Tunisia		Info-Prod Country Guide
CHARACTERISTICS  INDICATORS  THE ECONOMY  INVESTMENT ISSUES  PROJECTS  PROSPECTS

Contents

Economic Review Principal Commercial and Political Characteristics General Commercial Outlook Political Outlook Economic Indicators The Economy Government Role in the Economy Reforms Investment Issues Privatization Stock Exchange Price Controls and Competition Policy Current and Projected Projects General Franchising Best Business Prospects     NOTICE The information presented here was last updated in 1998.  For more up to date information, please contact us

Legal Review Judiciary General Civil Court System     District Courts     Courts of First Instance     Appeals Courts     Supreme Court Criminal Court System Administrative Court System Business Forms and Structures Companies Law     General     Share Companies        Joint Stock Companies        Limited Liability Companies     Foreign Companies Partnerships Commercial Agency Currency and Banking  Foreign Currency Control Banking Intellectual Property Patents Designs and Industrial Models Copyright Trademarks Taxation General Income Tax Corporate Tax Indirect Taxes Treaties for the Prevention of Double Taxation Investment and Trade Issues Investment Incentives Trade Agreements Free Trade Zones Customs Labor Law     General Foreign Labor Environmental Law

IN BRIEF: Population 9.55 million (1998) Religions over 99% Muslim, with a very small indigenous Jewish community. Government Republic with a democratically elected parliment Languages  Arabic, French Work Week Private Sector: Monday - Friday Banking: Monday - Saturday Monetary Unit Tunisian Dinar (TD) Exchange Rate TD 1.16/US$ 1