by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 17, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pro-Palestinian Protests as Anti-Western Sentiment Persists Summary: On 17 December 2023, a small group of protestors gathered at the US Embassy in Tunis calling for the expulsion of US Ambassador Joey Hood due to ongoing US support for Israel in the war in...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 16, 2023 | Diplomacy, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: UK-Italy Repatriation Funding Won’t Address Most Migration Cases Summary: On 16 December 2023, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced from Rome plans to jointly fund the repatriation of migrants currently...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 14, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: The Hague Raises Terror Threat Level as Gaza War Fuels Tension Summary: On 12 December 2023, the government of the Netherlands issued a report stating that the terrorist threat level in the country had been raised to “substantial.” The Dutch report, issued...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 12, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Turkey Trade Agreement Revised to Protect Domestic Industry Summary: On 12 December 2023, the Tunisian government outlined increases in tariffs on goods imported from Turkey, adjusting a free trade agreement put in place in 2005. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 11, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Fitch Affirms CCC- Rating as Creditworthiness Remains Poor Summary: On 8 December 2023, Fitch Ratings issued a rating action commentary for Tunisia, affirming the current CCC- rating for Tunisia’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating. The...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 8, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Military Cooperation Continues Despite Tensions with Europe Summary: In recent weeks, several Mediterranean countries held a 5+5 Defense exercise focused on coordination of air defenses and interoperability in the Mediterranean air space. France, Spain, and...
