The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is joining forces with the Tunisian Investment Authority (TIA) and the Ministry of Economy and Planning to strengthen the private sector in Tunisia by improving governance and advancing the digitalisation of the country’s investment ecosystem.
The EBRD will provide technical assistance to help create an environment conducive to innovation and creativity with a view to attracting quality foreign direct investment after Covid-19.
To strengthen their partnership, the EBRD, the TIA and the Tunisian Investment Fund signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at boosting the growth of the private sector in Tunisia through assistance programmes focused on digitalisation, public-private dialogue, policy advocacy and peer-to-peer learning.
Since the start of its operations in Tunisia in 2012, the EBRD has invetsted more than €1.4 billion across 57 projects in the country, in both the private and public sectors.
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