The trade balance deficit widened to 2,614.5 million dinars (MD) at the end of the 1st two months of 2022, from 1,894.3 MD during the same period in 2021.
The operation of the mechanism of guaranteeing credits to small and medium-sized enterprises "Dhamen Express" of the Tunisian Guarantee Company (SOTUGAR), has been the subject of agreements signed between the company and local banks.
The total commitments collected following the closing, on March 16, of subscriptions to the first instalment of the national bond loan, reached approximately 555 million dinars (MD) Maher Zouari, Managing Director of Tunisie Clearing, a structure in charge of centralising subscriptions, told TAP on Friday.
The establishment of an agricultural commodities exchange is likely to bring economic and social benefits to Tunisia, according to the results of a study presented at a symposium organised by the Tunis Stock Exchange on Thursday in Tunis, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Tunisia JOBS programme.