Tunisia


Tunisia to face sand mining claim
Minerali Industriali is taking action under the Italy-Tunisia bilateral investment treaty for alleged mistreatment related to its sand mining and processing business.
Zenith Energy wins key decision in ICSID arbitration
In a significant legal development, Zenith Energy Ltd. announced that the ICSID has rejected a request for bifurcation by the Republic of Tunisia in an ongoing arbitration case.
Russia reaffirms commitment to free trade zone with North African countries, including Morocco
Russia is preparing agreements on a free trade zone with Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. That's the whole of North Africa.
Update on arbitrations against the Republic of Tunisia
The investors have determined a revised amount of US$503 million as the total claimed amount of the ICSID Arbitration
Europe and Asia: which countries Ukraine plans to conclude and update FTAs with this year
Ukraine is preparing to approve and update several free trade agreements (FTAs) with several European and Asian countries in the near future.
USD 12 billion dispute decided in Tunisia’s favour
A wrangle over a shareholding in a Tunisian bank which dates back to the 1980s has finally been resolved in arbitration.
Tunisia and Turkey formalize revision of free trade agreement
As part of efforts to strengthen economic relations between Tunisia and Turkey, Tunisian Minister of Trade and Export Development, Kalthoum Ben Rejeb, and her Turkish counterpart, Omar Bulat, officially signed the revised free trade agreement between the two countries on December 3, in Istanbul.
Free trade and debt: the two sides of neocolonialism
Highlights from the workshop organised in Marrakesh by Attac Maroc, bilaterals.org, CADTM Africa, GRAIN and the Tunisian Observatory of Economy.
Zenith adds another arbitration case over Tunisia problems
Zenith Energy has launched international arbitration in Paris against state-owned Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolières (ETAP).
The EU’s extractive trade policies in Tunisia contribute to migration
If the EU really wants to address what it calls a ‘migration crisis’, it needs to rethink how it trades with the rest of the world.