Sousse hosts 3rd session of Regional Forum of Investment and Entrepreneurship

The third session of the Regional Forum of Investment and Entrepreneurship, held Wednesday in Sousse, focused on providing funding and support to entrepreneurs. The event also shed light on the various investment opportunities the governorate of Sousse offers to investors in the fields of mechatronics, communication technologies, tourism, fishing as well as in the car components industry and the pharmaceutical industry. Taking the floor, Governor of Sousse, Nabil Ferjani, spoke of the legislation and incentive measures provided by the State to promote investment projects and encourage the establishment of international firms in the region. He recalled that the policies and guidelines adopted to stimulate investment are mainly based on activating the transition from a unilateral economy to an integrated economy focused on innovation in high value-added sectors. He underlined the importance of the social economic policy adopted in our Tunisia, particularly following the promulgation of Law No. 30 of 2020 re lated to the social and solidarity economy, and after the publication of Decree No. 15 of 2022 related to communitarian enterprises, based on collective entrepreneurship, social benefit and fair distribution of wealth. Efforts to promote investment in the region are supported by the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (API), the Sousse Competitiveness Cluster, the Tunisian Solidarity Bank (BTS), and the Central Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIC) and The Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency (APIA). Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse