Three projects amounting to 120 million Tunisian dinars (MTD), among the twenty-two projects announced as part of President of the Republic’s initiative aiming at promoting local investment and employment in inland regions, have started.

 

“Five projects, with a 264-MTD cost, have made progress in their construction and ten projects, amounting to 745 MTD, are under construction or at the stage of finalising procedures,” the Presidency of the Republic said in a press release Wednesday after a meeting held at Carthage Palace under chairmanship of President Beji Caid Essebsi to monitor the implementation of these projects.

 

Four other projects still require finalisation of administrative authorisations, the same source added.

 

These projects, announced at a meeting held on November 25, 2016 between Caid Essebsi and Tunisian investors, will contribute to the creation of around 50 thousand direct and indirect jobs in 14 inland priority governorates with investments amounting to 1,500 million Tunisian dinars.

 

These investments concern agri-food industries, automotive components, chemical industries, technology and communication, agriculture and renewable energies sectors.

 

The President of the Republic called for pursuing monitoring the implementation of these projects and co-ordinating with the concerned ministries to overcome difficulties in order to speed up the pace of their implementation

source: TAP