Tunisia announced it is launching a “Digital Investor Support Platform” during the Tunisia Investment Forum (TIF) due June 20- 21 in Tunis. In another development, the World Bank announced it granted Tunisia a $175 million loan, earmarked primarily to back up the country’s efforts to digitalize the administration. The loan, will be given in two portions; $100 million and $75 million, Ashraq Al-Awsat reports. The $100-million funding is destined to implement the national strategic program Digital Tunisia 2020, which seeks to make of Tunisia an international digital reference. The rest of the funding, $75 million, will be used to fund innovative projects and SMEs in the North African country.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 18, 2019 14:14 UTC