ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION
BETWEEN TUNISIA AND
SERBIA
Belgrade Chamber of Commerce, 28
January 2010
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Tunisia’s foreign trade
 Trade relations between Tunisia and
Serbia
 Exports and imports opportunities
 Tourism in Tunisia
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TUNISIA FOREIGN TRADE
Tunisia: a strategic
position at the
crossroads of the
euro-mediterranean
region worth 500
million consumers
Tunis-Rome: 1hour
Tunis-Paris: 2h15
Tunis-Barcelona: 1h30
Tunis-Frankfurt: 2h30
Tunis-Brussels:2h40
Tunis-London: 2h50
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Tunis- Belgrade: 2h00
TUNISIA IN A NUTSHELL
 Area:
162155 km2
 Population: 10.238 million inhabitants
 Active population: 34% of the population
 Climate: Mediterranean (12°C in winter , 29°C
in Summer)
 Time: GMT+1
 Capital: Tunis (2.2 million inhabitants)
 Currency: Tunisian Dinar ( 1 TDN=0.5578
euros=0.8156 US Dollars
 GDP: 44.86 billion dinars
 GDP growth rate: 6.3% (2007)
TUNISIA RANKS AMONG THE FIRST
COUNTRIES:
- EXPORTERS OF MANUFACTURING
PRODUCTS IN AFRICA
- SUPPLIERS
OF TROUSERS AND
CLOTHING TO THE EU
- EXPORTERS OF SUPERPHOSPHATES
- EXPORTERS OF OLIVE OIL AND DATES
- SUPPLIERS TO THE EU OF ELECTRIC
CABLE BEAMS FOR AUTOMOBILES
HUGE POTENTIAL IN SERVICE EXPORTS
Engineering
 Telecommunications systems and GSM networks
 ICT, softwares, computer programming
 Call centers transmitter receiver
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A DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRY
A
large range of industrial and consumer
goods
 Specialization in textile and garments,
leather and footwear, electronic and
electric devices, automobile spare parts,
raw materials
A QUALITY PRODUCTION IN
LINE WITH
INTERNATIONAL NORMS AND STANDARDS
 ISO
certification
 EU packaging
 Eco-packaging labeling norms
A SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION INTO THE
WORLD ECONOMY
Sustainable export growth
 Increased diversification of the economy and
markets
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TUNISIA TRADE BALANCE (2006-2008)
VALUE IN MILLIONS OF DINARS
2006
2007
2008
Variation
08/07
MD
%
Exports
15558.1
19409.6
23637.0
4227.4
21.8
Imports
20003.5
24437.3
30238.8
5801.5
23.7
Balance
-4445.4
-5027.7
-6601.8
-1574.1
31.3
77.8
79.4
78.2
-1.2
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Coverage
ratio %
EVOLUTION OF TUNISIA’S FOREIGN TRADE
Export growth worth 21.8% in 2008 against
24.8% in 2007
 Import growth worth 23.7% in 2008 against
22.2% in 2007
 Average rate of annual export growth equals
13.1% over the period (2000-2008)
 Contribution of exports in the GDP amounts to
46.4% in 2008 against 42.6% in 2007
 6405 exporting companies in 2008 against 6275
in 2007 i.e 130 new companies
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PRINCIPAL CLIENTS IN
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France
Italy
Germany
Spain
UK
Libya
India
Switzerland
Belgium
Holland
Algeria
USA
Turkey
Iran
Morocco
Brazil
Egypt
Bangladesh
Poland
Japan
2008
PRINCIPAL SUPPLIERS IN 2008
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France
Italy
Russia
Germany
Libya
Spain
China
USA
Turkey
Algeria
Ukraine
UK
Belgium
Argentina
Holland
Japan
Brazil
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
India
MAIN IMPORTS IN 2008
Mineral combustibles, mineral oils
 Machines, mechanical engines
 Machines and electrical engines
 Automobiles, tractors
 Cereals
 Iron and steel
 Cotton
 Salt, sulphur, lime, cement
 Plastic materials and plastic industry
 Iron and steel industry
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TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN TUNISIA
AND SERBIA
TRADE BALANCE BETWEEN
TUNISIA AND SERBIA
1000DT
2006
2007
2008
08/07
Exports
852
79
136
72.5%
Imports
508
1812
1999
10.3%
Total
1360
1891
2135
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Coverage
ratio
167.7%
4.35%
6.37%
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TUNISIAN MAIN EXPORTS TO SERBIA IN
2008
8421 centrifuges
 8470 calculating machines
 3301 essential oils
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TUNISIAN IMPORTS FROM SERBIA
IN 2008
7210 Laminated iron and steel products
 8441 Paper pulp machines
 8413 liquid pumps
 8482 ball bearings
 8708 automobile accessories
 Corn
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EXPORT AND IMPORT
OPPORTUNITIES
TUNISIAN EXPORT OFFER
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Agrofood products
( dates, organic olive
oil, citrus fruit, sea
food, shellfish, tuna
and sardines, canned
food, pastry, juice,
medicinal herbs)
TUNISIAN EXPORT OFFER
 Textile
and garments
(lingerie, pullovers, overcoats, sportswear,
leather and footwear, bed sheets, gloves,
Men’s suits etc)
TUNISIAN EXPORT OFFER
Mechanical and
electrical products
(switch, fuse,
automobiles accessories:
filters, dampers…,
bicycles etc)
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OTHER PRODUCTS
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Fertilizers
Phosphates
Essential oils
Pharmaceutical
products
Handicrafts
Ceramics
ICT: software
developing
Engineering
consulting
Health tourism
EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERBIA
Cherries
 Raspberries
 Blueberries
 Corn
 Cereals
 Sunflower oil
 Smoked meat
 Iron and Steel
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Tunisia: a favoured Tourism
destination
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Over 7 million tourists visit
Tunisia each year drawn by
the fragrance of its jasmine
bouquets and by its wonderful
sandy beaches
24,000 Serbs are expected to
have visited Tunisia by the
end of 2009
30,000 historical monuments
bear testimony to Tunisia’s
prestigious 3000 year oldcivilization
Tunisia: a favoured Tourism destination
Tunisia: a favoured Tourism destination
Useful links
Union Tunisienne pour l’Industrie, le Commerce et
l’Artisanat (UTICA)
103 Avenue de la Liberté - 1002 Tunis Tel: (216) - 71 780
366 Fax: (216) - 71 782 143 E-mail: utica@utica.org.tn
Website : http://www.utica.org.tn/
 Centre de Promotion des Exportations (CEPEX)
Centre urbain nord-BP-225 - 1080 Tunis Cedex
Tel (216) - 71 234 200 Fax: (216) - 71 237 325 E-mail:
info@cepex.nat.tn Website: http://www.cepex.nat.tn/
 Agence de Promotion des Investissements Agricoles
(APIA)
62 Rue Alain Savary - 1003 Tunis Telphone: (216) - 71
771 300 Fax: (216) - 71 796 453 E-mail:
prom.agri@apia.com.tn Website: www.tunisie.com/APIA/
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Useful links
Agence de Promotion de l’Investissement
Extérieur (APIE)
Rue Salaheddine El Ammami, centre Urbain
Nord - 1004 Tunis
Tel (216) - 71703140 Fax: (216) - 71702600 Email: fipa.tunisia@mdci.gov.tn
Website: http://www.investintunisia.tn/
o Industry promotion Agency (API)
63 Rue de Syrie - 1002 Tunis Belvédère
Tel: (216) - 71 792 144 Fax: (216) - 71 782 482 Email: api@api.com.tn
Website: http://www.tunisieindustrie.nat.tn/
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THANK YOU