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Why In Tunisia

Security


TUNIS..A PEACUFUL CITY! The Crime Index 2017 Mid-Year that ranks cities according to their index of crime and safety has just delivered its verdict. Of the 334 cities in the world, the Tunisian capital stands out as being one of the most peaceful with a fairly low crime index (36.11) for a relatively high security index. Even though, this ranking is accruing while terrorist invasions are at their highest level (France, Turkey, USA ...) Tunisian law and police coordination are major key-points in maintaining security (Bearing of weapon is prohibited, absence of organized crime, holdups, car jacking ... )

SOCIAL INTEGRITY (ABSENCE OF RACISM, COHABITATION BETWEEN RELIGIONS, OPEN-MINDEDNESS...)


Tunisia has always been avant-garde in its societal choices. Choices that gave her a model status in the Arab world. Tunisians are warm in nature, like to welcome foreigners in their homeland, does not hesitate to open their doors and proudly present their culinary heritage.

Tunisia unites all the ingredients to be the dove of freedom of the Arab-Muslim world and to be a laboratory of excellence for a successful democratic transition. Muslims, Christians and Jews have lived together in harmony for decades.

Climates


Tunisia enjoys a Mediterranean climate on the north and along its coasts. The weather is sunny and the temperatures are very pleasant throughout the year. The central and southern regions of Tunisia are subject to a semi-arid or even arid climate in the extreme south. In summer, the temperatures sometimes exceed 40 ° C, under the warm and dry breath of the Sirocco. The rains appear in November in the form of heavy showers. It rains mainly on the northern regions and the peninsula of Cap Bon. On average, there is between 1000 mm and 1500 mm in the north, and only between 100 mm and 200 mm in the south. You will feel like you are on vacation all year long.

Geographical position


Located at the junction of the Eastern and Western Mediterranean Basin, and only 140 km from Europe, Tunisia enjoys a privileged geographical position that makes her a regional hub for both investment and trade and production.
Less than three hours flight from European cities and major cities in the Middle East, Tunisia is at the heart of the Euro-Mediterranean logistics chain.
It is also the preferred destination for those who decide to access a market of 500 million consumers.

Natural Resources


Tunisia is a deposit of important natural resources not exploited for lack of means for some. Tunisia is thus one of the pioneers in Africa and the Mediterranean countries with so many natural resources. Contrary to information circulating, Tunisia is the world's largest phosphate producer in the world and not the fifth.

Silicon, uranium (3 million potential tones), oil, gold and rare earths, are considered by specialists as the "new black gold". These metals are composed of extraordinary properties, indispensable for the production of high technologies.
While Tunisia opens its rare earth market to foreign exploiters, China closes it because it is a real state treasure.

A muylty Language society


Tunisia is the most linguistically homogeneous state in the Maghreb countries.

Tunisians express themselves in Arabic (mother-tongue language), as well as French which imposes itself through institutions, particularly through education which is a strong vector of diffusion.

English as an essential language in Tunisian society and universal exchange is encouraged since primary school levels.

Further languages ​​are also added ​​like Italian or Spanish.

The growing number of call centers in the Tunisian territory illustrates ideally their perfect skills in foreign languages

GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT


The Tunisian government has consistently affirmed its encouragement of foreign investment. A tempting offer going up to almost total exemption of government charges and other taxes. The state unpack the red carpet to all those looking to invest in Tunisia.

EXCHANGE RATE


One euro is close to the threshold of 3 Tunisian dinars and soon will be equal the 3.2. This vertiginous fall of the Tunisian dinar profits enormously to the foreign investments and the market of the export. The cost burden of exporting companies has become negligible, potentially challenging international competition.

QUALITY AND STYLE OF LIFE


In addition to the mild climate and variety of landscapes, Tunisia has all the structures and amenities necessary for the foreign investor to live comfortably:

  • a rich cultural, artistic, historical and archaeological heritage,
  • Modern high-class residential neighborhoods at competitive costs,
  • numerous shopping centers and hypermarkets of international brands,
  • foreign schools: French, American, Canadian, Russian, English, Italian ...
  • varied and developed tourist, leisure and sports infrastructures,
  • Highly developed medical services in terms of medical skills and health infrastructures in line with international standards

CULTURAL LIFE AND LEISURE


Indeed, Tunisia, leader in Africa in terms of the well-being of its population (Social Progress Index 2015) provides:

  • A valuable archaeological heritage: the soil is full of many treasures from the past and invites you to travel through time. The beauty and cachet of the sites are preserved, some of which are part of the world heritage.
  • many international festivals: the Carthage Film Festival, the Tabarka Jazz Festival, the Festival of Symphonic Music at the Coliseum of El Djem, the festivals of Carthage and Hammamet, the Sahara festival in Douz ...
  • Multiple public and private amusement and leisure parks, both in tourist areas and outside these areas.
  • It has a selection of trendy places worthy of the reputation of the greatest palaces in the world, piano bar, restaurants, lounges, pubs ... There is something for all tastes, for the joy of merrymakaers

COMPETITIVENESS


The Tunisian economy, among the most competitive economies of the African and Arab scale, offers businesses an environment of better quality than they could find in the main competing countries. In particular, the level of education of the active population, the rigor of macroeconomic management and the quality of public institutions are particularly favorable to the competitiveness of enterprises.
Tunisia is the 1st in North Africa in terms of • attractiveness of talents | "Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2017, INSEAD"

  • entrepreneurial ecosystem | "Global Entrepreneurship Index 2017, GEDI" of innovation | "Bloomberg Innovation Index 2017, Bloomberg"
  • competitiveness based on industrial performance | " Industrial Competitiveness Performance Index 2016, UNIDO"
  • ICT development | "Measuring the Information Society Report, 2016"
  • Transition to e-commerce | "B2C E-Commerce Index 2016, UNCTAD"

WOMEN Role IN SOCIETY


In Tunisia, women enjoy a unique status in the Arab world, which guarantees financial independence and important civil rights. These combined factors have allowed this warrior to occupy positions that are, to say the least, influential. Educated in accordance with the principles of open-mindedness, married to the inspiring traditions of balance and self-esteem, she embodies the image of the rigorous fighter, filled with creative energy. To become a formidable element for the creation of wealth.

LAW-COST AND HIGHLY QUALIFIED LABOR


Tunisia is considered as a pool of talent in the Mediterranean region with:

Nearly 65,000 new graduates more than 30% of graduates from the engineering, computer sciences, multimedia and technical fields, and more than 300,000 registered university graduates.

In terms of labor availability of scientists and engineers, Tunisia leads several neighboring countries and ranks 48th according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017 (World Economic Forum).

Tunisia is a pioneer in the field of education in the MENA region, Tunisia devotes 15.5% of the total budget of the State is more than 5% of its GDP to the development of its education system, Conscious of the fact that the success of a knowledge-based strategy depends on the creation of an environment conducive to innovation and the spirit of creativity, Tunisia has adapted its offer of academic training to the needs of scientific research and development skills. (The government supports some costs of certified training)

  • Minimum wage of a worker: nearly 180 € (all charges included)
  • Possibility of recruiting young apprentices (from 25 € / month)
  • Encouragement of recruitment of young graduates: through bonuses and exemptions
  • Engineers, technicians, skilled workers available on the market
  • Staff mostly trilingual among: Arabic / French / English / Italian / German
  • Vocational zone training centers available throughout the country
  • Inexistence of trade union within the company below 40 permanent workers
  • Possibility to recruit full-time or part-time, under fixed-term or indeterminate contracts
  • Ability to outsource labor to specialized companies
  • Clear code of work, outlining the rights and obligations of the employer and the employee

ARCHEOLOGICAL HERITAGE


Small in size, Tunisia is, in the opinion of connoisseurs, very unique in its history that has unfolded, for millennia, in the very diverse regions of a country served by its remarkable geographical position. From the dawn of time to the present day, the true fortune of the great little nation that populated these countries resides, rather than in the natural resources, in the know-how of its women and men in all fields. At this intrinsic value, Tunisians have often added the wealth that comes from the friendship of relatives with whom they share all that universal.