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TUNISIA
Investment OpportunitiesG20 Compact with Africa
G20 COMPACT WITHAFRICA
Business Friendly Investment Climate—as a result of post Arab Spring reforms implemented in areas such as banking, competition, bankruptcy, ICT liberalization, PPPs.
Highly Educated Workforce—student population is 325,000 per year including 60% women, more than 700,000 graduates per year, 33% trained in ICT
High Quality and Improving Telecoms Infrastructure—Tunisia is the “leading country in the Southern Mediterranean region in terms of telecom infrastructure.” It has 18 cyber parks and 10 techno parks
Robust Legal Framework for Investments—Tunisia is becoming part of the EU Convention 108 and has passed a new investment law
Connectivity—mobile cellular subscription of 130 per 100 people
Economic Growth— GDP per capita is one of the highest in Africa; estimated GDP growth of 2.5% in 2017; estimated average GDP growth of 3.7% from 2017–2020
Strategically located in the Southern Mediterranean
Other widely used languages—English and Italian
Tabarka
Thala
Maharès
Houmt Souk
Zarzis
El Hamma
El Borma
Remada
Dehibat
Skhira
El Djem
Sfax
Beja
Gabes
Gafsa
Kebili
Tozeur
Mahdia
Sousse
Le Kef
Nabeul
Monastir
Siliana
Bizerte
Medenine
Kairouan
Zaghouan
Jendouba
Tataouine
Kasserine SidiBou Zid
L'Ariana
Ben ArousTUNIS
A L G E R I A
L I B Y A
Sicily(ITALY)
JENDOUBABEJA
BIZERTEARIANA
BEN AROUS
ZAGHOUANSIL IANA
LE KEF
KAIROUAN
SOUSSE
NABEUL
MONASTIR
SIDI BOUZID
S F A X
M A H D I AKASSERINE
G A F S A
T O Z E U RG A B E S
MEDENINE
T A T A O U I N E
K E B I L I
Tabarka
Thala
Maharès
Houmt Souk
Zarzis
El Hamma
El Borma
Remada
Dehibat
Skhira
El Djem
Sfax
Beja
Gabes
Gafsa
Kebili
Tozeur
Mahdia
Sousse
Le Kef
Nabeul
Monastir
Siliana
Bizerte
Medenine
Kairouan
Zaghouan
Jendouba
Tataouine
Kasserine SidiBou Zid
L'Ariana
Ben ArousTUNIS
A L G E R I A
L I B Y A
Sicily(ITALY)
JENDOUBABEJA
BIZERTEARIANA
BEN AROUS
ZAGHOUANSIL IANA
LE KEF
KAIROUAN
SOUSSE
NABEUL
MONASTIR
SIDI BOUZID
S F A X
M A H D I AKASSERINE
G A F S A
T O Z E U RG A B E S
MEDENINE
T A T A O U I N E
K E B I L I
DjerbaIsland
KerkennaIslands
La Galite
Pantelleria(It.)
Isole Pelagie(It.)
Lampedusa(It.)
Melleg
ue
ZeroudEl Hateb
Gulf ofTunis
Gulf of Hammamet
Chott el Jerid
MediterraneanSea
Mediterranean Sea
Gulf ofGabes
Strait of Sicily
To Algiers
To Sétif
To Sétif
To Touggourt
To Tripoli
To Mizdah
To Dirj
8°E
8°E
38°N
36°N 36°N
34°N34°N
32°N
30°N
10° 1E 2°E
10°E
TUNISIA
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0 25 50 75 Miles
25 50 75 100 Kilometers
TUNISIAMAIN CITIES AND TOWNS
GOVERNORATE CAPITALS
NATIONAL CAPITAL
MAIN ROADS
RAILROADS
GOVERNORATE BOUNDARIES
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES
KEY FACTS
Languages Arabic (official, commercial) French (commercial)
Currency Tunisian Dinar
Government Parliamentary Republic
Land area 163,600 sq. km
Coastline 1,148 km
Major urban areas Tunis
Population 11.11 million
Literacy rate 81.8%
GDP (current, 2015) $43.02 billion
GDP Growth (2016 est)
1.5%
GDP per capita (Atlas, 2016)
$3,734
Natural resources petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt
COUNTRY CONTEXT
T U N I S I A | Compact with Africa
COMPACT MEASURES
MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK – Multi-year fiscal adjustment while growing investment and social spending
– Increasing international reserves through macroeconomic stabilization package
BUSINESS FRAMEWORK – New investment code, PPP law, competition law
– High anti-corruption authority
– One-stop shop for large investment projects
FINANCING FRAMEWORK – Restructuring of the banking sector
– Efforts to clean up non-performing loans and increase lending capacity
OPPORTUNITY
AEROSPACE INDUSTRYStrengths – High Value-Added Activities (Engineering software/hardware; Turn
machines and high-precision machining; Production of aeronautical systems
– Integrated industrial platform dedicated exclusively to aeronautics
– An area of over 200 hectares, of which 20 hectares are dedicated to the Stelia aeronautical park, subsidiary of EADS / AIRBUS
OPPORTUNITY
AUTOMOTIVE SECTORStrengths – Presence of major equipment manufacturers
– Geographic proximity and fast delivery times
– Experienced and highly adaptable workforce
– Strong reputation especially in Europe
– Availability of Technical Centers
– Consortium of equipment manufacturers within the Tunisian Automotive Association
– 267 companies, 80,000 jobs, 134 with foreign participation
– Tunisia is among the 10 first providers in Europe of electrical wiring systems
T U N I S I A | Compact with Africa
OPPORTUNITY
ICTStrengths – A growing & strong Ecosystem
– Competitive & talented Human Resources
– High quality & available Infrastructure
– Strong Legal & Incentives Framework
– Strategic location between Europe and Africa
– 12,000 ICT graduates per year
OPPORTUNITY
AGRIBUSINESSStrengths – Synergy between research centers and companies
– Booming ORGANIC production
– Quality products, flavor and natural taste
– Fiscal incentives in favor of the sector
– Africa’s 2nd Largest Exporter of Organic Products
– World’s Largest Exporter of Dates
– One of the World’s Largest Exporters of Olive Oil
OPPORTUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE – Good quality of infrastructure needs to be further developed,
particularly in lagging regions
– PPP law can facilitate public private investment
Strengths – Deep water harbor Enfidha (600 M Eur)
– Construction of express roads linking the governorates of Kasserine, Gafsa and Sidi Bouzid to Sfax, Gabes and the A1 motorway (480 M EUR)
– Improving interior roads (280 M EUR) in the governorates of Ariana, Béja, Ben Arous, Bizerte, Gabès, Gafsa, Jendouba, Kairouan, Kasserine, Kébili, Le Kef, Mahdia, Manouba, Médenine, Monastir, Nabeul, Sfax, Sidi Bouzid, Siliana, Sousse, Tataouine, Tozeur, Tunis, Zaghouan
– Construction of 35 new bridges in 23 governorates (80 M EUR)
– Other potential PPP projects: Logistics zone for Rades Port, wastewater treatment plant BOT in Gabes, railway line between Medenine and Gabes
9 International Airports
7 Commercial Seaports and One Oil
Terminal
Developed Network of Roads and
Highways
12 Competitivity Clusters
About 100 Industrial Zonesand 2 Parks for Economic Activities
15 Cyberparks for Different Specialities
T U N I S I A | Compact with Africa
PARTNER SUPPORT FOR THE REFORMSMacroeconomic Framework – Ensuring Macroeconomic Stability and Debt Sustainability While Mobilizing External Resources for
Public Investment (IMF, AfDB, WB)
– Increasing Domestic Resource Mobilization in the Context of an Investment-Friendly Tax System (IMF, AfDB, WB)
– Ensuring Sound Public Investment Management (AfDB, WB)
– Better Performance of Public Utilities (WB, AfDB)
Business Framework – Reliable Regulations and Institutions (AfDB, IFC)
– Improved Project Preparation (AfDB, WB)
– Standardization of Contracts (AfDB)
Financing Framework – Efficient risk mitigation instrument (WB)
– Domestic Debt Market Development (AfDB, WB, IMF)
CONTACT INFORMATION
Ministry of Development, Investment and International Cooperation www.mdci.gov.tn Ministry of Finance www.finances.gov.tn Foreign Investment and Promotion Agency www.investintunisia.tn
Focal point: Asma Khouja asma.khouja@tunisia.gov.tn Eymen Errais eymen.errais@tunisia.gov.tn
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