Tunisia: FDI up nearly 18% in the first 6 months of the year

Foreign investment in Tunisia reached 1,217.1 million dinars (MDT) in the first half of 2023, compared with 1,043.8 MDT for the same period last year, representing an increase of 17.6%. Taking into account the evolution of the exchange rate of the Tunisian dinar (TD), these investments reached 393.7 million dollars and 364.3 million euros, according to data from the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA).

Investments were divided between portfolio investments (stock market investments), which rose by 3,354% compared with the same period in 2022, to 143.4 MDT, and foreign direct investments, which increased by 5% to 1,082.7 MDT.

Source: Africa News Agency