic of Tunisia (Maghreb)
- Hichem
Djaït (Tunisian Historian)
- Tunisian Economy
- Tunisian International Trade
- Tunisian Multilateral agreements
- EU-Tunisia Association Agreement
- Tunisian institutions;
- Industry Promotion Agency
- Export and Investment High Council
- General Directorate of Customs
- Investment in Tunisia
- Tunisian industrial sector
- Agribusiness
- Electricity
- Textile
- Leather
- Case Study - Tunisian Companies:
- Mohamed Ali
Harrath (Islam Channel)
- BENETTON Tunisia
- UNILEVER
- Danone and STIAL
- Tunisia Telecom
- Best Brands
- Confection Ideale du Sud CIS
- Access to the Tunisian Market
- Business Plan for Tunisia
The objectives of the subject “International Trade and Business in Tunisia” are the following:
- To analyze the Tunisian Economy and Global Trade
- To know the business opportunities in Tunisia
- To explore the Tunisian trade relations with the country of the student
- To know the Tunisian Trade Agreements
- To examine the profile of Tunisian Companies
- To develop a business plan for the Tunisian Market
Global Trade and Business in Tunisia:


International Trade and Business in Tunisia.
Tunisia is the first world dates exporter. Top
tourist destination in the Mediterranean.






The Republic of Tunisia is strategically located at the crossroads of the MENA region (North Africa and the Middle East) and the EU.
- Tunisian Capital: Tunis
- The largest Tunisian cities are
Tunis, Sfax,
Sousse, Kairouan, Bizerte and Gabes
- Area of Tunisia: 163,610 km²
- Tunisian Population: 11 million people
- Frontiers of Tunisia: Algeria and Libya
- Main languages: Arabic, French, and Berber
- Type of Government of Tunisia: Unitary Unicameral Parliamentary Republic
- Tunisian Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TND)
- Tunisian independence: March 1956 (from France)
- Abolition of Slavery in Tunisia:
1836
More information about Tunisia (EENI African Business Portal).
religion in Tunisia:
- 98% of the Tunisian population follows
Islam Sunni
- Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence):
Maliki school
- Islam is the official state religion in Tunisia

Tunisia belongs to the Maghrebian Economic Area (Islamic Civilization and African Civilization).


Tunisian Economy
- GDP of Tunisia: 47.13 billion dollars;
- Agriculture: 11%
- Industry: 35.3%
- Services: 53.7%
- GDP per capita: 4.329 dollars
- Tunisian GDP growth: 2.81%
- Public debt: 44.32% of the GDP
- Tunisian Inflation: 6.04%
Tunis is the first economic and industrial centre of Tunisia (1/3 of the Tunisian companies and 1/3 of the Tunisian GDP).


- Top Tunisian export partners: The EU (France, Italy, Germany),
Libya, and the U.S.
- Top Tunisian import partners: The EU (France, Italy, Germany, Spain), China, and Algeria
The Republic of Tunisia is the:
- First tourist destination in the Southern Mediterranean
- First world dates exporter
- Second-largest phosphoric acid and super-phosphate exporter
- Second-largest olive oil exporter after the EU
- Fifth clothing products supplier to the countries of the EU
- Fifth phosphate producer in the World
- Tenth EU wiring harnesses supplier
Foreign Trade Tunisia-EU.
- Exports of the Republic of Tunisia to the EU's market have grown significantly
- 80% of the Tunisian exports to the EU are industrial products
- The Republic of Tunisia is the fourth clothing exporter to the EU
- Tunisia is an advantaged trading partner of the EU
- In 1996, the Republic of Tunisia was the first nation on the south of the Mediterranean Sea to have a
free trade zone with the EU markets

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