Business in Tunisia

The objectives of the subject “International Trade and Business in Tunisia” are the following:

1. To analyze the Tunisian Economy and Global Trade
2. To know the business opportunities in Tunisia
3. To explore the Tunisian trade relations with the country of the student
4. To know the Tunisian Trade Agreements
5. To examine the profile of Tunisian Companies
6. To develop a business plan for the Tunisian Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Tunisia” belongs to the following Online Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: Islamic Business, African Business, World Trade.

Course: Business in the Maghreb.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Languages: or Tunisie Túnez Tunisia.

1. Credits of the subject “Doing Business in Tunisia”: 2
2. Duration: two weeks

1. Tunisian Ports
2. Trans-African Corridors:
   1. Cairo-Dakar Corridor
   2. Algiers-Lagos Corridor

Tunisian Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Tunisia and the Maghrebian Economic Area
2. Arab Maghreb Union
3. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
4. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
5. COMESA-EAC-SADC Agreement
6. Arab Mediterranean FTA
   1. Egypt-Jordan-Morocco-Tunisia / Agadir Agreement
7. African Continental Free-Trade Area
8. Islamic Trade Preferential System
9. Tunisia-EU
   1. Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
   2. EU-Tunisia Agreement
   3. Africa-EU Partnership
   4. European Neighborhood Policy - Union for the Mediterranean
10. Turkey-Tunisia FTA
11. Tunisia has Trade Agreements with Egypt, Morocco, EFTA, Jordan, and Libya
12. GAFTA
13. Global System of Trade Preferences
14. Trade Negotiations Among Developing Countries
15. Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (observer country)

1. WTO
   1. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
   2. GATS
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. WCO
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. COTIF Convention (Rail)
4. BIC
5. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
6. IMO
7. Hamburg Rules
8. Customs Convention on Containers
9. CIM & CIT Rules (Rail)
10. IRU
    1. TIR Convention
    2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport

1. Economic Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
2. Arab League
3. OIC
4. Asia - Middle East Dialogue
5. Summit of South America-Arab Countries
6. Afro-Arab Cooperation
7. BADEA

1. Economic Commission for Africa
2. African Union
   1. AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (not signed)
   2. AUDA-NEPAD
3. African Development Bank
4. Africa-Asia Partnership
5. Africa-Korea Partnership
6. Africa-BRICS
7. Africa-Turkey Partnership

1. WB
2. UN
3. WTO
4. IMF

The Republic of Tunisia is strategically located at the crossroads of the MENA region (North Africa and the Middle East) and the EU.

1. Tunisian Capital: Tunis
2. The largest Tunisian cities are Tunis, Sfax, Sousse, Kairouan, Bizerte and Gabes
3. Area of Tunisia: 163,610 km²
4. Tunisian Population: 11 million people
5. Frontiers of Tunisia: Algeria and Libya
6. Main languages: Arabic, French, and Berber
7. Type of Government of Tunisia: Unitary Unicameral Parliamentary Republic
8. Tunisian Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TND)
9. Tunisian independence: March 1956 (from France)
10. Abolition of Slavery in Tunisia: 1836

More information about Tunisia (EENI African Business Portal).

religion in Tunisia:

1. 98% of the Tunisian population follows Islam Sunni
2. Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence): Maliki school
3. Islam is the official state religion in Tunisia

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

Tunisian Economy

1. GDP of Tunisia: 47.13 billion dollars;
   1. Agriculture: 11%
   2. Industry: 35.3%
   3. Services: 53.7%
2. GDP per capita: 4.329 dollars
3. Tunisian GDP growth: 2.81%
4. Public debt: 44.32% of the GDP
5. 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).

1. Top Tunisian export partners: The EU (France, Italy, Germany), Libya, and the U.S.
2. Top Tunisian import partners: The EU (France, Italy, Germany, Spain), China, and Algeria

The Republic of Tunisia is the:

1. First tourist destination in the Southern Mediterranean
2. First world dates exporter
3. Second-largest phosphoric acid and super-phosphate exporter
4. Second-largest olive oil exporter after the EU
5. Fifth clothing products supplier to the countries of the EU
6. Fifth phosphate producer in the World
7. Tenth EU wiring harnesses supplier

Foreign Trade Tunisia-EU.

1. Exports of the Republic of Tunisia to the EU's market have grown significantly
2. 80% of the Tunisian exports to the EU are industrial products
3. The Republic of Tunisia is the fourth clothing exporter to the EU
4. Tunisia is an advantaged trading partner of the EU
5. 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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