GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY PACT SUPPOSED TO FORGE A NEW BEGINNING FOR TUNISIA’S TEXTILE INDUSTRY

Tunisia’s textile and garment manufacturers hope that the signing of a new public/private partnership pact with the government will enable industry to meet its full potential. Tunisian head of government (Prime Minister) Youssef Chahed signed on February 21 an agreement with UTICA (Tunisian Union of Industry, Business and Artisans) and FTTH (Tunisian Textile and Garment Federation) to create a public/private partnership to push through a five-year recovery and development plan. It involves the government pledging an investment of Tunisian dinars TND100 ...


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