166
According to the regional trade directorate in Monastir, 166 economic offenses were noted, following 1,335 inspection visits carried out during the month of July. The economic offenses concern, in particular, the non-display of prices (64), the absence of an invoice (33), non-approved weighing tools (14) and speculation (8). It should be noted that the inspection effort focused on basic food products, including sugar, vegetables and fruits, during the said period.
510
Since the beginning of the year and until the end of July 2022, around 510,000 tourists visited the Djerba-Zarzis tourist area and tourist overnight stays amounted to 2,400,000, an increase of 218% compared to the same period. of the past year. The Algerian and Libyan markets remain important for Tunisian tourism, particularly with the resumption of tourist activity. Thus, the number of Libyan tourists reached 800,000 visitors at the end of July 2022.
400
A presidential decree on the approval of a loan agreement with the Bird of 400 million dinars, or regarding 130 million dollars, to ensure an urgent intervention in food security, was published in the Jort of August 8 running. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Tunisia had signed, on July 4, 2022, this agreement intended to mitigate the repercussions of the war in Ukraine on the food situation. This fast-disbursing loan is granted with concessional terms, ie 18 years of repayment with a grace period of five years and an interest rate of 1.71%. This financing will support Tunisia’s supply capacity in cereals, particularly soft wheat, the consumption of which is mainly intended for vulnerable social categories.
18.945.1
Foreign trade figures show that exports and imports increased by 24.6% and 30.3% respectively, during the first four months of 2022. In value, exports rose from 15,201 MD to 18,945.1 MD , imports reached 25,567,399 MD once morest 19,621,748 MD. Thus, the trade balance worsened by 49.8% to post -6,622.3 MD once morest -4,420.7 MD a year earlier, the coverage rate is around 74.1% once morest 77.5% for the same period of 2021.
2.8%
In April 2022 and compared to the previous month, the prices of international sugar and American sugar are up by 1.3% and 2.4% respectively, while those of European sugar are down by 2.8%.
