Tunisia

Italy's PM Meloni unveils "Mattei Plan" for African development ahead of Italy-Africa summit

Marco Cacciati January 26, 2024

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni unveiled her long-anticipated development strategy for Africa over the weekend, floating a "non-predatory" approach aimed at fostering cooperation.

Bulgaria replaces Russian crude oil with imports from Kazakhstan, Iraq and Tunisia

bne IntelliNews January 14, 2024

Country's sole refinery Lukoil Neftochim Burgas has not imported any oil from Russia in January, as Bulgaria ends dependence on Russian hydrocarbons.

EBRD survey reveals surprising surge in life satisfaction in Emerging Europe

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow November 23, 2023

In the last seven years, Emerging Europe has grappled with pandemic, war and a cost of living crisis. So why did people get happier?

Tunisia’s bread subsidy battle does not bode well for IMF deal, RANE/Stratfor says

bne IntelliNews August 30, 2023

Tunisia’s battle to mitigate bread shortages “risks eroding its authoritarian president’s popularity, triggering social unrest, and delaying the disbursement of needed funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)”, RANE/Stratfor writes.

Wheat, rice and El Niño: food security warning lights are flashing red

Ben Aris in Berlin August 1, 2023

Russia’s exit from the Black Sea grain initiative, India’s ban on rice exports and a “strong” El Niño expected in the second half of this year mean the global food security warning lights have started to flash red.

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