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Governorate of Tunis

	Introduction

	Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, is the country’s most important industrial center. Located in the center-east of the Greater Tunis region and opening out onto the Mediterranean sea, the governorate has a Mediterranean climate and an annual rainfall of up to 470mm.

Human resources

Representing about 10% of the country’s total population, the population of the governorate of Tunis is distinguished by a high urbanization rate (100%) and of a high schooling rate of 97.8%) as well as competent and qualified human resources and skilled labor mostly active in the sectors of services (73.4%) and manufacturing (18 %).

The governorate hosts a large array of educational institutions including school, university and vocational training facilities: 38 higher education institutions providing courses to over 94,338 students in technical subjects, commerce, technology and engineering. These institutions are:

	Faculty of Human and Social Sciences at Tunis
	Faculty of Law and Political Science
	Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences
	Faculty of Medicine at Tunis
	Faculty of Economics and Management at Tunis
	Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences
	National School of Architecture and Town Planning at Tunis
	Polytechnic School at Tunis
	National Engineering School at Tunis
	Higher School of Economic and Commercial Sciences at Tunis
	Higher School of Science and Technology at Tunis
	Higher School of Health Sciences and Technology at Tunis
	Higher School of Technology and Computer Science at Carthage
	Higher School of Food Industries
	Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies at El Manar
	Preparatory Institute for Science and Technology Studies at La Marsa


	Institute of Higher Commercial Studies at Tunis
	National Institute of Applied Science and Technology
	Higher Institute of Management
	Higher Institute of Medical Technology
	Higher Institute for Fine Arts
	Higher Institute of Music
	Higher Institute of Drama
	Higher Institute of Human Sciences
	Higher Institute of Cultural Sciences and Heritage Trades
	Higher Institute of Applied Studies and Humanities
	Tunis Preparatory Institute for Studies in Arts and Human Sciences
	National Agronomical Institute at Tunis
	Higher Institute of Child-Care Officers
	Higher Institute of Statistics and Data Analysis
	The Higher Institute of Computerized Statistics and Analysis
	The Higher Institute of Theology in Tunis
	The Higher Institute of Islamic Civilization in Tunis
	The Higher Institute of Audio-Visual Applications and Cinema in Gammarth
	The Higher Institute of Languages in Tunis
	The Higher Institute of Applied Biological Sciences
	The Higher Institute of Tourism Studies in Sidi Dhrif
	The Higher Institute of Nursing Sciences in Tunis

There are 21 public vocational training centers from which 13,247 trainees graduate every year in special skills highly demanded by the industrial companies operating in electronics, telecommunications, agri-food industries, computer science, management, etc.

Infrastructure

The Tunis governorate has a highly developed basic infrastructure:

	The country’s biggest airport : Tunis-Carthage International Airport , with an average capacity of 4.5 million passengers per annum.
	The Goulette commercial port, which accounts for 98% of the total passenger traffic through Tunisian ports.
	The port of Tunis will be turned into a marina.
	A railway network linking the capital to the country’s major governorates.
	A thick road network consisting of motorways and trunk roads linking the capital to the other governorates.
	A network of streetcar lines linking the capital to its northern and southern suburbs.
	Several road interchanges were built on the capital’s major highways, ensuring greater traffic fluidity.
	Developed industrial estates: the governorate has 4 estates, covering a total area of 410 hectares.
	Pleasant living conditions, with an electrification rate of 99.9% and a telephone network of 181,1 lines per 100 inhabitants.

Major business activities

Industry and services are the main activities of the Tunis region economy:

	381 industrial companies (with 10 employees or more) are established in the Tunis governorate, 232 of which are totally exporting. These companies are working mainly in textiles and clothing, leather and footwear, electronic and electrical industries and provide some 41,000 jobs.
	There are also 349 firms with foreign equity holdings, operating in the sectors of industry, tourism, farming and services;
	The service sector is highly encouraged and developed in the region: many engineering and other consulting firms operating in the economic and technical sectors as well as in market research, are already established;
	With its wealth of historic monuments (Carthage, the Bardo Palace, Tunis Medina) and tourist sites (the famous Sidi Bou Saïd village, the hills of Gammarth and La Marsa), its varied recreation amenities ('Tunis Happy Days' amusements city), the 'El Bouhaïra 'recreational mini-park and the Soukra golf course, the Tunis region is making notable and continuous progress in recreational tourism and, more specifically, in convention and business tourism in which it is becoming increasingly specialised.
	The governorate boasts a highly developed banking and financial services network (267 bank branches) representing all the country’s financial institutions.

Investment opportunities

The region offers many investment opportunities in the following branches of activity:

	High-end textiles and clothing
	Packaging products
	Food preserves
	Automotive industry
	The establishment of engineering and other consultant firms specializing in modern technology, computer software …
	Business and recreational tourism.

	Incentives granted

	Success stories

	Vossloh Schwabe (electrical industry), Nestlé (agorindustries), Siemens (electronic industry and IT services), Sioen (textiles and clothing), Gruner AG (electric and electronic), Société Génerale (finance), Orascom, Téléperformance (ICT)), Mezzo, Cos, Tcom, Crown Maghreb, Colacem, Hr Access , Synthelabo (pharmaceutical), Latecoere.

Useful addresses

FIPA-Tunisia
Foreign Investment Promotion Agency
(Agence de Promotion de l’Investissement Extérieur)
Tel : (216) 71 703 140
Fax : (216) 71 702 600
E-mail : fipa.tunisia@mdci.gov.tn

CGDR
Regional Development Authority
(Commissariat Général au Développement Régional)
(DDR-Tunis)
Regional Development Office
(Direction du développement régional de Tunis)
Tel: (216) 71 350 222
E-mail: cgdr@mdci.gov.tn
Web: www.cgdr.nat.tn

APII
Agency for the Promotion of Industrial and Innovation
(Agence de Promotion de l’Industrie et de l'Innovation)
Tel : (216) 71 792 144
Fax : (216) 71 782 482
E-mail : api@api.com.tn

CEPEX
Export Promotion Centre
(Centre de Promotion des Exportations)
Tel : (216) 71 350 043
Fax : (216) 71 353 683
E-mail : cepex.disi@cepex.org.tn

UTICA
Employers' Federation for Industry, Commerce and Crafts
(Union Tunisienne de l'Industrie, du Commerce et de l'Artisanat)
Tel : (216) 71 337 451
Fax : (216) 71 343 782
E-mail : utica@utica.org.tn


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