New investment opportunities are at the heart of the 2017

The business climate in Tunisia and new investment opportunities are at the center of 'Tunisia Investment Forum 2017' to be held on 9 and 10 November 2017 on the theme 'New Tunisia, a new economic vision', said Khalil. Laabidi, Director General of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA).

'This international economic meeting of investors in Tunisia will record a strong participation of Italian, French, Turkish and British,' he said at a press conference held Tuesday in Tunis.

This event, organized by IFAP, in collaboration with local and international partners, will also record the distribution of trophies to the seven foreign companies that have made the best investments in Tunisia, he said.

The objective of the TIF 2017 is to present the assets and opportunities in Tunisia, consolidate investor confidence, attract foreign investment and implement the objectives of economic development policy in Tunisia, a- he said.

'It is also about highlighting regional development as well as social responsibility, in addition to promoting private initiative and public-private partnership', according to him.

The novelties of the TIF 2017 are to address both general and sectoral topics on the buoyant sectors of the Tunisian economy, which are mainly related to the prospects of Tunisia 2020, instead of Tunisia in the global value chains , positioning Tunisia as a regional hub in Africa, electronics and mechatronics, the digital economy and organic agriculture.

Regarding the results of the 2020 conference, Laâbidi said that on commitments of 34 billion dinars, 15 billion dinars were signed and the rest, 19 billion dinars, are being finalized. studies and resolution of land issues.

In this regard, Laâbidi recalled that the objective of the conference was to attract foreign donors and to present the projects included in the five-year development plan 2016-2020.

For his part, Jaloul Ayed Chairman of the TIF 2017, noted that this edition will be an opportunity to discuss the benefits that Tunisia offers to foreign investors and make known the new regulations, such as the laws on PPP, renewable energy and the new law on investment as well as the five-year development plan (2016-2020).

This event will show that the country has good potential to succeed as a technological hub. Also, it is in tune with economic development in the world, especially in the field of industry 4.0, which is based on new technologies such as the Internet of Things and cloud computing.

And to continue: 'we wish in the framework of this forum to promote Tunisia as a platform for access to the African market and attract investors from Asia and America to launch their activities in Africa from the Tunisian site' .

Registering since 2015 in a biennial period, Tunisia Investment Forum has brought together in 2015 participants from 30 countries in 2013 and move to more than 40 countries in 2015. It allows to highlight the investment opportunities in Tunisia, particularly in sectors with high added value.

Foreign direct investment increased by 13.6% in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same period of 2016 to reach a value of $ 16 billion. This increase is explained mainly by the improvement of manufacturing industries (41%) and the agricultural sector (30%), despite a decline of 9.1% of investments in the oil sector.