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American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 From Vision to Action Table of contents Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 4 6 About Tunisia 26 AmCham Tunisia, Activity Report 2011-2013 60 TACC Sfax Chapter Activity Report 64 Training Department 66 Highlights of AmCham Tunisia 2012 Financial Report 68 Press Release 74 Events by Photos 80 Forward Members Data Base Corporate members Individual members Sponsors Members by Sectors 124 AmCham Tunisia Benefits 132 AmCham MENA Regional Council 136 Useful Contacts 140 Notes From Vision to Action Forward by the President 4 Forward Dear Members and Friends, I am pleased to introduce to you the 2011-2013 Activity Report covering the term April 2011 to December 2013, under the slogan “From Vision to Action”. I will not go over all the activities undertaken by AmCham Tunisia as they are listed in details in the Report between your hands, but let me highlight two routine actions which I think are the essence of our mission: • Lobby for Tunisia, during our Door Knock Mission, by sensitizing the US Administration, Congress and private sector to Tunisia potentials and by introducing the investment incentives to attract FDI, • Lobby in favour of US companies for them to operate in a more enabling environment by sensitizing the Tunisian decision makers to their specific needs and by assisting them to overcome the complexity of the Tunisian paper work. What actually characterize this ending term are the positions we have taken up and the innovative initiatives that we have introduced. AmCham MENA Council Chairmanship: AmCham Tunisia has gained visibility in the MENA region since it took over the AmCham MENA Council Chairmanship in July 2011. In this capacity, AmCham Tunisia has been invited either to co-organize or actively participate in all regional meetings, the most important ones being: the US Secretary’s Global Business Conference (Washington, DC. February 21-22, 2012), the 9th edition of the G8 BMENA Forum for the Future (Tunis, 11-13 December, 2012), the 2013 Harvard Arab Alumni Association Conference under the theme “The Arab World: From Revolution to Transformation” (Tunis, 21 March, 2013), and the Conference “MENA Investment and Entrepreneurship: Change Brings Opportunity» (Washington, D.C., 11 October, 2013). PNB NAPEO Tunisia Local Advisory Board Chairmanship: As AmCham Tunisia president, I was nominated chair of the Local Advisory Board of the US initiated program Partners for New Beginning, North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity (PNB NAPEO), in partnership with Aspen Institute, under which many national and regional activities have been launched such as FICRA , Smart Center and the youth Ideation Camp. Innovative Initiatives: • Activity management: AmCham Tunisia was restructured with sectorial committees to share focused responsibilities while giving more elbow space to the staff. AmCham Tunisia also set up a binding code of ethics; • As Amcham MENA Council Chair, AmCham Tunisia initiated the Council annual in May 2012 which has become since a tradition along with the MENA Women Awards; • AmCham Tunisia sought and obtained the accreditation of the US Chamber of Commerce; • Regional Chapters: To decentralize its activities and to reach out to its members throughout the country, AmCham Tunisia created two regional chapters, one in Sfax (October 2011) and one in Bizerta (April, 2013); • Junior Chapters: AmCham Tunisia signed two partnership MoUs with the Tunis Business School and the Tunis Polytechnic School whereby students are introduced to the business community and entrepreneurship. I look forward to your comments and proposals to further reinforce AmCham Tunisia and enrich its activities. Amel Bouchamaoui Hammami AmCham Tunisia President 5 Tunisia Basic Data 6 About Tunisia I. TUNISIA in figures • Population : 10.8 million inhabitants • Life expectancy : 74.9 years • Capital : Tunis • Official language : Arabic • Commonly used languages : French, English and Italian • Currency : Tunisian Dinar (TND) • Exchange rate (2013) : 1 USD = 1.644 TND • Time : GMT+1 • Climate : Mediterranean, 53.6 °F in winter, 86 °F in summer (on average ) Source: National Statistics Institute • GDP : US$43bn • Growth rate : 3.6% • Income per capita : Approx. US$4,000 • Exports : US$16bn (at current prices) • Imports : US$23bn (at current prices) Source: Ministry of Development and International Cooperation • FDI flows : 1,522.65 USD million • New projects : 308 • Jobs created : 10,263 Source: FIPA-Tunisia, 2013 II. Economy Due to its limited natural resources, Tunisia has focused on strengthening its human potential. The bulk of the national budget has been allocated to education, health-care, housing and social services. The private sector is encouraged to play a leading role in economic growth and, as a result, Tunisians have created a modern, diversified market-oriented economy based on an efficient agricultural sector, a growing manufacturing sector, and a thriving tourism industry. Tunisia’s GNP and social indicators have risen steadily since independence, averaging more than 3% annually in recent years and has also been reducing its debt levels.. During the last years, international financial institutions have frequently cited Tunisia as “a model for success” highlighting its middle class underpinnings, generally well-functioning institutions, low poverty rates, and relatively well-educated population, especially when compared with other countries in the region. 7 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 The main Tunisian exports are crude oil, minerals, manufactured goods, and agricultural products, including its internationally renowned olive oil. Its primary trading partners are France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Maghreb countries. III. Tunisia, an attractive investment site: Tunisia’s thriving economy creates an attractive environment for investors from the European Community, Japan and the United States. During 2012, foreign direct investment (in all sectors) reached US$1.5 bn, compared to US$0.9 bn in 2011, recording hence an increase of 55%. Today, 3,068 foreign companies are established in Tunisia providing more than 330,000 jobs. They have found an environment that is similar to many southern European countries in addition to attractive benefits. The World Bank Report, “Doing Business 2013”, ranks Tunisia 50th out of a total of 185 countries, and on top of North African countries according to ease of doing business ranking. Economies Rank Economies Ranks Germany 20 France 34 Tunisia 50 Turkey 71 Romania 72 Italy 73 Morocco 97 Egypt 109 Source: Doing Business Report 2013, Smarter Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises, Word Bank IV. Tunisia, always open to the outside A Strategic Position Within less than three hours of flying time from European and Middle-Eastern cities, Tunisia is the preferred destination for those who decide to enter a market of 800 million 8 Tunisia Basic Data consumers. Tunisia’s 1,300 km coastline makes the country naturally open to the outside. Its exports reached about 40% of its GDP. As for FDI, it represents 10.8% of Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF). Access to the regional and international markets Access to the European Union Market: Tunisia was the first country on the southern rim of the Mediterranean to sign an association and a free trade agreement with the European Union (in 1995). This agreement provides for a free trade zone and access to the EU market. In November 2012, Tunisia gained Advanced Partner Status, which offers trade advantages, reinforces the economic agreements with the European Union, and gives priority to Tunisian exports to the European markets. Tunisia has been a Member of the WTO since 1994 (Founding Member) and is also a preferred site for investors looking to tap in the sub-Saharan and Arab markets. It has signed the following preferential agreements: • a bilateral agreement establishing a free trade zone with Turkey; • an agreement establishing a free trade zone with EFTA countries since 2004; • Agadir Free Trade Agreement between Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia signed in 2004; and bilateral agreements establishing free trade zones with Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan and Iraq. Tunisia is also a privileged site for investors wishing to operate in neighboring markets such as Libya and Algeria. Libya is the second largest trading partner of Tunisia, after the EU. V. Tunisia, strong infrastructure Tunisia has nine international airports covering the entire territory. A hundred foreign airlines ensure more than 2,000 weekly flights from Tunisia to Europe. The maritime infrastructure is made up of seven commercial ports and an oil terminal. The road network is made up of 20,000 km of paved roads and 360 km of highways across the country. The railway network is 2,167 km long covering the whole country 9 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Increasingly specialized industrial zones Tunisia has: • 10 operational competitiveness clusters or technological parks distributed across the regions and two clusters are in progress as well as 15 cyberparks specializing in communication technology, • Two operational parks dedicated to economic activities with high quality services: • A park dedicated to aeronautics • A hundred industrial zones distributed across the country. A performing telecommunication network The telecommunications network of Tunisiais considered among the most advanced networks in the Mediterranean basin, with high speed multifunction switches that ensure at the same time telephone traffic, internet and multimedia applications. VI. Tunisia, High-level skills at competitive costs Tunisia has always given a priority to the development of the human resources: • Education is compulsory for boys and girls aged 6 to 16 and free at all levels including universities. • 57 % of new job-seekers are university graduates; • Vocational training: 343 centers and 56,000 trainees a year; • Tunisian engineers are acknowledged to be of an international level; • Higher education is increasingly oriented towards information technologies. • 35% of graduates specialize in fields of engineering, computer science, communications and other technical fields VII.Tunisia, a favorable business climate Many investment incentives Tunisian investment legislation offers: • multiple tax incentives for exports and regional development, including ten years of tax exemption on profits for export and agricultural projects revenues, and five or ten years for projects located in regional development areas depending on the priority status of the area; • Investment premiums for industrial projects in areas of regional development and for 10 Tunisia Basic Data tourism and agricultural projects; • Subsidies to employer’s social contributions and of infrastructure expenses in areas of regional development; • Subsidies for vocational training up to 50% of initial training costs and up to 25% of continuous training costs; • Subsidies for investment for environment protection, technology and R&D promotion, regional or agricultural development. Liberal Investment framework: Tunisian legislation guarantees: • Freedom of investment in most sectors; • Simple settlement procedures; • Facilitated import and export procedures; • Protection of intellectual property; • Flexibility in recruitment procedures; • Current convertibility of the Tunisian dinar. Tunisia USA Economic Relations I. TUNISIA /USA Bilateral Agreements Framework Agreement of Economic and Technical Aid dated March 26, 1957. Agreement Concerning the Guarantees Granted to Investments dated March 19, 1959. Cultural Cooperation Agreement dated September 28, 1979. Non-double Taxation Agreement, dated June 17, 1985. Treaty Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment dated May 15, 1990. Scientific and Technological Agreement signed on June 22, 2004 in Tunis Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) signed in Washington on October 1, 2002 (on the sidelines of the 4th ministerial conference of USA-Maghreb Economic Partnership) is subject to ongoing negotiations II. Trade between Tunisia and the United States Trade between Tunisia and the United States has been growing for the last decade, accessing the Tunisian market presents some challenges for U.S. companies Department of Commerce trade statistics for 2012 show Tunisian imports from United 11 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 States at $593.9 million, about a 4%increase compared to 2010($571.181 million), and Tunisian exports to the United States at $737.9 million, a (82% increase compared to the same period in 2010, ($405.464 million). This Significant hike is primarily due to oil exported to the U.S. for refinery. Most U.S. investment in Tunisia was primarily in the hydrocarbons sector, but U.S. companies now successfully invest in offshore manufacturing industries, textile production and electrical/mechanical equipment manufacturing. There are more than 80 U.S. companies resident in Tunisia. Offshore companies can be established under an attractive regime that offers significant tax incentives to export-oriented investors. In the tourism industry, only three of Tunisia’s 800+ hotels are affiliated with U.S. groups. To date, total U.S. investment in Tunisia (energy included) is estimated at about $1.3 billion and has contributed to the creation of more than 18,800 jobs. In order to assist U.S. companies in gaining access to the Tunisian market, the United States signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in October 2002 to formally discuss bilateral trade and investment issues. Follow on TIFA Councils were held in October 2003, June 2005, March 2008, and March 2012. The United States and Tunisia are also poised to begin 5 negotiations on an Open Skies Agreement, which would eventually lead to direct flights. Tunisia and the United States have signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty and a Non-Double Taxation Treaty. Source: US Department of Commerce Doing Business in Tunisia: 2013 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies 2013 : U.S. trade in goods with Tunisia NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars Source : US Census Bureau Month Exports Imports Balance January 2013 52.0 72.4 -20.3 February 2013 51.1 27.4 23.8 March 2013 30.1 163.1 -133.0 April 2013 36.0 68.8 -32.8 May 2013 42.0 45.7 -3.8 June 2013 175.1 37.6 137.5 July 2013 26.5 43.9 -17.3 August 2013 38.3 165.7 -127.4 September 2013 49.8 28.2 21.6 501.0 652.7 -151.7 TOTAL 2013 12 Tunisia Basic Data 13 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 2012 : U.S. trade in goods with Tunisia NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars Source : US Census Bureau Month Exports Imports Balance January 2012 77.4 68.8 8.6 February 2012 62.0 58.1 3.8 March 2012 58.0 31.6 26.4 April 2012 54.3 28.6 25.7 May 2012 45.3 94.7 -49.4 June 2012 24.4 82.0 -57.6 July 2012 29.8 104.2 -74.4 August 2012 32.5 28.4 4.1 September 2012 34.5 93.2 -58.7 October 2012 63.8 38.5 25.3 November 2012 43.4 54.7 -11.3 December 2012 93.5 55.0 38.5 618.9 737.9 -119.0 Exports Imports Balance January 2011 37.7 21.8 15.9 February 2011 66.4 26.3 40.2 March 2011 52.4 38.2 14.2 April 2011 48.8 26.6 22.1 May 2011 51.5 21.9 29.6 June 2011 52.1 27.3 24.8 July 2011 30.9 22.6 8.3 August 2011 51.5 42.3 9.2 September 2011 32.2 23.0 9.2 October 2011 54.3 24.4 30.0 November 2011 54.6 51.9 2.7 December 2011 55.5 25.8 29.7 587.9 352.0 235.9 TOTAL 2012 2011 : U.S. trade in goods with Tunisia NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars. Source : US Census Bureau Month TOTAL 2011 14 Tunisia Basic Data Tunisia imports from USA By 5-digit End-Use Code 2009 - 2012 (In thousands of dollars) Source : US Census Bureau End-Use Code (00000) Wheat Value 2009 Value 2010 Value 2011 Value 2012 9,026 29,504 10,662 3,137 (00100) Soybeans 93,299 118,191 117,529 134,463 (00110) Oilseeds, food oils 47,952 35,824 131,489 67,774 (00200) Corn 12,405 41,382 17,741 0 0 12,403 0 0 7,728 17 0 3,250 28 0 0 49 (00310) Dairy products and eggs 779 3,648 7,677 5,565 (00320) Fruits, frozen juices 201 406 166 0 0 0 347 269 3,326 5,649 6,216 7,025 (00350) Bakery products 185 1,486 2,246 270 (00360) Other foods 283 535 651 1,019 0 0 0 11 760 218 525 480 0 0 0 7 281 518 438 678 1,246 10,868 10,390 1,320 (10100) Tobacco, unmanufactured 135 0 0 0 (10120) Hides and skins 504 790 1,151 242 (10130) Agric. industry-unmanufactured 146 2,036 0 4,113 (10140) Agric. farming-unmanufactured 3,081 4,198 4,109 3,857 78 470 838 296 (11010) Metallurgical grade coal 3 4 15 0 (11020) Coal and fuels, other 0 0 0 165 39 0 9 39,360 9,834 34,011 20,222 54,472 12 3 12 16 186 42 5 280 (00210) Sorghum, barley, oats (00220) Animal feeds, n.e.c. (00300) Meat, poultry, etc. (00330) Vegetables (00340) Nuts (00370) Wine and related products (01000) Fish and shellfish (01010) Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine (01020) Nonagricultural foods, etc. (10000) Cotton, raw (10150) Agriculture-manufactured, other (11110) Fuel oil (11120) Petroleum products, other (11130) Natural gas liquids (11300) Nuclear fuel materials 15 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 (12000) Steelmaking materials 299 138 140 0 (12100) Iron and steel mill products 402 3,259 21,082 295 (12110) Iron and steel products, other 1,332 5,580 2,177 4,026 (12200) Aluminum and alumina 8,221 5,323 5,227 13,873 (12210) Copper 6 0 0 0 (12270) Precious metals, other 0 0 0 0 (12290) Nonferrous metals, other 1,197 403 694 499 (12300) Finished metal shapes 3,471 3,585 10,575 8,458 13,792 20,235 20,136 23,397 4,854 2,819 5,819 3,490 23,291 25,650 26,501 37,925 (12510) Chemicals-fertilizers 376 739 898 608 (12530) Chemicals-inorganic 4,307 18,168 14,300 30,170 919 1,566 895 759 2,723 6,655 5,965 5,657 93 163 43 432 (12620) Manmade cloth 4,164 4,685 5,307 2,567 (12630) Hair, waste materials 1,577 1,345 1,611 2,284 554 328 206 269 0 0 0 0 48 256 391 151 (12720) Nonmetallic minerals 559 5 0 10 (12750) Industrial rubber products 497 1,107 596 689 (12760) Mineral supplies-manufactured 534 370 749 1,376 18 0 12 10 1,882 2,455 1,175 1,514 136 64 40 261 (13110) Wood supplies, manufactured 45 6 0 0 (13200) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 14 54 0 0 (13210) Shingles, molding, wallboard 345 129 353 286 0 0 0 0 17,558 1,083 3,428 4,671 5,600 4,830 5,915 5,655 31,023 24,476 13,571 18,302 2,428 208 4 6 (12420) Pulpwood and woodpulp (12430) Newsprint (12500) Plastic materials (12540) Chemicals-organic (12550) Chemicals-other (12600) Cotton fiber cloth (12640) Finished textile supplies (12650) Leather and furs (12700) Synthetic rubber-primary (12765) Tapes, audio and visual (12770) Other industrial supplies (13100) Logs and lumber (13220) Nontextile floor tiles (20000) Generators, accessories (20005) Electric apparatus (21000) Drilling & oilfield equipment (21010) Specialized mining 16 Tunisia Basic Data (21030) Excavating machinery 13,240 8,985 6,632 7,353 30 7,914 129 158 18,918 25,021 7,557 8,551 790 1,358 1,082 1,381 1,014 853 703 749 (21130) Textile, sewing machines 199 840 188 345 (21140) Wood, glass, plastic 106 171 8 322 (21150) Pulp and paper machinery 328 1,256 1,642 173 (21160) Measuring, testing, control instruments 12,425 4,746 5,116 7,791 (21170) Materials handling equipment 22,268 1,967 1,281 1,431 (21180) Industrial machines, other 23,098 9,321 11,568 12,659 (21190) Photo, service industry machinery 1,396 1,514 1,625 2,035 (21200) Agricultural machinery, equipment 265 467 1,054 691 (21300) Computers 1,471 324 891 1,812 (21301) Computer accessories 3,372 3,590 3,188 1,453 (21320) Semiconductors 1,781 1,965 2,165 1,836 13,786 2,434 4,644 4,371 976 462 205 62 4,355 1,830 1,483 4,341 (21610) Medicinal equipment 12,089 11,845 7,591 9,494 (22010) Parts-civilian aircraft 0 0 0 0 (22020) Engines-civilian aircraft 0 0 0 0 (22090) Civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts 7,648 5,658 4,784 5,861 (22100) Railway transportation equipment 1,993 975 165 48 (22210) Commercial vessels, other 168 145 68 4,960 (22220) Marine engines, parts 265 141 111 0 (22300) Spacecraft, excluding military 67 0 0 0 3,874 3,007 4,005 4,680 (21040) Nonfarm tractors and parts (21100) Industrial engines (21110) Food, tobacco machinery (21120) Metalworking machine tools (21400) Telecommunications equipment (21500) Business machines and equipment (21600) Laboratory testing instruments (30000) Passenger cars, new and used 17 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 (30100) Trucks, buses and special purpose vehicles 2,308 108 198 2,981 (30200) Engines and engine parts (carburetors, pistons, ri 339 330 421 171 13 4 0 267 0 14 28 6 944 1,769 1,089 801 3,656 4,859 3,815 6,340 178 167 85 61 (40050) Sports apparel and gear 93 159 79 32 (40100) Pharmaceutical preparations 1,394 3,148 7,163 4,228 (40110) Books, printed matter 419 904 716 325 (40120) Toiletries and cosmetics 435 546 410 391 (40130) Tobacco, manufactured 0 0 0 0 (40140) Writing and art supplies 258 148 374 532 (41000) Furniture, household goods, etc. 282 325 264 98 (41010) Glassware, chinaware 29 30 0 11 (41020) Cookware, cutlery, tools 23 5 31 22 877 917 469 158 0 0 0 34 1,305 3,209 900 1,702 (41110) Pleasure boats and motors 74 1,409 88 1,056 (41120) Toys/games/sporting goods 253 395 443 425 62 59 96 33 (41200) TV›s, VCR›s, etc. 115 132 153 297 (41210) Stereo equipment, etc. 277 50 104 875 (41220) Records, tapes, and disks 992 678 1,088 223 57 202 0 4 7 831 48 8 174 79 548 813 (42100) Gem diamonds 0 0 0 0 (50000) Military aircraft, complete 0 0 0 0 (50010) Aircraft launching gear, parachutes, etc. 0 0 0 0 (30210) Bodies and chassis for passenger cars (30220) Automotive tires and tubes (30230) Other parts and accessories of vehicles (40000) Apparel, household goods - textile (40030) Apparel,household goods-nontextile (41030) Household appliances (41040) Rugs (41050) Other household goods (41140) Musical instruments (41310) Jewelry, etc (41320) Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. (42000) Nursery stock, etc. 18 Tunisia Basic Data (50020) Engines and turbines for military aircraft 0 0 3 26 (50030) Military trucks, armored vehicles, etc. 3,638 2,619 3,166 4,012 (50050) Tanks, artillery, missiles, rockets, guns and ammu 1,003 1,092 57 349 (50060) Military apparel and footwear 2,075 1,956 4,688 769 (50070) Parts for military-type goods 2,042 3,962 2,916 2,589 (60000) Minimum value shipments 5,059 6,926 6,500 6,292 (60010) Miscellaneous domestic exports and special transac 3,255 1,072 3,870 4,611 501,333 572,781 587,944 618,856 TOTAL Tunisia Exports to USA By 5-digit End-Use Code 2003 - 2012 (In thousands of dollars) Source: US Sensus Bureau End-Use Code (00120) Fruits and preparations, including frozen juices Value 2009 Value 2010 Value 2011 Value 2012 5,189 3,439 7,988 10,495 177 685 362 551 (00140) Nuts and preparations 0 0 0 0 (00150) Food oils and oilseeds 99,612 81,816 74,664 101,780 (00160) Bakery and confectionary products 11 105 177 697 (00170) Tea, spices, and preparations 3 0 0 71 (00180) Other (soft beverages, processed coffee, etc.) 1,845 494 881 688 (00190) Wine and related products 0 122 43 16 (00200) Feedstuff and foodgrains 215 8 0 14 (01000) Fish and shellfish 916 1,242 903 560 (01020) Other nonagricultural foods and food additives 589 0 0 0 0 54,369 0 62,500 (00130) Vegetables and preparations (10000) Crude 19 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 (10010) Fuel oil 34,786 30,504 30,621 229,474 (10020) Other petroleum products 0 0 1,462 36,919 (10030) Liquified petroleum gases 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 (10110) Gas-natural 0 0 0 0 (11000) Pulpwood and woodpulp 0 0 0 0 (11100) Newsprint 0 8 0 0 (11110) Paper and paper products, n.e.s. 3 0 0 0 (12030) Hides, skins, and fur skinsraw 0 0 0 0 (12050) Natural rubber and similar gums 0 0 0 0 (12070) Other (tobacco, waxes, nonfood oils) 958 943 688 650 (12100) Cotton cloth and fabrics, thread & cordage 333 224 17 9 (12110) Wool, silk, and other veg cloth and fabric, thread 0 0 19 0 (12135) Synthetic cloth and fabrics, thread and cordage 6 1 3 21 (12140) Other materials (hair, waste materials, etc.) 62 31 4 25 (12150) Finished textile industrial supplies 40 9 17 13 (12160) Leather and furs-unmanufactured 0 0 0 28 (12320) Other materials, except chemicals 0 0 0 0 (12500) Plastic materials 0 41 81 1 (12510) Fertilizers, pesticides, and insecticides 1,628 19,231 23,233 0 (12530) Industrial inorganic chemicals 25 0 0 48 (12540) Industrial organic chemicals 28 37 6 0 (12550) Other chemicals (photo chems, prnt inks, paint) 0 0 160 0 (13000) Lumber and wood in the rough 0 0 0 61 39 0 0 25 802 972 978 1,061 (10100) Coal and related fuels (13010) Plywood and veneers (13020) Stone, sand, cement, and lime 20 Tunisia Basic Data (13100) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. (excluding automotive) 0 0 0 150 (13110) Other-finished (shingles, molding, wallboard, etc) 23 33 3 1,136 (13120) Nontextile floor and wall tiles and other covering 216 54 157 230 (14000) Steelmaking and ferroalloying materials-unmanufacd 18 17 25 0 (14100) Iron and steel mill products-semifinished 0 0 0 0 (14200) Bauxite and aluminum 0 0 482 1,747 (14220) Copper 0 0 0 0 131 238 31 30 15 0 57 0 479 429 322 28 (15000) Iron and steel products, except advanced manufacts 0 0 233 3,143 (15100) Iron and steel manufactures-advanced 192 162 83 16 (15200) Finished metal shapes & advncd manuf, except steel 114 179 426 450 0 0 0 0 (16120) Other (boxes, belting, glass, abrasives, etc.) 1,690 636 334 1,614 (20000) Generators, transformers, and accessories 2,868 5,876 9,519 6,742 (20005) Electric apparatus and parts, n.e.c. 9,459 15,158 19,825 19,821 (21000) Drilling and oil field equipment and platforms 0 27 0 2,609 (21030) Excavating, paving, and construction machinery 0 0 0 2,184 (21040) Nonfarm tractors and parts 6 0 0 0 (21100) Industrial engines, pumps, compressors & generatrs 5,990 20,984 28,542 29,047 (21120) Machine tools, metal working, molding and rolling 0 0 25 3 (21130) Textile, sewing and leather working machinery 1,067 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 (14240) Nickel (14280) Other precious metals (14290) Miscellaneous nonferrous metals (16040) Sulfur and nonmetallic minerals (21140) Woodworking, glass working, & plastic & rubber mch 21 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 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Tunisa Basic Data (21150) Pulp and paper machinery 2 26 42 5 560 212 1,779 3,338 0 2 0 17 (21180) Other industrial machinery 1,140 399 331 433 (21190) Photo and service industry machnery & trade tools 3,641 2,872 2,003 1,822 (21200) Agricultural machinery and equipment 1 1 0 216 21 0 654 9 3,518 6,148 3,987 3,261 61 88 788 881 4,822 10,131 7,972 20,610 (21500) Business machinery and equipment, except computers 0 4 18 42 (21600) Laboratory testing and control instruments 3 44 0 70 (21610) Other scientific, medical and hospital equipment 433 75 173 293 (22010) Parts for civilian aircraft 135 981 501 287 3,311 3,732 5,578 36,271 (22100) Railway transportation equipment 0 3 0 0 (22210) Other commercial vessels (barges, tugboats, etc.) 0 59 0 0 (22220) Marine engines and parts 184 1,158 3,384 1,209 (30000) Passenger cars, new and used 0 0 0 0 (30100) Complete and assembled 0 0 83 0 (30200) Engines and engine parts 329 122 310 728 (30230) Other parts and accessories 2,057 3,161 4,901 4,323 (40000) Apparel and household goods-cotton 35,575 41,428 50,477 59,826 (40010) Apparel and household goods-wool 2,641 1,928 3,433 2,488 (40020) Apparel and household goods-other textiles 20,215 28,593 28,339 33,704 (21160) Measuring, testing and control intruments (21170) Materials handling equipment (21300) Computers (21301) Computer accessories, peripherals and parts (21320) Semiconductors and related devices (21400) Telecommunications equipment (22020) Engines for civilian aircraft 23 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 (40030) Nontextile apparel and household goods 1,375 2,104 1,693 1,985 (40040) Footwear of leather, rubber, or other materials 4,877 2,952 4,896 3,163 (40050) Sporting and camping apparel, footwear and gear 2,277 3,751 4,318 4,246 (40100) Medicinal, dental and pharmaceutical preparations 15 17 0 452 (40110) Books, magazines, and other printed matter 33 14 24 42 (40120) Toiletries and cosmetics 604 532 58 404 (40140) Other products (notions, writing and art supplies) 155 193 466 584 1,112 1,653 836 2,149 (41010) Glassware, porcelain, and chinaware 10 68 146 263 (41020) Cookware, cutlery, house and garden wares, tools 316 696 877 1,627 (41030) Household and kitchen appliances 211 193 1,969 3,178 (41040) Rugs and other textile floor coverings 32 20 53 86 (41050) Other (clocks, port typewriters, oth household gds 4,614 3,740 2,998 3,383 (41100) Motorcycles and parts 0 0 2 3 (41110) Pleasure boats and motors 0 40 469 349 599 1,117 2,554 2,943 (41130) Photographic and optical equipment 0 28 6 3 (41140) Musical instruments and other recreational equip. 0 0 0 0 (41200) Television receivers, vcr›s & other video equip. 0 13 2 8 (41210) Radios, phonographs, tape decks, and other stereo 0 0 12 0 63 154 108 171 36,717 37,155 1,569 18,715 983 1,597 1,614 306 (41000) Furniture, household items, baskets (41120) Toys, shooting and sporting goods, and bicycles (41300) Numismatic coins (41310) Jewelry (watches, rings, etc.) (41320) Artwork, antiques, stamps, and other collectibles 24 Tunisia Basic Data (42000) Nursery stock, cut flowers, Christmas trees 0 0 3 0 (42100) Gem diamonds-uncut or unset 0 21 301 0 (42110) Other gem stones-precious, semiprecious, and imita 3 2 27 18 (50000) Military aircraft and parts 31 19 30 14 (50020) U.S. goods returned, and reimports 21,285 5,330 4,864 3,760 (50030) Minimum value shipments 2,255 4,663 4,940 4,997 9 0 89 528 325,786 405,457 352,050 737,861 (50040) Other (movies, misc imports, and spec transactions TOTAL 25 Amcham Tunisia Activity Report 2011-2013 26 MAIN EVENTS 2011-2013 2011 AmCham Tunisia Golf Tournament (Tunis, June 4, 2011) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia organized its annual Golf Tournament on June 4th, 2011, at the Residence Golf Course, Gammarth. Three prizes were distributed to the best players in the three categories. The annual Golf Tournament is one of the best AmCham Tunisia occasions for business networking in a relaxing environment. AmCham Tunisia SPECIAL EVENT: Meeting with H.E. Mr. Beji Caid Essebsi, Prime Minister (Tunis, June 9, 2011) For its first high level meeting, AmCham Tunisia invited H.E. Mr. Béji Caied Essebsi to speak on ‘Invest in Tunisia”. The event took place on Thursday June 9 at the Hotel Concorde. Opening the session, Mrs. Amel Bouchamaoui Hammami, AmCham Tunisia President, briefly introduced AmCham Tunisia program under the slogan “From Vision to Action”. She then gave a quick overview of the US economic presence in Tunisia stressing that only 77 US companies, employing approximately 14 000 Tunisians, were operating in the country, which does not reflect the strong ties between the 2 countries, “there is ample room for more” she indicated. On his part, H.E. Mr. Gordon Gray, US Ambassador to Tunis, congratulated Tunisia on the Revolution and AmCham Tunisia on its new image. After listing the US assistance to Tunisia in this transitional period as well as to the Tunisian Red Crescent facing the inflow of refugees from Libya, Ambassador reiterated the US 27 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Administration support bilaterally and multilaterally, highlighting the high level delegation, headed by Mr. Jose Fernandez, Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs participating in the International Conference on Investment on 16-17 June, 2011. Welcomed by a standing ovation of an over packed room, Prime Minister Caied Essebsi, started by congratulating AmCham Tunisia on holding the first democratic elections in the post-revolution Tunisia and on electing a lady as a president. He went on expressing his pleasure in addressing the Tunisian-American business community, reminding that, first and foremost, Tunisia is relying on its own to move forward but also on friends and economic partners, among which the USA. In this context, he indicated that, in Deauville, President Obama praised the Tunisian revolution and affirmed the US commitment to accompany Tunisia in this critical period. Prime Minister Caied Essebsi made it a point that Tunisia will prove to the world that being a Muslim Arab country can be compatible with freedom and democracy. Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi, with his usual open-mindedness and frankness, reacted to the many questions asked by the floor; the main responses were: - It is up to the Government to insure a business friendly environment (social stability, investment incentives and improved infrastructure) and it is up to the business men/ women to insure job-creating activities, - Tunisia, like any post revolution country, is going through unstable periods, but the Government is working hard to put an end to strikes and sit-ins, - The proposal to create a Tunisian Peace Corps is well noted and will be transmitted to the competent Department. North Africa- based Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations Forum (Washington D.C., June 12-18, 2011) AmCham Tunisia Media Center and Export Unit Officer, Mr. Hassen Khadri participated in a week-long business leadership Forum (Washington, D.C., June 12-18, 2011). Sixteen (16) North Africa-based chambers of commerce and business associations participated in the Forum. The program was organized by the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC), in cooperation with ISED Solutions and financed by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) of the U.S. Department of State. 28 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 The program is part of the Results-Oriented Commercial Organization Capacity Development (ROCCD) Project, led by ISED Solutions and funded by MEPI, which aims to increase market opportunities and access to new investment capital for enterprises in the North African nation, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Twenty-six delegates representing business associations and chambers of commerce from Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt and Morocco attended the Business Organizations Leadership Development workshop. The goal of the program was to provide North African delegates hands-on interactive case studies of innovative membership services models used by U.S. business associations, as well as an inside look into the advocacy strategies used by the American business community with their government counterparts. Delegates made site visits to the Departments of State and the Department of Commerce, the U.S. Trade & Development Agency, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and the DC Small Business Development Center. Delegates also spent a day in Norfolk, Virginia, where they were hosted by the Virginia Port Authority and the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, which gave briefings on regional economic drivers, including multimodal transportation and green technologies. AmCham Tunisia nominated AmCham MENA Council Chair (Beirut, July 26, 2011,) The Members of the AmCham MENA Regional Council met in Beirut on July 26th, 2011 to proceed to the Council’s chairmanship transition from AmCham Lebanon to AmCham Tunisia. The President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia, Mrs. Amel Bouchamaoui Hammami, was nominated Chair of the MENA Council for the two year period 2011- 2013. Established in 2005, the AmCham MENA Regional Council (MENA Council) was founded by the AmChams of Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia. AmCham Bahrain, AmCham Abu Dhabi and AmCham Palestine joined the Council respectively in 2008, 2009 and 2012. The main objective of the Council is to foster increased collaboration and cooperation amongst the Council members and to work on promoting greater business opportunities between the United States and the Middle East North Africa region. 29 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Lunch Debate with Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) (Tunis, September 14, 2011) On September 14th, the American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia organized its monthly lunch debate at the Sheraton Hotel. The keynote speaker was Mr. Harris Mehos, Director in the structured finance group at Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Mr. Harris joined OPIC in 2009 where he is responsible for the originating and underwriting of OPIC’s Structured Finance Business globally, including investment insurance and direct loan facilities supporting US private investments in projects in overseas markets. He explained to the audience that OPIC is a US Government development finance institution achieving its mission by providing investors with financing, political risk insurance, and support for private equity investment funds. USTR Lunch Debate (Tunis, September 29, 2011) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia organized on September 29th, 2011 a Lunch in honor of the US Trade Representative Delegation (USTR). Many issues were tackled during the event. In fact, talks focused on strategies to bolster the two countrys bilateral trade and investment ties, to strengthen the commercial cooperation and to re-launch the Trade & Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) negotiations. AmCham Tunisia Breakfast Debate with Ambassador William Taylor (Tunis, October 13, 2011) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia organized on October 13th, 2011 a breakfast in honor of Ambassador William Taylor, U.S. Middle East Transition Coordinator. During the events many propositions were made by AmCham Tunisia members such as Tunisia USA free trade agreement, offering US scholarships to the Tunisian students, promoting Tunisia as a tourist destination in USA as well as other propositions aiming to promote Tunisia USA partnership. 30 GROW © PRISMA Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 It is important to underline that AmCham Tunisia launched in October 2013, a US established Investors satisfaction survey. Sfax Chapter Opening Ceremony (Sfax, October 20, 2011) On October 20th, 2011, the American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia inaugurated its first Chapter in Sfax by Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Event was an occasion for AmCham Tunisia board members attending the event to stress the commitment of AmCham Tunisia to promote Tunisia Business development in all Tunisia’s regions. AmCham Tunisia Sfax Chapter will serve the business community in Sfax as well as the south of Tunisia aiming to promote the US investments in the region as well as helping the Tunisian exporters interested to export to the United States to have access to this market. AmCham Tunisia cocktail reception in honor of US Maghreb Delegation (Tunis, October 31, 2011) AmCham Tunisia organized, on September 31, 2011, a cocktail reception in honor of the US Maghreb delegation. Honored by the participation of H.E. Mr. Mehdi Houas, Minister of Trade and Handicrafts and H. E. Mr. Gordon Gray, the US Ambassador to Tunis as well as AmCham Tunisia and NAPEO (the US North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity) Board members, The event was an occasion to discuss the economic and commercial cooperation between Tunisia and USA, as well as means to boost the two countrys economic partnership. In her introductory speech, Mrs. Amel Bouchamaoui Hammami, AmCham Tunisia President, welcomed the US Maghreb Delegation underlining that the Tunisian business community commitment “to contribute to the national efforts in improving the business environment and making Tunisia an even more friendly place to invest in, thanks to a strong entrepreneurial spirit” On this occasion, Mrs. Bouchamaoui Hammami announced that AmCham Tunisia and NAPEO are proud to launch the first NAPEO project in Tunisia. AmCham Tunisia President talked also about “Tunisia Investment, Trade & Tourism Partnership Forum” which will take place on November 15th, 2011 in Washington, D.C. emphasizing the importance 32 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 of the event in boosting the two Country Partnerships and the US investment in Tunisia. It is important to underline that the US Maghreb delegation is composed of top US Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and investors from the Silicon Valley and other US regions and will conduct workshops, roundtables and pitch sessions around the themes of entrepreneurship and early-stage investing. AmCham Tunisia participation in the first US Tunisia Partnerships Forum (Washington, D.C., November 15, 2011) American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia and North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity (NAPEO) joint delegation, led by Mrs. Bouchamaoui Hammami, participated in the first US Tunisia Partnerships Forum organized on November 15 in Washington, D.C. The Tunisian Government was represented by H.E. Mr. Mohamed Salah Tekaya, Tunisian Ambassador to the US and Mr. Noureddine Zekri, Director General of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA). This Forum, an initiative by the State Department, announced by the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, in person, to H. E. Mr. Mouldi Kéfi, Minister of Foreign Affairs when they met in New York in September, 2011, enters within the framework of the US support to Tunisia in this transition period. The Initiative aims at encouraging US public and private investments in Tunisia. The 15 November meeting, organized in the State Department headquarters, brought together 200 American companies as well as the Tunisian and Arab Diaspora established in the USA. All the participants, both Tunisian and American, reaffirmed their support to Tunisia in its efforts to succeed its democratic transition, political as well as economic. Alongside the Forum, workshops were held on the sectors of information technologies, tourism and franchise. 33 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 AmCham Tunisia Participation in Med Franchise 2011 (Tunis, December 7-9, 2011) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia participated in the franchising Expo « Tunis Med Franchise » at UTICA headquarters, December 7-9, 2011. Med Franshise, a franchising platform of exchanges and partnership, aims mainly at introducing the Tunisian entrepreneurs to the benefits of the franchise sector in Tunisia. By participating in Med Franchise 2011, AmCham Tunisia aimed at supporting and promoting this promising sector and helping the Tunisian entrepreneurs interested in franchising US brand products to establish the first contact with the US companies and have a first hand information from them. Med Franshise provides the needed information concerning exporting and doing business with the USA. The event was also an occasion to inform AmCham Tunisia Booth visitors about AmCham Tunisia activities and services. During the three days, AmCham Tunisia booth was well visited attracting many visitors interested in exporting and franchising or looking for information about AmCham Tunisia mission, activities and services. AmCham Tunisia Breakfast Debate with Mr. Thomas R. Nides, Deputy Secretary of State & Mr. Neal S. Wolin, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (Tunis, January 25, 2012) Mr. Thomas R. Nides, Deputy Secretary of State and Mr. Neal S. Wolin, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, on a visit to Tunisia, were the keynote speakers at a Breakfast Debate organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia on January 25, 2012 at Concorde Hotel. During the event Mr. Nides and Mr. Wolin underlined that their visit came in line with the United States’ commitment to strengthen partnership and cooperation with Tunisia and in support to Tunisia’s democratic transition. 34 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 The event was an occasion for AmCham Tunisia members to exchange views on: • The stable situation in Tunisia and the need to promote Tunisian tourism in the US. • Tunisia as a platform to both the Maghreb and the Sub-Saharan regions. • Enhancing bilateral Exchange programs and reinforcing investments in education programs • Working towards improving English language teaching in Tunisia. • The need for the Tunisian banking system to improve and to adopt diversification moves. AmCham Tunisia Executive Director Participation in the International Visitor Leadership Program (USA, January 21-February 10, 2012) The Executive Director of AmCham Tunisia participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program with the Directors of the eight Regional Chambers of Commerce established in Tunisia. The Program was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and arranged by Cultural Vistas. The (IVLP) Program which was launched in 1940, seeks to enhance mutual understanding between the United States and other nations through carefully-designed professional visits to the U.S. for current and emerging foreign leaders. These visits both support the foreign policy goals of the U.S. government and reflect the visitors’ professional interests. AmCham Tunisia Breakfast Debate “Post revolution Tunisia: Opportunities & Challenges” (Tunis, February 16, 2012) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia organized a Breakfast debate on Thursday, February 16, 2012, on “Post revolution Tunisia: Opportunities & Challenges”. The Key note speaker of the event was H.E. Mr. Alaya Bettaieb, Secretary of State to the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, in presence of Mr. Lionel C. Johnson, Vice President, MENA Affairs, US Chamber of Commerce. In her introductory speech, AmCham Tunisia President, Mrs. Amel Bouchamaoui Hammami, underlined AmCham Tunisia’s commitment to boost Tunisia-USA partnership and cooperation. The Tunisian Secretary of State to the Minister for Investment and International Cooperation listed the USA support programs to the democratic transition, mentioning actions such as Peace Corps reintroduction in Tunisia and added that the U. S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation plans to offer regional financial support in the 35 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 form of direct loans and guarantees, and it is already supporting Tunisian private equity firms that are focused on small and medium–size businesses. Mr. Lionel C. Johnson, Vice President, MENA Affairs, US Chamber of Commerce indicated that Tunisia represents a model of democratic transition for the entire region. Mr. Johnson seized the opportunity to announce AmCham Tunisia accreditation by the US Chamber of Commerce expressing the US Chamber Commerce commitment to work closely with AmCham Tunisia in order to boost the two country partnership and cooperation. The event was an occasion to discuss, exchange ideas and brainstorm on opportunities of cooperation and knowledge exchange between the private sector, civil society and the public sector aiming to build a new democratic economically and socially healthy Tunisia. AmCham Tunisia presented the US Company Survey 2011 results during the breakfast. 36 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 AmCham 2011 Survey: US Companies in Tunisia (Tunis, February 16, 2012) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia announced on February 16, 2012, during the breakfast Debate with Mr. Alaya Bettaieb, Secretary of State to the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, in presence of Mr. Lionel C. Johnson, Vice President, and MENA Affairs of the US Chamber of Commerce, the annual survey of the US companies established in Tunisia. The questionnaire was centered on their perceptions of particularly the six following areas: - The outlook of the economic activity - The investment criteria - The quality of the infrastructure - The quality of the human resources - The government priorities - Their overall satisfaction with Tunisia 32% of the surveyed companies responded to the survey, that is to say 24 out of the 75 companies established in Tunisia Here are the highlights of the results: - While U.S. companies account for only 2% of foreign direct investment, they have generated 5% of employment of foreign companies operating in Tunisia. - More than 41% of the companies operate in high added value sectors, like information technology and health. - 31% of the products are destined for export markets. - Finally, 85% of U.S. companies are confident about the future of Tunisia It appears from this survey that the important factors to evaluate US investment decision are: 1. Labour legislation, especially relating to the qualification/ availability of the workers, considered as essential by 81% of respondents. 2. The country infrastructure 3. The social climate/ policy Less than 15% of the investors surveyed, complain of the infrastructure, a proportion that drops to 4% when it comes to electrical energy and telecommunications. 37 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 The dissatisfaction with the Ports should be noted, with only 31% satisfied (27% Good and 4% Excellent.) The recommendations are: • Streamlining the bureaucracy • More incentives to encourage FDI In conclusion, there is unanimity among respondents’ comments on the lack of visibility of the Tunisian destination in the United States. AmCham Tunisia Participation in US Secretary’s Global Business Conference (Washington, D.C., February 21-22, 2012) American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia delegation participated in the US Secretary’s Global Business Conference organized on February 21-22, 2012 in Washington, D.C. organized by the US State Department. The conference focused on international business and brought together senior officials from U.S. business support organizations from over 110 countries; U.S. private sector executives and senior U.S. Government leaders from the White House, the Departments of State, Commerce, Treasury and Energy, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. Building on President Obama’s agenda to accelerate America’s economic renewal, the Conference highlighted how the U.S. Government can promote U.S. businesses abroad, increase U.S. exports, attract new investment to the United States and create American jobs. AmCham Tunisia, by participating in the conference, intended to highlight the opportunities of investments in Tunisia and the possibilities of economic cooperation and partnership between Tunisia and USA. In fact, the conference was an occasion for AmCham Tunisia Delegation to meet US Officials such as the US Trade Representative (USTR) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) as well as US investors. 38 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 Meeting with H.E. Mr. Riadh Bettaieb, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation (Tunis, March 9, 2012) AmCham Tunisia Board members met with H.E. Mr. Riadh Bettaieb, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation on March 9th. The aim of such meeting was presenting to the Ministry the latest “US Companies Survey”, as well as the concerns of the Tunisian Business community and of the US firms in the current environment. AmCham Tunisia President started by presenting the American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia and invited the ministry to the MENA AmCham Conference in May 2012. During the meeting, the following points were raised by AmCham Tunisia Board Members: - The backlog in unloading vessels caused by strikes at Ports, corruption and inadequate equipment - The Franchising and the need for a law change, especially in the food sector. - The fact that National Sectorial Conventions are not available in all sectors discourage future investors in fear to deal with social contestation - The need for the government of Tunisia to respect Industrial, commercial and Intellectual property - Setting up a public relations office with investors to facilitate the procedures - The strikes and sit-ins in front of the US Embassy - The high taxation in the beverage sector - Security issues, political climate were largely discussed by the Board members and pointed out as a major obstacle to any future development of international investment. AmCham Tunisia Participation in the Tunisian Private Sector Trade and Investment Forum (Washington, D.C., April 27, 2012) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia participated on April 27th, 2012 in Washington, D. C. in the Tunisian Private Sector Trade and Investment Forum organized by the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. The main goal of the forum was to shed light on investment opportunities in Tunisia and explore ways how the American and Tunisian companies can engage both the United States and Tunisian governments. 39 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 The Amcham MENA Regional Council Conference« New Opportunities in a Changing MENA Region » (Tunis, May 10, 2012) The Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce, the current chair of the Amcham MENA Regional Council, organized the Council annual Conference, ‘New opportunities in a changing MENA Region’ on Thursday, May 10 2012. The conference drew together business people, economists and policy makers keen to identify and explore new business opportunities in the region. The audience included a wide range of organizations and individuals interested in promoting the US-Arab partnership and setting up networks likely to reinforce future interregional collaboration. The symposium activities revolved around the economic outlook of the region in the light of the Arab spring, and dealt with aspects such as Prospects for increasing Inter-Regional trade and Investment, Information Technology, Energy and Infrastructure, Private equity and its contribution to SME growth and sustainability, and Agri-business industry in the MENA zone. The Conference, which featured key personalities, was an opportunity to further the dialogue on the recent transitions in the MENA Region from various perspectives; the socioeconomic consequences of the recent changes were at the core of panels and workshops. The symposium ended on a realistic and positive note considering the challenges of the current transition and that of economic growth on the one hand, on the other the new opportunities available in the region. «The participants decided to make the AmCham MENA Council Annual Conference a tradition. AmCham Egypt offered to host the second conference early 2013». On the occasion of the Amcham MENA Regional Council Conference, AmCham Tunisia organized a Gala Dinner also held on May 10. During the event, the MENA Council Women in Business Committee honoured outstanding business women from the region who made a difference and demonstrated excellence in their respective countries in the private and the non profit sectors. The Awards were granted in three categories: 1. Best Woman in the Corporate Sector 2. Best Woman Entrepreneur 3. Best Woman in the Non-Profit Sector 40 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 AmCham Tunisia Lunch Debate in honor of the US Universities Delegation (Tunis, June 7, 2012) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia organized, on Thursday June 7th, 2012, a lunch in honor of the US Universities delegation visiting Tunisia, in the presence of H. E . Mr. Hédi Ben Abbes, Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of the Americas and Asia and H. E. Mr Gordon Gray, US Ambassador in Tunis as well as Mr. Kris Balderston, Special Representative for Global Partnerships at the US Department of State. Many issues were tackled during the event such as: • The opportunities and challenges to set up a Tunisian US University partnership, develop the education and training system in Tunisia and bridge the gap between the theoretical education system and best practices and policies. • The importance of such meetings to discuss challenges of the current education system. • The Importance of a Tunisian US partnership offering the opportunities to Tunisian students to get scholarships and internships in the US universities. This delegation visit co-organized with the prestigious Aspen Institute, based in Washington D.C., within a PNB NAPEO University Initiative, aimed at building partnerships to enhance educational development and thus economic opportunities for youth. AmCham Tunisia signs two Memorandums of understanding with TBS (Tunis, June 8, 2012) During a visit to Tunis Business School (TBS), organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia and the PNB NAPEO Tunisia Local Advisory Board, on the occasion of the US Universities Delegation visit, AmCham Tunisia signed on June 8, 2012, two Memorandums of understanding with TBS. The main purpose of these Memorandums of Understanding is the setting of two projects of cooperation between AmCham Tunisia, PNB NAPEO Tunisia and TBS, namely: • AmCham Tunisia Junior chapter: The AmCham Tunisia Junior Chapter will be inaugurated and established in the Tunis Business School (TBS). The AmCham 41 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Tunisia Junior Chapter is geared towards implementing programs to develop the entrepreneurship spirit among the students. It aims at bringing out the full potential of the Tunisian youth and at encouraging them to get more associated, at an early stage, with the business community to be better prepared for the labor market once they graduate. • The Smart Center: the center will provide its participants with the business development opportunities, resources, infrastructure and consulting services to start-up and grow their business, and integrate them to develop partnership with existing networks and gain access to B2B opportunities. By housing all these services at Smart Center, aspiring young entrepreneurs will have all the necessary skills and training to develop their business ideas, increase their business acumen, and start their business, to the benefit of the overall Tunisian economy and their local communities. The smart Center will enable young entrepreneurs to engage in a sustainable, mutually beneficial, skills- building mentoring program with the opportunity to share and learn from experience of upper-echelon entrepreneurs. PNB- NAPEO Tunisia and AmCham Tunisia will join their resources to support the development of the Smart Center. AmCham Tunisia participation in IFE 2012 Training & Visitor Program (Washington D.C., New York, June 12- 17, 2012) AmCham Tunisia General Secretary Mrs. Rym Bedoui Ayari, Board Member, Mr. Mohamed Berhouma and Financial Officer,Ms. Ahlem Brahmi participated in the INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE (IFE) 2012 Training & Visitor Program under the theme “Promoting Franchising in Tunisia”. This program was conducted from 12 to 17 June, 2012 in Washington, D.C. and New York. The Training and the IFE 2012 Visit were sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, CLDP, and funded by MEPI. The objectives of the Training and the IFE visit were to give the participants an overview of the concept of franchising, help them better understand the business side of franchising and train them in promoting franchising in Tunisia. The training included different presentations by American experts from OPIC, MEPI, Franchisees, International Association of Franchising, DLPIPER, Frozen YO etc….In New York, the participants participated in the INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE EXPO (IFE 2012) 42 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 2012 AmCham Tunisia Golf Tournament (Tunis, September 29, 2012) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia organized its annual Golf Tournament on September 29, 2012, at the Residence Golf Course, Gammarth. Three prizes were distributed to the best players in the three categories. Special thanks to the sponsors of this event: TUNISIANA / IMI / ARGANIA-VERSACE/ FATALES / Residence Golf Course. FICRA: Intel Youth Entreprise ToT & IDEATION CAMP (Bizerte, November, 9-11, 2012) AmCham Tunisia & PNB NAPEO Tunisia Local Advisory Board, , in partnership with Intel corporation, organized the youth Ideation Camp in Bizerte, 9th to 11th November 2012 aiming to support the development of educational partnerships, skills training, and education policy in Tunisia. The program consisted of the organization of three day ideation workshops. The first workshop was held on the 9th of November and was dedicated to 20 trainers to empower them with tools and innovative ways to tech entrepreneurship and to create the network. The last two days were an intense two day simulation of the entrepreneur journey – all the way from problem identification to business pitch. The framework has a basic four step approach to innovation where the participants learn how to identify and select a specific user need, do research to find and screen relevant technologies, generate and conceptualize and apt solution and then use visual communication and prototyping to pitch solution/idea to the Jury. A Press conference and an official closing ceremony were held on Saturday November 10 at Andalucia Hotel at Bizerte. 44 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 AmCham Tunisia Enersol Cocktail Reception (Tunis, 13 November 2012) AmCham Tunisia organized on Tuesday 13 November 2012 at the Residence Hotel, a cocktail reception to announce the opening of the International Expo Conference EnerSol WSEF 2012, 2012, which will focus on Renewable Energies, Energy Efficiency and Green Technologies not only in Tunisia but also in its Maghreb neighboring markets and more broadly within Africa and the Middle East (AME) region. During the event, Mrs. Amel Bouchamaoui, AmCham Tunisia President, announced AmCham Tunisia next important events such as: 9th G8-BMENA Forum for the Future to be organized December 12-13, 2012 in Tunisia and the MENA AmCham Conference to be held in Cairo on January 13-14th, 2013. In his speech, Mr. Hedi Ben Abbes, Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of the Americas and Asia, underlined the importance of Renewable energy sector as a high added value sector. He also stressed Tunisia’s commitment to support all initiatives aiming to boost the use of clean energy and the green technologies in Tunisia. AmCham Tunisia Participation in EneRsol 2012 (Tunis, November 14-16, 2012) AmCham Tunisia participated in the International Expo Conference EnerSol WSEF 2012, November 14-16, 2012. EnerSol WSEF 2012, a platform focused on Renewable Energies, Energy Efficiency and Green Technologies not only in Tunisia but also in its Maghreb neighboring markets and more broadly within Africa and the Middle East (AME) region. EnerSol WSEF 2012 was inaugurated by H. E. Mr. Hamadi Jebali, Head of the Tunisian Government. By participating in the International Expo Conference EnerSol WSEF 2012, AmCham Tunisia aimed at supporting and promoting renewable energy sector as a high added value sector as well as attracting foreign investments in the learn energy and the green technologies sector in Tunisia. The event was also an occasion to inform AmCham Tunisia Booth visitors about Amcham Tunisia activities and services. 45 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 During the three days, AmCham Tunisia Booth was well visited attracting many visitors interested in exporting, investing or looking for information about Amcham Tunisia mission, activities and services. AmCham Tunisia Participation in CAT 2012 (Tunis, November 28-30, 2012) AmCham Tunisia participates in the Business and Technology Convention 2012 (CAT 2012) at the Parc des Expositions, Kram, November 28-30, 2012. AmCham Tunisia President and a number of Board members as well as H.E. Mr. Jacob Walles, US Ambassador, surrounded by heads of US companies , participated in the opening of the CAT. A joint AmCham Tunisia/US Embassy pressconference was held on this occasion. The Business and Technology Convention 2012 has the ambition to present, in three days, the potential of the Tunisian industry, provide a platform for business contact exchanges between Tunisian industrials and their foreign counterparts from around the world and, through specialized forums, help to enlighten entrepreneurship, competitiveness and innovation in Tunisia. All along the fair, a large number of the visiting business people stopped at the joint AmCham Tunisia US Embassy Booth inquiring about the Chamber’s activities and services. Many expressed the wish to join AmCham Tunisia as members to benefit from the partnership and networking opportunities offered by the Chamber. 46 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 AmCham Tunisia Breakfast Debate “Franchise Opportunities and Perspectives in Tunisia» (Tunis, December 6, 2012) The American Chamber of Commerce organized a breakfast debate on Thursday, December 6, 2012, on “Franchise Opportunities and Perspectives in Tunisia”. The Keynote Speakers of the Event were Mr. Philip Zeidman, Associate at DLA Pipers and Mrs. Beth Salomon, VP, International Franchise Association. H. E. Mr. Alaya Bettaïeb, Secretary of state to the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation and H.E. Mr. Jacob Walles, US Ambassador participated in the event. In her introductory speech, AmCham Tunisia President, Mrs. Amel Bouchamoui, recalled AmCham Tunisia’s commitment to boost Tunisia-USA partnership and cooperation emphasizing the timely importance of the franchise sector to the Tunisian Economy especially in this transition period. Secretary Alaya Bettaëb gave a brief overview of the Tunisia transitional situation underlining that the Government is committed to boost the franchising sector in Tunisia. On his part, Ambassador Walles emphasized that the US Embassy will stand by Tunisia in this challenging period and will bring its effective support in facilitating US visitors in pertinent sectors. The event’s keynote speakers talked about the potential of the franchising sector in Tunisia. Mrs. Salomon added that the franchise will bring the know-how of the big corporations to Tunisia, which will help raise competitiveness of the Tunisian products. She also underlined that, even though, Tunisia is not a large market, it has a strategic position at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Africa with a sophisticated society and educated human resources. Many issues were discussed during the events such as: the impact of the unstable political situation on the economy and the franchise sector, the regulations related to the franchise sector, the technical assistance, the impact of the franchise sector on the quality level of the Tunisian economy, the franchised sectors and products in Tunisia, the ongoing legal framework regarding the franchising... The event was an occasion to discuss, exchange ideas and brainstorm on the opportunities of cooperation and knowledge exchange regarding the franchise sector in Tunisia. During the event, AmCham Tunisia President, announced AmCham Tunisia important coming events such as the 9th session of the Forum for the Future, December 11-13, 2012 and the Annual AmCham MENA Regional Conference, January 13- 14, 2013 in Cairo-Egypt. 47 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 9th Forum for the Future (Tunis, December 11-13, 2012) The 9th edition of the G8 BMENA Forum for the Future (Tunis, 11-13 December, 2012) was co-chaired by the Tunisian Government and the US Government and co organized by the League of Women Voters, the American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia and ARFORGHE (Human Resources and Training Managers Association). The Forum gathered ministers and high level officials of the G8, BMENA, other partner countries and international organizations as well as representatives of civil society and private sector. The Ministerial Final Declaration welcomed the positive changes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen and the collaborative discussions among governments, civil society, and the private sector in the BMENA region as a whole. The Ministers invited each country to further promote government-citizen dialogue, economic growth and social stability, freedom of expression and association, human rights to all their citizens, gender equality and an independent, professional and free media. The 2nd Amcham MENA Regional Council Conference “MENA Regional Development Opportunities: U.S. and Multilateral Support Programs” (Cairo, January 13-14, 2013) On January 13-14, AmCham Egypt, the Permanent Secretariat of the AmCham MENA Regional Council, hosted the Council’s Annual Conference on “MENA Regional Development Opportunities: U.S. and Multilateral Support Programs” The Conference was chaired by the MENA Council President, Mrs. Amel Bouchamaoui Hammami, President of AmCham Tunisia and Mr. Gamal Moharam, President of AmCham Egypt and focused on current U.S. and Multilateral support programs that assist the region’s stabilization process and economic development and lay the foundation for longer term prosperity. It also shed the light on the U.S. Government’s special initiatives that assist the region’s countries to set out on their own paths toward economic modernization and transformation and on other support programs extended by international financial institutions. From the U.S. side, the Conference featured senior representatives from the U.S. Department of State including The Honorable Robert D. Hormats, Undersecretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, 48 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 Ambassador William Taylor, Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions, Dr. Larry Walther, Director and Member of the Board, Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) and other senior representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Agriculture and other U.S. Government agencies including USAID, OPIC and USTDA. In addition, the Conference featured representatives from several multilateral organizations including; the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and OECD. The Conference was held under the auspices of H.E. Hesham Kandil, Egypt’s Prime Minister who gave the welcoming remarks and in the presence of a number of Regional Ministers and government officials including: •H.E. Mr. Ossama Saleh; Minister of Investment, Egypt •H.E. Mr. Hatem Saleh, Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry, Egypt •H.E. Mr. Nicholas Nahas, Minister of Economy and Trade, Lebanon •H.E. Mr. Alaya Bettaïeb, Secretary of State to the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Tunisia U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, The Honorable Anne Patterson actively participated during both the Conference’s plenary session as well as during a special panel with other U.S. Ambassadors to the region, including The Honorable Maura Connelly, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, The Honorable Samuel Kaplan, U.S. Ambassador to Morocco and The Honorable Michael Ratney, U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem who all took part in an interactive discussion on U.S. economic engagement and its role in supporting the region’s economies. On the margins of the Conference, more than 90 one-on-one meetings were scheduled for interested members with the different representatives from OPIC, Ex-Im, USTDA, EBRD and regional commercial service offices. More than 500 AmCham members and guests from the MENA Region were in attendance including delegations from seven MENA Council member AmChams headed by AmCham Presidents and Board members from Abu-Dhabi, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia who took part in the different conference sessions. The Conference captured the attention of the local as well as the regional and international media. 49 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 AmCham Tunisia Round Table on Tax Reforms (Tunis, February 13, 2013) AmCham Tunisia (TACC), in partnership with the USAID, organized on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 a round-table discussion under the theme “Tax Reforms”. Dr. James H. Wooster was the event keynote speaker. Dr. Wooster is a public finance economist with 27 years of professional experience. He has successfully briefed the assistance on all aspects of fiscal policy and administration as well as on the government strategy and operations. In his presentation, Dr. Wooster introduced the conformity of the Tax system, giving the characteristics of the conformity of the Tax system. He added “good Tax systems share the same “Package” of characteristics”. He also stressed the ways and measures to control the conformity of Tax system. In the same framework, Dr. Wooster underlined the Tunisian Tax system should adopt the same “Package” of characteristics of conformity, underling that such measures will have a positive impact on the Tunisian Economy in general. The event was a good occasion to share experiences and know how as well as brainstorm about the good Tax system “Package” of characteristics as well as means and measures to improve the Tunisian Tax system and the impact of such improvement. Bizerte Chapter Creation (Tunis, March 7, 2013) In the presence of Ambassador Jacob Walles and on the occasion of the monthly Board meeting on March 7, 2013, AmCham Tunisia (TACC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) relative to the setting up of AmCham Tunisia chapter in Bizerte. AmCham Tunisia Bizerte Chapter is the second regional chapter after Sfax Chapter. By setting up the Bizerte Chapter, AmCham Tunisia reinforces its commitment to progressively reaching out to the business community throughout the country regions. Bizerte Chapter will serve the business community in Bizerte with the aim to promoting the US investment in the region as well as assisting the interested Tunisian exporters to have access to the US market. 50 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 AmCham Tunisia Round Table on Enabling Business Environment in Tunisia (Tunis, March 13, 2013) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia, in partnership with USAID, organized, on Wednesday March 13, 2013, a round table on Enabling Business Environment in Tunisia. Mrs. Tania Revault d’Allonnes, Director of Tunisia ICT Competitiveness project was the event keynote speaker. Mrs. Revault d’Allonnes presented an evaluation of the actual business environment in Tunisia, based on the results of a report that addressed the following points: to identify the specific processes, to evaluate the procedures and to make recommendations to improve the business environment in Tunisia. The report, presented during the event, included a case study of the Investment Incentives Code, Start-up procedures of the enterprise, the construction permit, the procedures to connect to electricity, water and telecommunications as well as customs regulations, salaries and social security. Throughout her presentation, Mrs. Revault d’Allonnes underlined the shortcomings of the Investment Incentives Code and the Start-up procedures of the enterprise such the bureaucracy, the limited access to finance, the lack of transparency, and the complexity of procedures… Among the recommendations elaborated by the report, we can list the following: •revise the Investment Incentives Code •elaborate information packages concerning the Start-up procedures of the enterprise in Arabic, English and French •Improve the online access to the information •Reduce the number of documents •Improve disclosure mechanisms and increase transparency… The event was an occasion to discuss, exchange ideas and brainstorm on the business environment and the economic transition in Tunisia. 51 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 2013 HARVARD Arab Alumni Association annual Arab World Conference “The Arab World: From Revolution to Transformation” (Tunis, March 21, 2013) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia (TACC) coorganized the eighth annual Arab World Conference with the Harvard Arab Alumni Association, under the theme “The Arab World: From Revolution to Transformation” at the Residence Hotel in Tunis, on Thursday, March 21, 2013.Many regional and international meetings were organized after the revolutions swept through Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Libya whose implications touched all the Middle East and North Africa region. The conference objective was to encourage professionals, businesspersons as well as young students to go forward, and engage in challenging and energized initiatives for a better future in the Arab World. In her opening speech, and after welcoming the guests and participants, Mrs. Amel Bouchamaoui Hammami, President of AmCham Tunisia, indicated it is an honor for AmCham Tunisia, to be associated with such a prestigious university and with the Harvard Arab Alumni Association in the eighth annual Arab World Conference under the theme “The Arab World: From Revolution to Transformation” The Conference is to go beyond the revolutions, to move ahead and to seriously address ways and means to transform the Arab World into a politically and economically modern and democratic world. Concluding her speech, AmCham Tunisia’s President thanked Harvard Arab Alumni Association for choosing Tunisia for its Conference, wishing a rich interactive conference debate and a successful outcome. The sessions were moderated by H.E. Mr. Mustapha Ben Jaafer, President of the Tunisian Constituent Assembly, Raghida Dergham the leading columnist and senior diplomatic correspondent for Al Hayat, Dr. Mo Ibrahim, Chairman of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, and Dr. Jorge I. Dominguez, Harvard University’s Vice Provost for International Affairs. The debate moved beyond the Arab spring revolution to focus on the aftermath challenges, covering workable visions at the economic, business, political and educational levels. A special panel’s session on Harvard admissions was held to the benefice of Tunisian high school and university students. 52 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 AmCham Tunisia Round Table on SMEs’ Access to Finance (Tunis, April 10, 2013) On April 10, 2013, AmCham Tunisia organized, at the Sheraton Hotel, a presentation on SMEs’ access to finance. Mr. M. Bernard Koissy, Jr., a financial expert, who is managing the component Access to Finance of the USAID ICT Competitiveness Project, led the debate. After the introduction by Me. Mohamed Zaanouni, AmCham Tunisia Board Member, Mr. Koissy gave an overview of USAID ICT Competitiveness project and the technical assistance it provides to local Tunisian financial institutions. He then elaborated on the Tunisian environment and the existing financial products and services to SMEs stressing the inadequacies between the current supply and demand. Mr. Koissy compared the Tunisian environment to those of the Middle East and North African (MENA) region, some emerging countries, and more importantly to international best practices, before he offered solutions to improve the Tunisian supply of products and services. A rich debate followed, when several people in the audience intervened. They were SME owners and managers, journalists, lawyers, and bankers who emphasized the importance of establishing a private public partnership to better solve the problems associated with SMEs’ access to finance. Mr. Koissy closed the debate by concluding that not only a private-public partnership was needed, but also local banks should adjust their business models in order to better serve the needs of the market. 53 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 AmCham Tunisia USAID lunch Debate (Tunis, June 6, 2013) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia, in partnership with USAID and Sibley International, organized a lunch debate on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at Movenpick Hotel Gammartha. Mrs. Nathalie Brown, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy in Tunis and Mr. Richard Rousseau, Chief of Party, SIBLEY International as well as AmCham Tunisia Board members and representatives from private and public sectors attended the lunch. The lunch debate was the closing event of a series of three round tables, as part of Tunisia ICT Competitiveness Project, a USAID Funded program. The program aims to promote the development of the ICT entrepreneurship/SME sector using a three pronged approach to boost employment, develop and link international market opportunities, and create competitive advantages, while improving ICT workforce skills and reducing legal/regulatory constraints. The event was a good occasion to share experiences and know how and to brainstorm about Tax Reforms, the Labor Market as well as Business-Enabling Environment and Access to Finance Regimes. 54 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 AmCham Tunisia Junior Chapter in TPS (Tunis, June 25, 2013) During a reception held on June 25, 2013, the American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia and Tunisia Polytechnic School (TPS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding, in the presence of AmCham Tunisia Board members, Pr. Azgal Abichou, TPS Director and Ms. Kate Hall, Public Affairs Officer, US Embassy Tunis. The main purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding is the setting of an AmCham Tunisia Chapter for Business Students in TPS. In the MOU, AmCham Tunisia and TPS agreed to undertake joint implementation of cooperation programs that focus on capacity building to contribute to the success of the AmCham Tunisia Student Chapter, and to that end harness the experience of both institutions. AmCham Tunisia Chapter in TPS aims at bringing out the full potential of the Tunisian youth and at encouraging them to get more associated, at an early stage, with the business community to be better prepared for the labor market once they graduate. AmCham Tunisia TPS Chapter is the second AmCham Tunisia Junior Chapter established in a higher education institution after AmCham Tunisia Junior Chapter in Tunis Business School (TBS). 55 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 AmCham Tunisia Door Knock Mission (Washington D.C., October 9-11, 2013) AmCham Tunisia, affiliate of the US Chamber of Commerce, organized a successful Door Knock Mission (DKM) to Washington, D.C., 9-11 October 2013. The main objective of the DKM was to lobby for Tunisia as a national business and investment site as well as a regional platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and for Sub-Saharan Africa. The AmCham delegation, composed of CEOs of prominent Tunisian companies, banks and law firms as well as representatives of US companies in Tunisia met with high officials from the US Administration and relevant government agencies, the US Congress, and the US business stakeholders, the DKM delegation exposed the economic and investment friendly environment of the new Tunisia, advocated for the reinforcement of business ties between Tunisia and the USA and invited the business partners to take advantage of the new investment incentives and to explore the win win business opportunities in Tunisia . On 11 October, 2013 the delegation actively participated in the conference «MENA Investment and Entrepreneurship: Change Brings Opportunity» co-organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Aspen Institute - Partners for a New Beginning. Addressing a floor of business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors interested in the MENA region, the delegation showcased Tunisia’s undertaking to succeed its transition period and highlighted the business opportunities in Tunisia. 56 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 AmCham Tunisia Golf Tournament (Tunis, October 19, 2013) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia organized its annual Golf Tournament on October 19th, 2013, at the Residence Golf Course, Gammarth. Trophies and gifts were presented to the winners by Mr Todd Holmstrom, Economic & Political Advisor, US Embassy Tunis, Mr Hatem Hachicha AmCham Tunisia, Vice President and Mr Raouf Mhenni, AmCham Tunisia Board Member. This event was sponsored by AmCham Tunisia official Sponsor Tunisiana. ARGANIA( VERSACE) Hexabyte Lucozade FATBURGER AmCham Tunisia intends to make of its Golf Challenge the best occasion for business networking in a relaxing environment. 57 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Intel Ideation Camp (Tunis, October 24 and 25, 2013) The American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia in partnership with the Tunis Business School, the Education for Employment Foundation (EFE-Tunisia) and Intel Corporation organized the third training session of Intel Ideation Camp, on October 24th and 25th, 2013 at Tunis Business School This new original concept called’’ Intel Youth Enterprise”, aims to provide university students basic training on the art of ideation, entrepreneurship and innovation, through an immersive learning experience. Participants will improve their creative capacity, find inspiration, learn to identify problems and build ideas into concrete concepts, prototypes and projects that can be further developed in the future. During the two days of training, participants learned how to build their career and create their own future. It is an innovator’s journey to stimulate participants to go through 6 steps innovator’s process, all the way from understanding the challenge to pitch their idea in front of a jury. During the first day, Mrs. Amira Guermazi, trainer of the Ideation Camp described innovation and entrepreneurship process. To be successful innovators, they need the “gofor-it” attitude, to be confident, to believe in their dreams and that they can make things change. Innovation is, first of all, a team sport so we create teams of 4 participants with complementary skills (designer, techie and businessman). Working on challenging case studies, the participants learned, during the first day, to well understand the challenge before looking for solutions, to turn the problem into business opportunities and where others see limitations, they should see opportunities. The second day started with the stage “ideate”. All of the teams were asked to come up with a lot of ideas to solve their problems. At this stage, quantity is over quality, there are no crazy, no stupid and no unrealistic ideas. They learned the brainstorming and the reverse brainstorming techniques, to have a positive attitude within the team, don’t be critical and build on each other’s idea. At the end of the second day, each team pitched their idea in front of a jury composed of Mr Hidoussi, AmCham Tunisia Vice president, Mr Gadhoum and Mr Ben Abdallah, TBS Dean. The 5D Glasses to live history project was select by the jury. The Ideation Camp was an opportunity for the students to improve their entrepreneurial skills, to build a strong network of like-minded innovators, and inspiration to become successful entrepreneurs. 58 AmCham Tunisia activity report 2011-2013 Door Knock Mission Briefing Lunch Debate (Tunis, October 31st, 2013) In the presence of Ambassador Jacob Walles and Mr. Jalloul Ayed and following the successful AmCham Tunisia Door Knock Mission (DKM) to Washington, D.C. 9-11 October, 2013, AmCham Tunisia organized a DKM briefing lunch debate, on October 31st, 2013, at the Moevenpick Hotel, Gammarth. In her introductory remarks, and after welcoming the guests and participants, Mrs. Amel Bouchamaoui Hammami, President of AmCham Tunisia, briefly introduced the AmCam Tunisia Mission objectives and context, recalling that the main objectives of the Mission were: • To update and provide the point of view of the private sector on the current situation in Tunisia •To strengthen the Tunisian and US partnership •To identify, with the potential partners, concrete actions in order to improve the bilateral trade and investment relationship. Mrs. Bouchamaoui added that the DKM delegation, composed of CEOs of prominent Tunisian companies, banks and law firms as well as representatives of US companies in Tunisia, met with high officials from the US Administration and relevant government agencies, the US Congress, and the US business stakeholders. During the Lunch Debate, the DKM Delegates went through the agenda of the Mission stressing its positive outcome. At their different meetings, the delegation showcased the economic and investment friendly environment of the new Tunisia, advocated for the reinforcement of business ties between Tunisia and the USA and invited the business partners to take advantage of the new investment incentives and to explore the win win business opportunities in Tunisia. The Briefing Lunch debate was an occasion to reiterate AmCham Tunisia commitment to boost Tunisia-USA partnership and cooperation, and to exchange views on the next steps forward. 59 AmCham Tunisia Sfax Chapter Activity Report 60 Sfax Chapter Activity Report AmCham Tunisia Sfax Chapter Creation and Inauguration Lunch Debate (Sfax, October 20, 2011) •Doing Business with US, January 2012, Sfax •Day of training in the « Artisanat » with an American expert, April 2012, Sfax •Visit of an American delegation (B2B) and representatives of the NUSACC, June 2012, Sfax •USAID presentation’s program, November 2012, Sfax •AmCham Sfax Chapter lunch debate : “Vision and ambitions for the city and its region”, in the presence of H. E. Ambassador Jacob Walles, the US Ambassador to Tunis , January 31th, 2013, Sfax 61 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 • US Ambassador Jacob Walles visit to CHO one of the regional leaders in agribusiness and a major olive oil exporter to the US market • Social inclusion, Local Governance and Active Citizenship Conference, May 17th, 2013, Sfax 62 AmCham Tunisia Sfax Chapter Training Department 64 Training Department English Training Program Association Sauvegarde de la Medina de Tunis TUNTEX The very concept of AmCham Tunisia Training Department is to acquire a strong theoretical base for our practical actions. The training and Development team is constantly developing its theoretical models of language learning/ teaching process to understand what our customers value and to make a significant contribution to business performance. Correspondingly, our Department is extending its services by introducing new Business English Programs (ESP/ Workshops...) in order to reach excellence and to meet our partner’s needs. Similarly, we are implementing our training policies by offering free evaluations, flexibility in delivery and discounts for AmCham members. These services are provided solely for the purpose of building strong relationship with our partners. Likewise, our instructors are highly qualified (native and non- native speakers) and positively reflect our image and help us maintain a strong relationship with our partners. Undoubtedly, meeting new partners is a fundamental challenge for our training Department. So we are in the process of innovating our advertisement strategies to attract new customers. Eventually, our language programs are expected to develop much more over the coming period by offering new training opportunities as: •English for effective correspondence •English for public speaking •English for executive assistants and secretaries •Business plans & Technical reports •English for international trade •English for banking •English for legal studies 65 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Highlights of AmCham Tunisia 2012 Financial Report 66 TACC 2012 Expenses Telecommunication 2% Training 1% Amortzation and depreciation 10% EVENTS 26% Salaries 45% Fees and others remunerations 4% MEMBERSHIPS 0% Misc 3% Rent & leasing 6% Office supplies 1% Missions and conferences costs 2% TACC 2012 Ressources Misc 0% Events 27% Training 30% Sponsorship 21% Membership 22% 67 Press Release 68 69 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 70 Press release 71 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 72 Press release 73 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Events by photos AmCham Tunisia Special Board Member Meeting With H.E Mr. Gordon Gray, US Ambassador to Tunis, June 21st, 2011 AmCham Tunisia Special Board Member Meeting with H.E Mr.Jacob Walles, US Ambassador to Tunis, March 7th 2013 74 Events by Photos 75 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 76 Events by Photos 77 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 78 Events by Photos 79 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Members data base 80 Corporate members Ahlem Necib Ep El Gebeeu Saz International Trading Business Tél : 71 902 654 Fax : 71 905 893 12 Rue Mohamed Badra BP 7 Montplaisir 1073 Tunis [email protected] Ahmed El Karam AMEN BANK Tél : 71 835 500 Fax : 71 833 517 Av Mohamed V 1002 Tunis [email protected] (by surname) Abdelmajid Hafaiedh AON Tunisia Tél : 71 706 967 Fax: 71708488 89 BIS ANGLE AVEC Habib Bourguiba 2080 NOUVELLE ARIANA [email protected] Abdelmajid Bouabdallah AB Consulting Tél: 70 728 510 Fax:70 728 559 International City Center E3-B12 Centre Urbain Nord Tunis 1082 [email protected] Ahmed Riza Maghreb Papier Tél : 71 282 571 Fax: 71 28 25 54 5 place pasteur 1002 Belvedere tunis [email protected] Abdulbasat Mouloud Abulgassm Aldawadi ETTANMIA TRADING COMPANY ETC Tél: 71 90 51 46 Fax: 71 905 277 Imm Babel Tour D 5é étage App 9/10 Rue 8000 Montplaisir 1073 Tunis [email protected] Ahmed Rjiba BANQUE DE L’HABITAT Tél : 71 110 000 Fax: 71 338 311 21, Avenue Kheireddine Bacha Tunis [email protected] Ali Nizar Mehiri INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT Tél : 71 350 777 Fax: 71 349 641 40 Rue Ben Ghedahem Tunis 1001 BP 632 [email protected] Ahmed Mansour Ahmed Mansour & Associés Tél: 71 755 755 Fax: 71 766 692 51 Av Abou Loubaba El Ansari El Menzah 6, 1004 [email protected] 81 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Ali Belakhoua STARZ ELECTRONIC Tél : 72 444 730 Fax: 72 444 705 3 Rue Hedi Chaker 7000 Bizerte [email protected] Ali Mrabet Africa & the Middle East Region APEX Tél : 71 960 608 Fax : 71 960 531 Rue du Lac Michigan, Résidence Lakeo, B3-4 1053, Les Berges du Lac-Tunis [email protected] Amna Chokri Mahdhia Medical Services GMF ASSISTANCE Tél : 71 816 500 / 28 416 500 BP 16 MENZAH 8 – 2037 [email protected] Ahmed Belaifa MTBF Tél : 71 160 000 Fax: 71861789 Passage du Lac Van 1053 Les Berges du Lac [email protected] Adel Torjman SUNGARD Tél : 70 10 60 00 Fax : 70 68 76 36 Immeuble NIDA-BP 150 - Bureau de Poste Pole Technologique El Ghazala - 2088 Ariana [email protected] 82 Abdelaziz Tlili SACMI Tél : 70 83 78 00 Fax: 70 83 89 51 ZI Ariana Aéroport BP 293 Tunis 2035 [email protected] Abdelwaheb Chouigui SEA BOSCH CAR SERVICE Tél : 73321333 Fax : 73321330 ZI Sidi Abdelhamid Sousse [email protected] Adel Ghariani COTUGRAIN Tél : 71 426 313 Fax: 71 426 644 Z.I St Gobin Mégrine 2014 [email protected] Adel Omrani GEII GENERAL ELECTRIC INT’L Tél: 70 019 050 Fax: 70 019 080 Résidence 8 lot 5-6-7 Les Jardins du Lac 1053 Les berges du lac 2 [email protected] Adel Mohsen Chaabane MAZARS Tél : 71 963 380 Fax : 71 964 380 Rue du Lac Ghar El Melh Les Berges du Lac 1053 Tunis [email protected] Members data base Afif Khefacha STIA Tél : 73 244 470 Fax : 73 277 688 Rte de Monastir Sidi Abdelhamid 4003 Sousse [email protected] Ammar Marzougui RIDAT Tél : 71 965 161 Fax : 71 965 735 Imm Cristal Palace Apt 3 A4 Les Berges du Lac Tunis [email protected] Belgacem Dabbabi Sud Aquaculture Tunisienne Tél : 75 276 802 Fax: 75 276 902 49 Rue Belgacem El Bazmi BP 714 Gabés 6000 [email protected] Borhene Bouaoune VISION PLUS Tél: 71 282 283 Fax : 71 280 285 12 Rue 8608 Charguia 1 Tunis 2035 Tunis [email protected] Cary B. Sifferath US GRAIN COUNCIL Tél : 71 908 622 Fax: 71 906 165 9 Bis Ave Louis Braille 1002 Tunis [email protected] Chadwick Van Vacas CVV INTERNATIONAL Tél : 99 304 274 IMM LYS BLOC B CRD 3 LES JARDINS DU LAC 2 TUNIS 1053 [email protected] Chafika Chamas CCM Consulting Group Tél : 71 766 866 Fax: 71 766 966 Ennour Building Centre Urbain Nord 1082 Tunis [email protected] Cherif Mahmoud Chermar Trading Company Tél : 71 190 001 Fax: 71 190 040 Residence Yasmine du Lac Bloc B App 1 Le Lac II [email protected] Cherif Haj Slimane SCOOP CARGO CENTER Tél : 70 730 175 Fax : 70 730 360 25 Ave Taieb Mhiri Ariana 2080 [email protected] Chiheb Ben Ahmed AISA Aviation IT Services Africa Tél: 71 94 27 44 Fax: 71 94 11 19 12 Rue de l’Artisanat Charguia 2 Tunis 2035 [email protected] 83 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Dr. Chris Shinn AMIDEAST Tél : 71 14 57 00 Fax : 71 14 57 01 22 Rue Al Amine Al Abassi Cité Jardin Tunis 1002 [email protected] [email protected] Elias Bouricha PREDICTIX Tél : 71 964 700 Fax : 71 862 005 Imm Lakeo C5 Rue du Lac Michigan Les Berges du Lac 1053 [email protected] Elyess Zneidi Sim Sicar Tél : 71 780 140 Fax : 71 846 675 67 Rue Alain Savary cité jardin 2 Bloc B 3é étage 1002 [email protected] Faouzi Jebri GENESE SA Tél: 79 457 249 Fax : 79 457 278 ZI RADES SALINE BP 142 RADES 2006 [email protected] Fayçel Ben Mbarek STBG Tél : 71 434 566 Fax : 71 434 210 Ave Taieb Mehiri Megrine Riadh 2014 [email protected] 84 Fetah Krichene The Competitiveness pole of Sousse SPCS Tél : 73 367 753 Fax : 73 367 754 Hamma Maarouf 4000 Sousse BP 24 Sousse Corniche 4059 [email protected] Ferid Abbas SETCAR Tél : 71 45 65 70 Fax : 71 45 65 73 Rte de Sousse GP1 Km 13 Ezzahra 2034 [email protected] Foued Belhadi NOV DOWNHOLE Eurasia Ltd Tél : 71 190 054 Fax: 71 190 092 Résidence Venezia 3é étage App A3 Les Jardins du Lac 1053 [email protected] Frank Carpentier Newrest Catering Tunisie Tél : 71 964 961 Fax: 71 965 559 Imm Blue Center Rue du Lac Constance Les Berges du Lac 1053 [email protected] Hafedh Hemaied NOVAZUR PARTNERS Tél : 71 197 931 Fax: 71 197 931 Résidence de la bourse Imm Zarrad Bloc B 1é étage Les jardins du lac 1053 [email protected] Members data base Hichem Seffa ATTIJARI BANK Tél : 70 012 606 Fax: 71 235 636 95, av de la Liberté Tunis Belvédère 1002 [email protected] Imed Ammar CYNAPSYS Tél : 71 857 899 Fax: 71 858 794 Pole El Ghazal des Technologies de la Communication 2088 Complex Technologique des Communications [email protected] Hichem Ben Fadhl International Maghreb Merchant Bank IMBANK Tél: 71 800 266 Fax: 71800410 87 Ave Jugurtah 1082 Mutuelleville Tunis [email protected] Izhar Mahjoub NARSIL Technology Tél : 71 235 545 Fax : 71 238 004 4 Rue Mohamed Ikbel El Menzah 5 Ariana [email protected] Houssein Mouelhi BTK BPCE Tél : 71 340 097 Fax : 71 343 502 10 Bis Ave Mohamed V 1001 Tunis [email protected] Jaafar Khateche BNA Tél : 71 831 000 Fax: 71 832 807 Rue Hédi Nouira Tunis 1001 [email protected] Houda Khaznaji 4 Sight Advertising & Consulting Tél : 71 948 050 Fax : 71 948 066 Centre D4Affaire Cléopâtre Bureau 5-5 Bloc A 5é étage, Centre Urbain Nord [email protected] Ibrahim Daoudi GDF Matériel d’Equipements Tél : 71 950 405 Fax : 71 950 431 Espace Tunis Bloc D Bureau 24 Montpalisir 1073 Tunis [email protected] Jamel Ksibi Maghrebia Technologie & Travaux MTT Tél : 71 409 820 / 79 408 405 Fax : 71 409 818 / 79408348 Z.I. El Mghira N°88 BP 180 Fouchana 2082 Tunis [email protected] Kamel Sellaoui Avicenne Private Business School APBS Tél : 24 188 805 Fax : 71 802 800 90 Ave Mohamed V 1002 Tunis [email protected] 85 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Karim Ayed Industrial Maintenance International IMI Tél : 71 967 784 Fax : 71 967 802 Cité des Pins Lots 3,5,6 Les Berges Du Lac 1053 Tunis [email protected] Karim Ahres SATEC Tunisie Tél : 71 860 338 Fax: 71 860 537 3é étage Nassim Building Rue du Lac Victoria Les Berges du Lac 1045 [email protected] Lassad Kilani Argania Distrubution Tél: 71 772 000 Fax: 71 808 467 25 Rue 8603 La Charguia I Tunis 2035 [email protected] Lena Zezulin USAID TUNISIA ICT COMPETITIVENESS PROJECT Tél : 71 191 958 Fax : 71 960 468 13 Lotissement Jardins du Lac, Ile de Zembra Lac 2 [email protected] Lobna Ennaifer Karim Gahbiche CEREALIS Tél : 71 961 996 Fax : 71 961 920 Imm Amir El Bouhaira Apt 1 Rue Turkana Les Berges du Lac [email protected] [email protected] MAP EVENT Tél: 71 963 661 Fax: 71862715 IMM Byzance Rue du lac de come Bloc B Appt M5 les berges du lac [email protected] Me Malek Lamloum LAMLOUM LAW FIRM Khaled Braham MARETAP Tél: 71 961 361 Fax: 71 961 311 Rue du Lac Windermere Imm Monia 2é étage Les Berges du Lac 2045 Tunis [email protected] [email protected] Khalil Attia ONAS Tél : 71 344 283 / 343 200 Fax : 71 350 411 32 Rue Hédi Nouira 1001 Tunis [email protected] 86 Tél : 71 841 783 Fax: 71 841 786 16, Rue Claude Bernard, Le Belvédère, 1002, Tunis [email protected] Mahmoud Hammami SNDP Tél : 71 703 222 Fax :71 704 333 Ave Mohamed Ali Akid Cité Olympique 1003 Cité El Khadra [email protected] Members data base Marwen Hanifeh VERMEG Tél : 71 964 459 Fax: 71 962 135 Rue du Lac Neuchatel 1053 Les Berges du Lac [email protected] Mehdi Tamarziste MENINX HOLDING Tél : 71 906 174 Fax: 71 905 431 25 Ave Louis Braille Tunis 1002 [email protected] Mehdi Tekaya OXIA Tél : 71 28 27 00 Fax : 71 28 27 05 11 Rue Claude Bernard 1002 Tunis [email protected] Me Mehrez Boussayene Boussayene Knani Houerbi Law Firm Tél : 71 288 688 Fax: 71 288 844 29 Ave Alain Savary Belvédère 1002 Tunis [email protected] Maher Bouchamaoui AL MAJD HOLDING Tél : 71 206 305 Fax: 71 206 302 53 Rue 8600 ZI Charguia 1 Tunis Aéroport 2035 [email protected] [email protected] Moez Daloua FSVC Tél : 71 753 489 1 Rue Abou Firas El Hamadani 2037 Tunis El Menzah VI [email protected] Moncef Doghri EMP Tél : 71 295 915 Fax: 71 433 923 20 Ave Taieb Mhiri 2014 Megrine Riadh [email protected] Mohamed Akrout ETAP Tél : 71 285 300 Fax : 71 285 290 54 Ave Mohamed V 1002 Tunis [email protected] [email protected] Mohamed Toumi SAROST Tél : 70 132 200 Fax: 71 230 125 Imm Saadi Tour EF 1er étage 1082 El Menzah VI [email protected] Mohamed Frikha TELNET Tél : 71 860 233 Fax : 71 860 069 Telnet Technocentre rue du lac Leman 1053 les berges du lac tunis [email protected] 87 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Mohamed Bousbiaa SFBT Mohamed Keffi Bizerta Economic Activities Park Tél: 71 189 200 Fax: 71 948 680 BLVD DE LA TERRE CENTRE URBAIN NORD 1003 CHARGUIA 1 [email protected] Mohamed Fekih TIB Tél : 71 781 720 Fax : 71 780 709 18 Av des Etats Unis BP 81 Tunis 1002 [email protected] Mohamed Chaari STIR Tél: 71 95 11 55 Fax: 71 95 13 14 7021 Zarzouna Raffinerie BP 45/46 Bizerte 7018 [email protected] Mohamed Touj American Express Middle East & North Africa Tél : 71 961 575 Fax : 71 960 738 6 Rue du Lac Toba 1053 Les Berges du Lac [email protected] Mohamed Fethi Somrani Top Oilfield Services Tél: 71 793 818 Fax: 71 793 814 4 Rue Sophonisbe Notre Dame 1002 Tunis [email protected] 88 Tél : 72 417 477 Fax : 72 417 925 241-243 Ave Habib Bourguiba 7000 Bizerte [email protected] Mondher Ben Ayed TMI Tél : 71 860 666 Fax : 71 860 860 Rue Lac Victoria Les Berges du Lac Tunis 2045 [email protected] Mohamed Larbi Almia ALMIA REFRIGERATION Tél : 72 440 758 Fax : 72 440 790 7080 Zone Industrielle Menzel Jemil Bizerte [email protected] Mohamed Chokri Rejeb INNORPI Tél : 71 806 758 Fax : 71 807 071 Cité El khadhra 1003 Tunis PO Box 57 [email protected] Mohamed Limame SAB TUNISIE Tél : 71 169 100 Fax : 71 963 781 Rue du lac El Bibane imm le soleil 1053 les berges du lac [email protected] Members data base Mohamed Louzir CABINET MS LOUZIR Mustapha Madhoui COLOMBUS REAL ESTATE AGENCY Tél : 71 862 430 Fax : 71 862 437 Rue du Lac d’Annecy résidence Solaris 4 é étage, Les Berges du Lac [email protected] Mounir Klibi TUNISIE LLD Tél : 71 230 665 Fax : 71 230 934 4 é étage Imm TLG Centre Urbain Nord, Ave Hedi Karray 1082 Tunis Mahrajène [email protected] Mondher Essid ORADIST Tél : 71 860 344 Fax: 71 860 059 Rue Lac Malawi Les Berges du Lac 1053 Tunis [email protected] Mongi Loukil Carthage Tours Tél : 71 125 700 / 713 Fax : 71 125 735 / 737 59 Av Habib Bourguiba 1001 Tunis [email protected] Mzoughi Mzabi TMM Tél : 72 211 433 Fax: 72 210 656 5 Rue De Jenner 1002 Tunis [email protected] Tél: 71 874 728 Fax: 70 861 335 8 Centre Aida menzah 9A Ave Tahar Ben Ammar 1013 Tunis [email protected] Dr. Nabil Said IPS Tél : 71 942 058 Fax : 71 942 548 23 Rue de l’Usine Charguia 2 Ariana 2036 [email protected] Naoufel Bouzouita PROXITEC Tél: 71 808 399 Fax: 71 808 931 61 Rue 8601 ZI Charguia 1 Tunis 2035 [email protected] Nayel Vidal Emerging Capital Partners ECP Tél: 71 962 590 Fax: 71 962 608 Imm. Miniar Bloc B 2eme Etage Rue du Lac D’ourmia 1053 Les Berges du Lac [email protected] Nazeh Ben Ammar MAMI Tél : 71 456 654 Fax: 71 450 422 Rue 2 Mars 1934 ZI Ezzahra 2034 [email protected] 89 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Neila Ben Zina Latrous BUSINASS & DECISION TUNISIE Tél : 71 963 001 Fax: 71 963 144 Rue Tanganyka Bloc H Résidence du Lac Les Berges du Lac 1053 [email protected] Rachid Ben Omrane PROMOSCIENCES Tél : 71 772 500 Fax : 71 772 022 Rue N°7 ZI Charguia 1 Tunis Carthage 2035 [email protected] Rachid Ben Yedder Noureddine Hajji AMC ERNST & YOUNG Tél : 70 749 111 Fax: 70 749 045 IMM Ernst & Young Blvd de la Terre Centre Urbain Nord 1003 [email protected] Noureddine Farhat CATT Tél : 71 905 500 Fax : 71 906 224 29 Rue du japan 1073 Montplaisir [email protected] Noureddine Zekri FIPA TUNISIA Tél : 71 752 424 Fax : 71 752 032 Rue Slaheddine El Ammani Centre Urbain 1004 Tunis-Nord BP N° 179 [email protected] PGI Holding Tél : 71 784 658 Fax: 71 78 51 63 150 ave De La Liberté 1002 Tunis [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Rachid Ben Abdelkader Inter Bank Services IBS Tél: 71 806 920 Fax: 71 806 331 32 Rue 8601 Charguia 1 Tunis 2035 [email protected] Radwen Tekaya VISTAPRINT TUNISIE Tél : 71 193 560 Fax: 71 193 561 Imm Lac 8 Les Jardins du Lac Les Berges du Lac II [email protected] Radhi Meddeb Omar Meddeb Transport World Services TWS Tél : 71 206 340 Fax : 71 206 339 Rue 8603 Impasse N°1 ZI Charguia 1, Tunis 2035 [email protected] 90 COMETE Engineering Tél : 71 707 800 Fax: 71 707 200 Av Hédi Karray Imm Comete Centre Urbain Nord Tunis BP 97 [email protected] Members data base Rachid Najar NAJAR IMMO Tél : 71 961 912 Fax: 71 961 772 Rue du Lac Mazuri Imm Silac 1é étage B5 Les Berges du Lac 1053 [email protected] Raouf Amouri Hasdrubal Thalassa Hotels Tél : 71 860 622 Fax: 71 861 357 Rue Lac Lochness BP 34 les Berges du Lac 1053 [email protected] Raouf Mhenni HR ACCESS SOLUTIONS Tél : 71 167 300 Fax : 71 167 310 Rue du Lac Constance Imm Tunimara Les Berges du Lac 1053 [email protected] Raja Khouaja Environmental Assessment and Management EAM Tél : 71 95 06 21 Fax : 71 951 041 Imm Zitouna App C12 4e etage Montplaisir 1080 Tunis [email protected] Rafik Kilani Teriak Tél: 71 772 000 Fax: 71 808 467 25 Rue 8603 La Charguia I Tunis 2035 [email protected] Riadh Gabsi AGRIPROTEC Tél : 71 300 600 Fax : 71 300 605 KM 11 Rte de Mornag 2090 [email protected] Riadh Kooli B EVENT Tél : 58 483 300 Fax: 71 961 245 Rue du Lac de Constance Résidence Les 2 Lacs Bloc 10 Les Berges du Lac 1045 [email protected] Salem Fekih Hassen TOPIC Tél: 71 231 105 Fax: 71 231 075 Imm Dahmani Centre Urbain Nord 1080 Tunis [email protected] Sami Smaoui HP MAGHREB Tél : 70 107 010 Fax : 70 107 087 Imm Hewlett Packard Technopole Elgazala 2088 Ariana [email protected] Sami Chahed The Coca Cola Company Tél : 71 106 300 Fax : 71 106 310 Rue du Lac Lochness Imm Les Arcades Tour C Les Berges du Lac [email protected] 91 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Sami Ben Youssef Sté des Services Spécialisés SSS Tunisie Tél : 71 904 297 Fax : 71 903 866 25 Rue imam Rassaa Le belvedere 1002 Tunis [email protected] Sadok Naili Lear Corporation Tél : 71 410 351 Fax: 71 410 120 Z.I Borj Cedria BP N° 63 Bir El Bey 2055 [email protected] Safouane Fatnassi ETAI TUNISIE Tél : 71 942 520 Fax: 71 942 540 BP N°1 TUNIS CEDEX 1080 [email protected] Said Saula FOLLA PROPERTIES Tél : 73 520 400 Fax: 73 524 246 BP 80 POSTE IBN KHALDOUN 4000 SOUSSE [email protected] Slim Sellami FUBA PRINTED Circuits Tél : 72 451 144 71 860 244 Fax: 72 451 333 Cité El Khalij Imm Les Arcades Tour A Les Berges du Lac Tunis 1080 BP 41 [email protected] 92 Souheil Kallel ASSAD Tél : 71 381 688 Fax : 71 389 380 Z.I Ben Arous BP 7 Ben Arous 2013 [email protected] Me Slaheddine Caid Essebsi Caid Essebsi & Partners Law Firm Tél : 71 78 56 11 Fax: 71 783 913 14 Ave Alain savary 1002 Tunis [email protected] Slaheddine Ktari LA GRIFFE Tél : 71 430 436 Fax: 71 430 487 8 Rue Hédi Nouira ZI Borj Cedria Bir El Bey Tunis [email protected] Skander Lazrak Bieffe Medital Manufacturing-Baxter-Tunisia Tél : 71 629 111 Fax: 71 629 927 Route de Chebbaou Km 11 Oued Ellil 2021 [email protected] Dr. Tasnim Gazbar VIA COMPETENCES Tél: 71 51 19 00 Fax: 71 66 14 90 Im Bardo Palace App 1.3 - 63 Ave Habib Bourguiba 2000 BARDO [email protected] Members data base Tarek Ben Yahmed SOTUMIS Tél : 71 391 343 Fax: 71 391 727 Route de Sousse Km 16 Jebel Jeloud 1009 Tunis [email protected] Tarek Zarg Layoun IBM Tél : 71 161 800 Fax : 71 964 964 Imm IBM Rue N° 102 Les Berges du Lac 2045 Tunis Rue du Lac d’Annecy [email protected] Taoufik Ben Aissa PIRECO Tél : 71 860 066 Fax : 71 861 801 Imm Al Bader Rue du Lac Malren 4é étage Bloc 1 Les Berges du Lac BP 311 [email protected] Taoufik Ben Bouzid COTUFAD Tél : 71 561 954 Fax: 71 568 551 42 Rue de la Pacha 1006 Tunis [email protected] Victor Shenoda SCIT BUKHATIR GROUP Tél : 71 168 000 Fax: 71 96 12 62 Ain Zaghouan MC 33 E2 Tunis 2046 [email protected] Wafa Dhifi AFRIKIISOL INDUSTRIES Tél : 72 570 625 Fax : 72 571 322 RTE MENZEL JMIL MENZEL ABDERRAHMEN BIZERTE [email protected] Ziad Oueslati AFRICINVEST TUNINVEST Tél : 71 189 800 Fax: 71 189 850 Imm Integra Centre Urbain Nord 1082 Tunis Mahrajéne 1082 [email protected] Zouhair Mbarek BATOUTA VOYAGES Tél : 71 802 881 Fax/ 71 795 658 97 Rue de Palestine 1002 Tunis [email protected] Tijani Guermazi Société Meunière Tunisienne Tél : 71 382 333 Fax : 71 384 775 ZI, Bir El Kasâa Ben Arous 2013 [email protected] 93 tunisie.pdf 1 10/25/2013 10:10:19 AM Sophistication in Operations TAV Airports serves millions of passengers and thousands of aircrafts at twelve airports in three continents. With its extensive know-how, TAV Airports focuses on the smallest details in airport operations to render the perfect service. ISTANBUL ATATÜRK • ANKARA ESENBOĞA • IZMIR ADNAN MENDERES • ALANYA GAZİPAŞA TBILISI • BATUMI • ENFIDHA-HAMMAMET • MONASTIR HABIB BOURGUIBA SKOPJE ALEXANDER THE GREAT • OHRID ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE • MADINAH • RIGA www.tavairports.com Members data base Individual members Abdelmalek Dahmani Dahmani Transit International Tél: 71 335 010 Fax: 71 353 735 67 Rue Oum Kalthoum 1001 Tunis [email protected] Abderrazek Bouricha AGENCE MARITIME MOHAB Tél: 71 449 519 Fax: 71 448 325 88 Rue de Yougoslavie 1001 Tunis [email protected] (by surname) Anouar Braham MENA CAPITAL PARTNERS MCP Tél : 71 862 328 / 71 961 486 Fax : 71 961 471 5 BIS RUE DU LAC DE TIBERIAD, LE GRAND BLVD DU LAC 1053 LES BERGES DU LAC [email protected] Bilel Bouraoui ADVANCED WEB SOLUTIONS Tél : 71 822 452 Fax : 71 822 753 Residence Ines; Imm Rasfa 5é é Bloc B App B 5-1 Centre Urbain Nord [email protected] Adel Askri SUPER FILTRE Tél : 79 391 9 64 Fax : 71 383 017 24 Ave de France Ben Arous 2013 [email protected] Me Boutheina Ben Ganna Zaafrani BG Zaafrani & Partners Tél : 71 286 824 Fax : 71 286 914 10 Rue Mohamed Ali Jnah Cité Jardin 1002 Tunis Belvédère [email protected] Ahmed Trifi REVOLON Tél: 71 334 599 Fax: 71 349 161 92 Av de Carthage 1001 Tunis BP 86 [email protected] Chema Gargouri Center for Applied Training CAT Tél: 71 857 020 Fax: 71 858 038 42, Rue des Iles Comores-Ennkhilet-2073-Ariana. [email protected] Anouar Friaa OMEGA Engineering Services Tél : 71 960 788 Fax : 71 960 988 Residence Regency, bloc B, bureau 404, rue Lac Leman, les berges du lac, 1053 [email protected] 95 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Driss Doghri SUCRAGEX Tél: 71 354 741 Fax: 71 354 966 5 et 7 Rue Kheireddine Barberousse 1001 Tunis [email protected] Habib Badra ISB OLIVE OIL Tél: 72 239 750 Fax: 72 239 750 2 RUE ALI BACH HAMBA 1000 TUNIS [email protected] Hatem Channoufi SSEIIF Tél: 70526326 Fax: 70526306 Imm Startup Suite B2 1er étage TECHNOPARK Ave Habib Bourguiba Bougatfa 2010 Manouba [email protected] Hechmi Habib Kooli Sofitex Cetti Tél : 71 380 004 Fax : 71 384 188 1 Rue des Soiriés 2059 Bir El Kassaa [email protected] Hedi Miled CMC MARITIME COMPANY Tél: 71 449 280 Fax: 71 449 291 CMC Building Route du Port 2040 Rades [email protected] 96 @Imen Bakhouche MED TRAINING Tél: 71 469 035 Fax: 71 469 600 ZONE PORTUAIRE RADES 2040 [email protected] Jamel Ghraieb SABGEF Tél: 73 260 444 Fax: 73 265 946 ZI Route de Sfax 4070 Sousse Msaken [email protected] Jihene Ayari Ep Bahri Global Service Marketing Tél: 71 197 843 Fax: 71 197 887 Imm Molka Bloc B B2 Les jardins du lac Lac II [email protected] Khaled Babbou TUNISIE COURTAGE Tél : 71 790 770 Fax : 71 780 080 Résidence les jardins II – Entrée A 1er étage, Appart A 4-1 croisement de la Rue Alain Savary et la voie Rapide X2, Tunis [email protected] Lamia Ajabi Ets M. Loukil & Cie Tél : 71 354 336 Fax : 71 210 493 28 Rue Houcine Bouzaiene 2050 Hammam Lif [email protected] Members data base Lassad Bediri BST Mongi Boughanmi Sté Inter Beauty Company Tél : 71106300 Fax : 71 860 643 Rue du Lac Lockness Immeuble les Arcades, Tour C Les Berges du Lac, 1053 Tunis [email protected] Dr. Maher Zahar MIRE Tél : 71 740 275 Fax : 71 727 777 Centre Phenicia Av Bourguiba La Marsa 2070 [email protected] Mohamed Ben Rhouma CELLCOM / EVERTEK Tél : 70 836 522 Fax : 70 836 523 25 Rue de l’Artisanat Charguia 2080 [email protected] Mohamed Abdennadher Financier Tél : 50 57 88 72 Residence la coupole Ave Hedi Nouira Nasr II [email protected] Tél : 71 747 201 Fax : 71747201 4 Rue Sakiet Sidi Youssef La Marsa 2078 Tunis [email protected] Mohsen Barkati PROCHIMAT Tél : 71 142 400 Fax : 71 792 110 11 Rue Mouaouia Ibn Abi Soufiane 1082 Tunis [email protected] Mondher Khanfir Wiki Start Up Tél: 71 964 412 Fax: 71 965 955 Carthage Center Rue du Lac Constance Les Berges du Lac 1053 [email protected] Dr. Miriam Fatmi Médecin Généraliste Sexologue et Expert en Réparation Juridique du Dommage Corporel Tél : 71 288 656 Fax : 71 288 656 129 Ave de la Liberté 1002 Tunis RDC [email protected] Mohamed Amine Abid Tél: 26 930 875 8 Cité les Oranges Hammamet 8050 [email protected] Mohamed Taoufik Ben Khemis Miniar Hafsi Relocation & Mobility Solutions RMS Tél: 71 222 752 Fax: 71743 206 Rue du lac de constance, Imm carthage Center Bloc A 2é étage les berges du lac [email protected] PROLOGIC Tél: 71 771 000 Fax: 71 789 006 2 Rue Appolo XI 1082 Tunis [email protected] 97 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Mohamed Ben Youssef STUDI INTERNATIONAL Tél : 70 839 100 Fax : 70 837 112 2 Rue des Métiers Charguia 2 Tunis 1080 [email protected] Me Mohamed Zaanouni Zaanouni Law Firm Tél : 71 90 92 35 Fax : 71 906 578 6 Rue Imam Rassaa 1002 Tunis [email protected] Mohamed Azzabi EXPERT TECH INFORMATIQUE Tél : 25 931 008 Fax : 71 603 906 N14 Rue Juge Temim Ibn Moez 2086 Mannouba [email protected] Me Moncef Barouni Tél: 53 644 757 Me Rym Barouni Tél: 23 305 330 Centre Urbain Nord Mustapha Mezghani 2CW Tél : 71 85 87 50 Fax : 71 85 88 40 Boite Postale 49 Parc Tech El Ghazela 2088 Ariana imm NEWTECH 1é étage [email protected] Naira Hamza Khouaja ART AND CO / TULINE Tél: 71 894 211 Fax: 71 894 187 8 Bis Rue Appolo XI Cité Mahrajène El menzah 1 Tunis 1082 [email protected] Morsy Dimassi Arab Tunisian for Investment & Development Company ATID Co Tél: 71 822 446 Fax: 71 822 445 ATIDCO Immeuble Complexe des Bureaux, Bureau B4 .2.3.4 - Centre Urbain Nord - 1082 , Tunis Mahrajène [email protected] Mohamed Damak TIME UNIVERSITE Tél: 71 95 11 94 Fax: 71 951 171 45 Ave Mohamed V Montplaisir 1002 Tunis [email protected] 98 Nadhem Hamouda HIGH TECH SERVICES Tél : 25 524 846 / 97 03 20 00 6 RUE STOCKHOLM MOUROUJ 4 BEN AROUS 2074 [email protected] Olfa Mehaoued LA MEDINA CREATION OLFA Tél : 71 882 261 7 RUE TAHAR BEN ACHOUR MUTUELLEVILLE 2070 [email protected] Members data base Radhouane Bouzguenda PHARMAGHREB Me Riadh Touiti Etude Maitre Riadh Touiti Tél : 71 940 300 Fax : 71 940 309 39 Rue des Entrepreneurs ZI Ariana Aéroport Tunis Cedex 1080 [email protected] Rached Horchani Tél: 71 787 057 Fax : 71 798 608 10 Rue du Bresil 1002 Tunis [email protected] Rym Bedoui Ayari IESC HORCHANI DATTES Tél: 55-433-111 Fax: 71 965 423 LES BERGES DU LAC [email protected] Tél : 71 832440 Fax : 71 833 210 11 BIS Rue Labid Lafayette Tunis 1002 [email protected] Rachid Tmar CAF INTERNATIONAL Tél : 71 160 000 Fax : 71861789 Passage du Lac Van Les Berges du Lac 1053 Tunis [email protected] Dr. Salah Hannachi LBA Tél: 79 415 377 4 Rue Kortoba Megrine 2033 [email protected] Samia Cherif Rejeb Elloumi CFTI Tél : 71 871 500 Fax : 71 888 698 44 Rue de Cordoue 2092 El Manar 1 Tunis [email protected] POST TUNISIE Tél: 71 197 972 Fax: 71 197 969 Rue du lac Tiberiad 1053 Les Berges Du Lac [email protected] Samy Achour Integration Objects Ridha Daassi Research Development Engineering RDE Tél: 71 908 909 Fax: 71 908 911 Dream Center Building Med 5 Streets, Bureau A44 Belvedere 1002 Tunis [email protected] Tél: 71 861 803 Fax: 71 861 906 Imm Fraj 1é étage Rue du Lac Biwa Les Berges du Lac 1053 [email protected] 99 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Slim Aloulou LAM SARL Tél : 71 355 077 Fax : 71 342 431 11 RUE DE MARSEILLE 1000 [email protected] Taieb Segni SNCI Tél : 71 792 633 Fax : 71 786 508 Galaxie 2000 Rue d’Irak Tour B 7ème étage Bureau N° 1 Tunis 1002 [email protected] Tej El Molk Cherif Ep Haj Ali COMAR ET HAYETT Tél : 71 755 364 Fax : 71 755 314 Cité Jamil El Menzah 6 Bloc E 1er étage Appt E01 El Menzah 1004 [email protected] Yosra Abid Tél: 94 964 717 8 Cité les Oranges Hammamet 8050 [email protected] 100 Members data base 101 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Sponsors ATALANTA Commerce International Ali Ben Brayek UNIVERSAL MEDIA FORTUNE PROMOSEVEN Afifa Chihaoui Tél : 74 416 216 Fax : 74 416 219 Rue Haffouz Imm intilaka Esc A4 3é étage 3000 sfax [email protected] Tél : 71 861 841 Fax : 71 860 167 Imm Astree Rue du Lac d’Annecy 1053 Les Berges du Lac [email protected] Etablissement Mohamed Loukil & Cie Bassem Loukil ABRAAJ CAPITAL Adel Goucha Tél : 71 861 743 Fax : 71 862 158 Imm Matrix Bloc B 1é étage Rue du lac Constance 1053 Les Berges du Lac [email protected] Tél: 71 354 366 Fax: 71 343 401 62 Ave de Carthage 1000 Tunis [email protected] PHILIP MORRIS SERVICES SIAB Anis Riahi Tél : 71 448 490 / 71 448 612 Fax : 71 448 290 / 71 449 302 BP n° 264 RADES 1125 [email protected] 102 Borhann Rachdi Tél : 71 964 259 Fax : 71 964 223 Rue du Lac Windermere Imm Emeraude palace Bureau BM1 & AM1 Les Berges du lac [email protected] Members data base HBG HOLDING Firas Saied Crown Maghreb Can Tél: 71 967 134 Fax: 71 967 075 Imm Le Boulevard Bloc B 1er étage Les Berges du Lac II Tunis 1053 [email protected] Etienne Roumier Tél: 71 158 100 Fax: 71 938 001 BP.200 Denden 2011 [email protected] PFIZER Pharmaceuticals Tunisia-Libya Hatem Hachicha Tél : 71 169 900 Fax : 71 962 260 Rue du lac Constance Green Center Bloc C 1053 Les Berges du Lac [email protected] ECO BOIS INDUSTRY Eya Boulares Tél : 94 60 09 99 Fax : 71 965 614 Lot N°1 ZI Sidi Boutofaha North béja BP 223 Les Berges du lac [email protected] LAND OR Hatem Denguezli TUNISIE VALEURS Fadhel Abdelkef Tél: 71 189 600 Fax: 71 949 325 Ave Hedi Karray Centre Urbain Nord 1082 Imm Tunisie Leasing [email protected] Tél : 71 366 666 Fax : 71 366 006 2054 Bir Jedid Khélidia Ben Arous [email protected] 103 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 ground the world over. oss your operations may take some k for corporate, public sector and o we don’t just know how to get how to take them to the next level. nd the world, you are never further eamlining finances, trading FX, bal markets than Citi. TAV AIRPORTS Haluk Bilgi Tél: 71 964 184 Fax: 71 963 992 Imm Regency Esc B Tunis 1035 [email protected] [email protected] g CITI Haykel Belhassine Tél: 71 11 33 11 Fax: 71 792 906 55 Avenue Jugurtah 1002 Tunis [email protected] JAL GROUP TUNISIE Karim Marzouk Tél: 72 113 000 Fax: 72 418 588 Parc D’Activités Economique 7050 Menzel Bourguiba [email protected] TUNISIANA SA Ken Campbell Tél: 22 120 000 Fax: 22 121 285 Imm Zénith Les Jardins du Lac 1053 Tunis RP 656 [email protected] www.tunisiana.com Argania Distrubution ULYSSE PETROLEUM Hichem Dhane Tél: 71 860 380 Fax: 71 860 316 Imm palais du golf Rue du lac malaren les berges du lac 1053 [email protected] 104 Lassad Kilani Tel: 71 772 000 Fax: 71 808 467 25 Rue 8603 La Charguia I Tunis 2035 [email protected] [email protected] Members data base MIP Mehdi Cheriha ONE TECH BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Lamia Fourati Tél: 70 102 400 Fax: 70 838 422 16 Rue des Entrepreneurs ZI Charguia 2035 Tunis Carthage [email protected] Tél : 71112300 Fax : 71112301 Imp 5 Rue de l’énergie Solaire 2035 ZI Charguia 1 [email protected] LES GRANDS MOULINS DE TUNIS LES GRANDS MOULINS DE TUNIS Mehdi Zerzeri DIGICOM Maher Rabah Abdelkarim Malek Tél : 71 898 130 Fax : 71 898 126 Route de l’Armée Nationale Bab Sidi Abdesslem 1004 Tunis [email protected] Tél: 70 839 470 Fax: 71 942 070 Rue des Entrepreneurs Imm Hertz Tour B é étage Charguia 2 [email protected] SERVICOM Mejdi Zarkouna S2I Maher Rabah Tél: 70 731 408 Fax: 70 731 380 / 70 730 343 1 Ave Abou El kacem El chebbi Ariana 2080 [email protected] Tél: 70 839 470 Fax: 71 942 070 Rue des Entrepreneurs Imm Hertz Tour B é étage Charguia 2 [email protected] MICROSOFT TUNISIE Mohamed Bridaa Tél : 71 168 700 Fax : 71 860 198 Rue du Lac Haron Imm Tanol Les Berges du Lac 1053 [email protected] 105 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 ABBVIE Sarl Mohamed Khessairi Tél: 71 191 090 Fax: 71 191 155 Immeuble Carthage, Bloc A, Les Jardins du lac, Les Berges du Lac [email protected] Ferchiou & Associés Me Noureddine Ferchiou Tél : 71 120 500 Fax : 71 350 028 34 Place du 7 Novembre 1987 Tunis 1001 [email protected] SWICORP Nabil Triki Tél : 71 19 70 90 Fax : 71 197 091 / 089 Immeuble Lira Les Jardins du Lac 1053 Les Berges du Lac Tunis [email protected] HP GLOBAL DELIVERY TUNISIA CENTER GDTC Sami Smaoui Tél : 70 107 038 Fax : 70 107 200 Imm Hewlett Packard Technopole Elgazala 2088 Ariana [email protected] [email protected] HEXABYTE Naceur Hidoussi Tél: 71 232 000 Fax: 71 751 300 4 Ibn Bassem Street 1082 Tunis [email protected] BAGUETTE & BAGUETTE Sofiane Ghali Tél: 71 940 666 Fax: 71 940 135 5 Rue de l’usine ZI Charguia II Tunis 2080 [email protected] GENMAR Noureddine Younsi Tél : 71 469 070 Fax : 71 469 060 Zone Portuaire de Rades 2040 Radés [email protected] 106 MARK YOUR CALANDAR ! U.S. - Tunisia IT Summit Tunisia a Gateway for MENA First quarter 2014, USA Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Members Sectors ACCOUNTING / AUDIT NAME COMPANY Ahmed Belaîfa MTBF Price Waterhouse Coopers Adel Mohsen Chaabane MAZARS Rejeb Elloumi CFTI Noureddine Hajji AMC ERNST & YOUNG Ahmed Mansour Deloitte. Ahmed Mansour & Associés Adel Mohsen Chaabane MAZARS Mohamed Louzir CABINET MS LOUZIR Rachid Tmar CAF Int’L ADVERTISING / AUDIOVISUALS / COMMUNICATION 108 NAME COMPANY Borhene Bouaoune VISION PLUS Afifa Chihaoui FORTUNE PROMOSEVEN Mc CANN Sofiane Fatnassi ETAI TUNISIE Houda Khaznaji 4 Sight Advertising & Consulting Mehdi Cheriha Maghreb International Publicité MIP Members data base AGRIBUSINESS NAME COMPANY Tarek Ben Yahmed SOTUMIS Belgacem Dabbabi Sud Aquaculture Tunisie Driss Doghri SUCRAGEX Karim Gahbiche CEREALIS Adel Ghariani COTUGRAIN Tijani Guermazi Société Meunière Tunisienne Cary B. Sifferath US GRAIN COUNCIL Hatem Denguezli LAND OR Mehdi Zerzeri Les Grands Moulins de Tunis Jamel Ghraieb Sté SABGEF Bassem Loukil Etablissement Mohamed Loukil & Cie Rached Horchani HORCHANI DATTES Hafedh Hemayed Royal Drinks Habib Badra ISB OLIVE OIL Ammar Marzougui RIDAT Slim Aloulou LAM SARL Sofiane Ghali BAGUETTE & BAGUETTE Riadh Gabsi AGRIPROTEC ARTS / HANDICRAFTS NAME COMPANY Naira Hamza Khouaja ART AND CO / TULINE Olfa Mehaoued LA MEDINA CREATION OLFA 109 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 BANKING NAME COMPANY Haykel Belhassine CITI Hichem Seffa ATTIJARI BANK Jaafar Khateche BNA Ahmed El Karam AMEN BANK Mohamed Fekih TIB Ahmed Rjiba Banque de l’Habitat Rachid Abdelkader Inter Bank Services Hichem Ben Fadhl International Maghreb Merchant Bank IMBANK Houssein Mouelhi BTK BPCE BEVERAGE 110 NAME COMPANY Fayçel Ben M’ barek COCA COLA / STBG Mohamed Bousbia SFBT Sami Chahed Coca Cola Company Lassad Bediri Coca Cola Company Hafedh Hemayed NOVAZUR PARTNERS Members data base BUSINESS LAW NAME Moncef Barouni COMPANY Lawyer Slaheddine Caid Essebsi Caid Essebsi & Partners Law Firm Noureddine Ferchiou Ferchiou et Associés Mohamed Zaanouni Zaanouni Law Firm Riadh Touiti Etude Maître Riadh Touiti Boutheina Ben Ganna Zafrani BG Zaafrani & Partners Malek Lamloum LAMLOUM LAW FIRM Mehrez Boussayene Rym Barouni Boussayene Knani Houerbi Law Firm Lawyer CATERING & REMOTE SITE NAME COMPANY Frank Carpentier Newrest Catering Tunisie CHEMICAL INDUSTRY NAME COMPANY Lassaad Kilani ARGANIA DISTRIBUTION Mzoughi Mzabi Tannerie Mégisseries du Maghreb TMM Riadh Gabsi AGRIPROTEC Ibrahim Daoudi GDF Matériel d’Equipements Mongi Boughanmi Inter Beauty Company Faouzi Jebri GENESE SA 111 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 COMPUTER / TELECOM / SOFTWARE / IT 112 NAME COMPANY Samy Achour Integration Object Ali Belakhoua STARZ ELECTRONICS Mondher Ben Ayed TMI Mohamed Taoufik Ben Khemis PROLOGIC Mohamed Berhouma CELLCOM / EVERTEK Elias Bouricha PREDICTIX Mohamed Bridaa Microsoft Tunisie SARL Sami Smaoui HP MAGHREB Tarek Zarg El Ayoun International Business Machines IBM Izhar Mahjoub NARSIL TECHNOLOGY Adel Torjmen SunGard Karim Ahres SATEC Tunisie Imed Ammar CYNAPSYS Ken Campbell Mehdi Tekaya TUNISIANA OXIA Mondher Essid ORADIST Mohamed Frikha TELNET Mustapha Mezghani 2CW Majdi Zarkouna SERVICOM Naceur Hidoussi HEXABYTE Lamia Ajabi Ets M. Loukil & Cie Sami Smaoui HP GLOBAL DELIVERY TUNISIA CENTER GDTC Marwan Hanifeh VERMEG Mohamed Limame SAB TUNISIE Bilel Bouraoui Advanced Web Solutions Hatem Channoufi SSEIIF Mohamed Azzabi EXPERT TECH INFORMATIQUE Lamia Fourati One Tech Business Solutions Members data base Maher Rabah Abdelkarim Malek DIGICOM Bassem Loukil Etablissement Mohamed Loukil & Cie S2I CONSTRUCTION / REAL ESTATE NAME COMPANY Jamel Ksibi Maghrebia Technology Transfer MTT Fetah Krichene The Competitiveness pole of Sousse SPCS Mustapha Madhoui COLOMBUS REAL ESTATE AGENCY Rachid Najar Najar Immo Said Saula Victor Shenoda Folla Properties SCIT BUKHATIR GROUP CONSULTING / ENGINEERING / ARCHITECTURE NAME COMPANY Mohamed Ben Youssef STUDI INTERNATIONAL Abdelmagid Bouabdallah AB CONSULTING Anouar Friaa OMEGA Engineering Services Chema Gargouri Center for Applied Training CAT Raja Khouaja Environmental Assessment and Management EAM Radhi Meddeb COMETE Engineering Rachid Tmar CAF Int’L Chiheb Ben Ahmed Mehdi Tekaya AISA Aviation IT Services Africa OXIA Mohamed Frikha TELNET 113 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Ridha Daassi Research Development Engineering RDE Tasnim Gazbar VIA COMPETENCES Ahlem Necib Ep El Gebeeu Saz International Trading Business Chafika Chamas CCM CONSULTING GROUP Jihene Ayari Ep Bahri Global Service Marketing Rym Bedoui Ayari IESC Mondher Khanfir Wiki Wtart Up DISTRIBUTION NAME COMPANY Lassaad Kilani ARGANIA DISTRIBUTION Faouzi Jebri GENESE SA Mohamed Berhouma CELLCOM / EVERTEK EDUCATION 114 NAME COMPANY Mohamed Damak Chris Shinn TIME UNIVERSITE Kamel Sellaoui Avicenne Private Business School APBS Mahmoud Triki MSB Salah Hannachi LBA AMIDEAST Members data base ENERGY NAME COMPANY Mohamed Akrout ETAP Taoufik Ben Aissa PIRECO Khaled Braham MARETAP Mohamed Fatnassi STIR Mohamed Fathi Somrani Top OilField Services Ali Mrabet Atlas Petroleum Exploration Ltd APEX Adel Omrani General Electric Int.Inc GE Fouad Belhadi NOV DOWNHOLE Eurasia Ltd Salem Fekih Hassen TOPIC s.a Mohamed Toumi SAROST s.a Hichem Dhane ULYSSE PETROLEUM Mahmoud Hammami SNDP AGIL Ferid Abbas SETCAR FINANCE / INVESTMENT / ENTREPRENEURSHIP NAME COMPANY Fadhel Abdelkefi Tunisie Valeurs Noureddine Zekri FIPA Ziad Oueslati AfricInvest Tunivest Elyess Zneidi SIM SICAR Mohamed Touj American Express Middle East North Africa Morsy Dimassi Arab Tunisian For Investment & Development Company ATID Co Mohamed Ali Amara AISA Aviation IT Services Africa Nabil Triki SWICORP Mondher Khanfir wiki start up 115 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Moez Dalloua FSVC Anouar Braham MENA CAPITAL PARTNERS MCP Rachid Ben Yedder PGI Holding Sté de Participation de Gestion et d’Investissement Mehdi Tamarziste Meninx Holding Mounir Klibi rMohamed Abd Ennadher TUNISIE LLD Financier HOLDING NAME COMPANY Maher Bouchamaoui Al Majd Holding Firas Saied HBG HOLDING HUMAN RESOURCE NAME Raouf Mhenni COMPANY HR ACCESS SOLUTIONS INDUSTRY / FMCG 116 NAME COMPANY Mohamed Larbi Almia Sadok Neili ALMIA Refrigeration Slaheddine Ktari LA GRIFFE Taieb Segni SNCI Slim Sellami FUBA PRINTED Circuits Lear Corporation Members data base Abdelaziz Tlili SACMI Ahmed Trifi REVOLON Adel Askri Sté SUPER FILTRE Faouzi Jebri GENESE SA Bassem Loukil Etablissement Mohamed Loukil & Cie Karim Ben Ahmed Eya Boulares SOPRAL Aref Belkhiria BSB GROUP Anis Riahi SIAB Fetah Krichene The Competitiveness pole of Sousse SPCS Wafa Dhifi AFRIKISOL INDUSTRIES Borhann Rachdi PHILIP MORRIS SERVICES Etienne Roumier Crown Maghreb Can Hafedh Hemayed Royal Drinks Sami Chahed Coca Cola Company Lassad Bediri Coca Cola Company Afif Khefacha STIA Victor shenoda SCIT BUKHATIR GROUP ECO BOIS INSURANCES NAME COMPANY Khaled Babbou Tunisie Courtage Abdelmajid Hfaiedh AON Tunisia Tej El Molk Cherif Ep Haj Ali COMAR ET HAYETT 117 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 ICT NAME COMPANY Lena Zezulin USAID Tunisia ICT Competitiveness Project Radwen Tekaya Neila Ben Zina Latrous VISTA PRINT TUNISIE Business & Decision Tunisie INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FORWARDER NAME COMPANY Abderrazek Bouricha Agence Maritime Mohab Omar Meddeb Transport World Services TWS Hédi Miled CMC MARITIME COMPANY Noureddine Younci GENMAR Abdelmalek Dahmani Dahmani Transit International Noureddine Farhat CATT JOURNALISM WEB NAME Samia Cherif COMPANY POST TUNISIE LEASING 118 NAME COMPANY Mounir Klibi TUNISIE LLD Members data base MECHANICAL INDUSTRY NAME COMPANY Souheil Kallel ASSAD Lamia Ajabi Ets M. Loukil & Cie MEDICALS / PHARMACEUTICALS NAME COMPANY Rachid Ben Omrane PROMOSCIENCES Radhouane Bouzguenda PHARMAGHREB Hatem Hachicha Pfizer Tunisie Rafik Kilani TERIAK Nabil Said IPS Skander Lazrak BAXTER BIEFFE MEDITAL TUNISIA Mohamed Khessair ABBVIE SARL Maher Zahar MIRE (Orthodontist) Miriam Fatmi Médecin Généraliste Sexologue et Expert en Réparation Juridique du Dommage Corporel PACKAGING NAME COMPANY Moncef Doghri Sté d’Emballages Métalliques et Plastiques EMP Etienne Roumier Crown Maghreb Can 119 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 PRINTING / PAPETERY / SERIGRAPHY NAME COMPANY Ahmed Riza MAGHREB PAPIER PRIVATE EQUITY NAME COMPANY Morsy Dimassi Arab Tunisian For Investment & Development Company ATID Co Nayel Vidal Emerging Capital Partners ECP Adel Goucha ABRAAJ CAPITAL TUNISIA Ziad Oueslati AfricInvest Tunivest PUBLIC INSTITUTION NAME COMPANY Khelil Attia ONAS Mohamed Chokri Rejeb INNORPI Mahmoud Hammami SNDP AGIL RELOCATION 120 NAME COMPANY Miniar Hafsi Relocation & Mobility Solutions RMS Members data base SERVICES NAME COMPANY Imen Bakhouche MED TRAINING Naoufel Bouzouita PROXITEC SERVICES Chadwick Van Vacas CVV INTERNATIONAL Abdelwaheb Chouigui SEA BOSCH CAR SERVICE Lobna Ennaifer MAP EVENT Mohamed Keffi Bizerta Economic Activities Park Jihene Ayari Ep Bahri Mohamed Abdennadher Global Service Marketing Financier Nadhem Hamouda HIGH TECH SERVICES Riadh Kooli B EVENT Adel Omrani General Electric Int.Inc GE Karim Ayed Industrial Maintenance International IMI TEXTILE / SHOES NAME COMPANY Nazeh Ben Ammar MAMI Hechmi Habib Kooli SOFITEX CETTI Karim Marzouk JAL GROUP TUNISIE Taoufik Ben Bouzid Saidi COTUFAD 121 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Transit / Int’L Trade / Marketing / Import & Export / Tourism / Investment NAME COMPANY Abdulbasat Mouloud Abulgassm Aldawadi ETTANMIA TRADING COMPANY ETC Mohsen Barkati PROCHIMAT Ali Ben Brayek ATALANTA Commerce International Ali Nizar Mehiri International Transit Jamel Ghraieb Sté SABGEF Abdelmalek Dahmani DAHMANI INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT Cherif Mahmoud Chermar Trading Company Lobna Ennaifer MAP EVENT Firas Saied HBG HOLDING Mohamed Amine Abid Student Yosra Abid Student Raouf Amouri Hasdrubal Thalassa Hotels TRANSPORT 122 NAME COMPANY Sami Ben Youssef Sté des Services Spécialisés SSS Tunisie Noureddine Younci GENMAR Haluk Bilgi TAV AIRPORTS Cherif Haj Slimane SCOOP CARGO CENTER Bassem Loukil Etablissement Mohamed Loukil & Cie Members data base TRAVEL / TRAVEL AGENCY NAME COMPANY Mongi Loukil Carthage Tours Zouhair Mbarek BATOUTA Voyages 123 AmCham Tunisia Benefits 124 HOTEL EL MOURADI AFRICA Tél: 71 347 477 50 Avenue Habib Bourguiba 1001 Tunis [email protected] www.elmouradi.com HOTEL EL MOURADI GAMMARTH Tél: 71 911 511 BP 597 La Marsa 2070 Tunisie [email protected] www.elmouradi.com LA CHAINE EL MOURADI HOTELS El Mouradi Hammamet El Mouradi Palm Marina Sousse El Mouradi Hammam Bourguiba Ain Draham Tél: 73 246 355 BP 48 Port El Kantaoui 4089 Sousse [email protected] www.elmouradi.com THE RUSSELIOR HOTEL & SPA Tél: 72 245 000 BP 76 Yasmine Hammamet 8050 [email protected] www.therusselior.com 125 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 HOTEL CONCORDE LES BERGES DU LAC Tél : 71 961 951 Rue du Lac Turkana Les Berges du Lac [email protected] www.concorde-hotels.com HOTEL THE RESIDENCE TUNIS Tél : 71 910 101 BP 697 La Marsa 2070 les Côtes de Carthage [email protected] www.theresidence.com HOTEL LE PALACE GAMMARTH Tél : 71 912 000 BP 68 2078 La Marsa les Cotes de Carthage [email protected] www.lepalace.tn 126 AmCham Tunisia Benefits HOTEL CLUB PRESIDENT & TUNISIAN VILLAGE Tél : 72 280 211 Rte Touristique El Mrazka 8058 Hammamet Nord BP 76 [email protected] HOTEL ROYAL THALASSA MONASTIR Tél : 73 520 520 Rte Touristique Skanes BP 75 Monastir 5060 [email protected] www.thalassa-hotels.com HOTEL BORJ DHIAFA SFAX Tél : 74 677 777 Rte Soukra Km 3 Sfax [email protected] 127 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 HOTEL GOLDEN TULIP CARTHAGE Remise 50 % Tél : 71 913 000 Avenue de la Promenade Les Côtes de Carthage 2078 La Marsa [email protected] www.goldentulipcarthage.com HOTEL GOLDEN TULIP SFAX Tél : 74 225 700 Avenue Habib Bourguiba BP 544 Sfax 3000 [email protected] www.goldentulipsfax.com HOTEL GOLDEN TULIP EL MECHTEL Tél : 71 783 200 Avenue Ouled Haffouz BP 3 El Omrane 1005 [email protected] www.goldentulipelmechtel.com 128 AmCham Tunisia Benefits HOTEL MOVENPCK GAMMARTH Tél : 71 741 444 Ave Taieb Mhiri BP 36 la Marsa 2078 [email protected] www.movenpick-hotels.com HOTEL MOVENPCK RESORT & MARINE SPA SOUSSE Tél : 73 202 000 Blvd 14 Janvier Sousse 4039 PO Box 114 [email protected] www.movenpick-sousse.com HOTEL RADISSON BLU RESORT & THALASSO DJERBA Tél : 75 757 600 PO Box 712 Djerba 4128 [email protected] www.radissonblu.com/resort-djerba 129 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 LA CHAINE YADIS HOTELS Tél : 70 838 330 Angle du Metal et Rue des Entrepreneurs ZI Charguia 2 BP 309 Tunis 2035 [email protected] www.yadis.com RESTAURANT LE M Tél: 71 910 209 Résidence Cap Gammarth à coté Palace Hotel [email protected] www.lemgammarth.com PRIMA RENT A CAR Tél: 71 772 655 40, rue de la mécanique Z.I. Charguia 1 Tunis Carthage 2035 [email protected] www.prima-rentacar.com 130 AmCham Tunisia Benefits CALIFORNIA GYM Tél: 71 813 383 NASR 2 / LES BERGES DU LAC / LA MARSA / Bientôt C URBAIN NORD [email protected] www.california-gym.com HASDRUBAL THALASSA & SPA HOTEL Tél: 72 244 000 ZT Yasmine Hammamet BP 04 Hammamet 8050 [email protected] www.hasdrubal-thalassa.com THE SINDBAB HOTEL Tél: 72 280 122 Ave des Nations Unies Hammamet 8050 [email protected] www.sindbadhotel.com 131 AmCham MENA Regional Council 132 www.amchammena.org The AmCham MENA Regional Council (MENA Council) was established in 2005, and comprises the AmChams of Abu Dhabi-UAE, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia. The objective of the Council is to work on promoting greater business opportunities between the US and the Middle East and North Africa region. The Council works on effectively linking the various members, and institutionalizing their ongoing coordination with the US Chamber of Commerce. It also works on promoting free trade agreements between MENA countries and the US and on fostering increased awareness among MENA region manufacturers and producers of export opportunities to the US through those agreements. AmCham Tunisia is the current chair of the Council, and AmCham Abu Dhabi is the Vice Chair. The Council’s permanent secretariat resides at AmCham Egypt. In December 2013, AmCham Abu-Dhabi will become Chair of the Council. The Council’s Vice – Chair is yet to be elected. Mission To promote trade and investment between the US and the MENA Region Objectives of the AmCham Mena Regional Council • Promote free trade between MENA countries and the US • Foster increased awareness among MENA region manufactures and producers for potential business opportunities with the US • Promote closer ties with the US market • Support and promote various investment and trade initiatives. • Coordinate formal programs focusing on the promotion of US business opportunities. • Foster increased collaboration between members of the Council. • Effectively link the different organizations, and institutionalize their ongoing collaboration with the US Chamber of Commerce. • Organize regional trade and investment conferences and exhibitions. 133 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 134 AmCham Abu Dhabi www.amchamvabudhabi.org AmCham Algeria www.amcham-algeria.org AmCham Bahrain www.amcham-bahrain.org AmCham Egypt www.amcham.org.eg AmCham Jordan www.amcham.jo AmCham Lebanon www.amcham.org.lb AmCham Morocco www.amcham-morocco.com AmCham Palestine www.pal-am.com AmCham Tunisia www.amchamtunisia.org.tn AmCham MENA Regional Council IMBank business is to help companies create more value We deliver results, not reports We focus on real improvements, not incremental changes We emphasize on practical recommendations, and how to achieve We seek impact, not only intellectual elegance or speech We operate with a sense of urgency We assess our success by your results We align ourselves completely with our clients We are open to aligned incentives and risk sharing We say things as they are We really listen, but we are wary of preconceived ideas Our value system insists on finding good deeds, and not necessarily easy things We aim to clarify, without complicated jargon We have people with whom we can work Our working style is direct, practical and in field We treat our customers as we want to be treated IMBank is the 1st Business Bank approved in North Africa Address: 87 Avenue Jugurtha, 1082 Mutuelleville Phone: 71 800 266 Contact: Hajer Kthiri [email protected] http://www.immbank.com Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Useful Contacts 136 US EMBASSY TUNIS www. tunisia.usembassy.gov US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE www.uschamber.com Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce www.bilateralchamber.org National US Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) www.nusacc.org ASPEN INSTITUTE www.aspeninstitute.org Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) www.cipe.org Overseas Private Investment Corporation: (OPIC) www.opic.gov 1. National websites www.Tunisie-statistiques.tn Tunisian Central Bank (BCT) www.BCT.gov.tn Exports Promotion Center (Cepex): www.cepex.nat.tn National Observatory on Agriculture www.Onagri.nat.tn Agricultural Investments Promotion Agency (APIA) www.tunisie.com/Apia Interprofessional group of Fishing Products www.gipp.tn Information about Tunisia www.Tunisie.com Stock Exchange www.bvmt.com.tn Capital Market Board www.cmf.org.tn Ministry of Education and Training www.edunet.tn Higher Education and Scientific Research www.universites.tn Industry Promotion Agency www.tunisieindustrie.nat.tn Government Official Site www.ministeres.tn Tourism www.tunisietourisme.com.tn Regional Development General Commissariat www.cgdr.nat.tn Investing in Tunisia www.investintunisia.tn Internet in Tunisia www.ATI.tn Privatization www.Tunisieinfo.com/privatisation 137 Activity Report & Membership Directory 2011 - 2013 Tunis air www.tunisair.com.tn Gafsa Phosphate Company www.cpg.com.tn National Water Distribution Company (SONEDE) www.sonede.com.tn Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) www.steg.com.tn National Pension and Social Providence Fund (CNRPS) www.Cnrps.nat.tn National Social Security Fund (CNSS) www.Cnss.nat.tn Office of Development of the Center West www.odco.nat.tn 2. International statistics websites - National statistics offices 138 Algeria www.onz.dz/ Morocco www.statistic-hcp.ma Egypt www.sis.gov.eg/ France www.insee.fr Belgium Statbel.fgov.be/ Germany Destatis.de/ Italy www.Istat.it/ United Kingdom http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ Canada www.statcan.ca/francais/ Quebec www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/ United States of America www.fedstats.gov/ Useful Contacts 3. International or regional Organizations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) www.Fao.org/debut.htm Unesco www.Uis.unesco.org International Labour Organization (ILO) www.Ilo.org/public/french/ World Health Organization Who.int/home-page United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) www.Unido.org/doc/what.htmls United Nations Development Program (UNDP) www.Undp.org World Health Organization (WHO) who.org/indexfr.htm World Bank www.worldbank.org/ International Monetary Fund (IMF) http://dsbb.imf.org Statistical office for the European Community (EUROSTAT) http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) http://www.oecd.org/statsportal/ United Nations Statistics Division http://www.un.org/depts/unsd/ United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistics division http://www.unece.org/stats/ stats_h.htm 139 NOTES 140 NOTES 141 NOTES 142 NOTES 143 American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia 10, Rue Ahmed Ben Ali, El Manar III Tunis 2092 Tel : +216 71 883 226 / Fax : +216 71 889 880 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.amchamtunisia.org.tn 144