National Institute of Statistics
INS
Foreign Investment Promotion Agency
FIPA
Central-West Development Office
ODCO
South Development Office
ODS
General Commission for Regional Development
CGDR
North-West Development Office
ODNO
Tunisian Technical Cooperation Agency
ATCT
Tunisian Institute for Competitiveness and Quantitative Studies
ITCEQ
Tunisian Investment Authority
TIA
National Institute of Statistics
National Institute of Statistics
Legal Framework
Law No. 64 of 1969 dated 31 December 1969 relating to the Finance Act for the 1970 fiscal year, particularly Article 21 establishing the National Institute of Statistics.
Decree No. 2408 of 2000 dated 17 October 2000 establishing the administrative and financial organization and operating procedures of the National Institute of Statistics.
Missions
The National Institute of Statistics (INS) is a public non-administrative institution headquartered in Tunis, with six regional offices located in Tunis, Béja, Sousse, Sfax, Kasserine, and Medenine.
Its main missions are:
- Collect, process, analyze and disseminate statistical information in coordination with public institutions.
- Conduct demographic, social and economic censuses and surveys.
- Prepare national accounts and economic monitoring indicators.
- Organize national statistical documentation.
- Ensure technical coordination of public statistical activities.
- Serve as the permanent secretariat of the National Statistics Council.
- Promote and organize international cooperation in the field of statistics.
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Foreign Investment Promotion Agency
Foreign Investment Promotion Agency
Legal Framework
Law No. 19 of 1995 dated 6 February 1995 establishing the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency.
Decree No. 1804 of 1998 dated 21 September 1998 establishing the administrative and financial organization of the Agency.
Missions
FIPA is a public non-administrative institution headquartered in Tunis and operating six overseas offices located in Paris, Brussels, Milan, Cologne, London and Chicago.
Its main missions are:
- Assist and support foreign investors in Tunisia across all sectors.
- Develop partnerships between local and foreign investors within the framework of development plans.
- Design and implement foreign investment promotion programs.
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Central-West Development Office
Central-West Development Office
Legal Framework
Law No. 84 of 1994 dated 18 July 1994 establishing the Central-West Development Office.
Decree No. 421 of 1998 dated 18 February 1998 establishing the administrative and financial organization of the Office.
Missions
The Central-West Development Office is a public institution headquartered in Kasserine and covering the governorates of Sidi Bouzid, Kairouan and Kasserine.
Its main missions are:
- Collect information and conduct studies to support development policies and public and private investment programs.
- Support regional authorities in planning and monitoring development programs.
- Ensure the consistency of regional development plans.
- Prepare and monitor development programs for areas facing specific challenges.
- Contribute to the development of private investment in the concerned regions.
- Strengthen regional structures in investment promotion.
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South Development Office
South Development Office
Legal Framework
Law No. 83 of 1994 dated 18 July 1994 establishing the South Development Office.
Decree No. 419 of 1998 dated 18 February 1998 establishing the administrative and financial organization of the Office.
Missions
Its main missions are:
- Collect data and conduct studies to support development policies.
- Support regional authorities in planning and monitoring projects.
- Ensure the consistency of regional development plans.
- Implement development programs for areas facing specific constraints.
- Encourage private investment in the concerned regions.
- Support local structures in investment promotion.
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General Commission for Regional Development
General Commission for Regional Development
Legal Framework
Law No. 82 of 1994 dated 18 July 1994 establishing the General Commission for Regional Development.
Decree No. 418 of 1998, amended in 2006, establishing the administrative and financial organization of the CGDR.
Missions
National level:
- Conduct studies and make proposals regarding regional development policies.
- Monitor and evaluate regional development programs.
- Improve territorial planning tools.
- Collect and disseminate regional data.
- Coordinate national regional development programs.
Regional level:
- Analyze and process regional data.
- Conduct studies for public investment planning.
- Promote private investment.
- Support regional authorities in development planning.
- Implement integrated local development programs.
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North-West Development Office
ODNO
Legal Framework
Law No. 85 of 1994 dated 18 July 1994 establishing the North-West Development Office.
Decree No. 420 of 1998 dated 18 February 1998 establishing the administrative and financial organization and operating procedures of the North-West Development Office.
Missions
The North-West Development Office is a public non-administrative institution headquartered in Siliana. Its area of intervention covers the four governorates of the North-West region: Béja, Jendouba, Le Kef and Siliana. The Office has four Regional Development Directorates (RDDs) distributed among the four governorates of the region.
Its main missions include:
- Collect information, conduct the necessary studies and propose measures likely to assist the competent authorities in defining development policies and public investment programs and projects, promoting private investment in the concerned regions, and monitoring and evaluating the results arising from these policies.
- Assist regional authorities in preparing, implementing and monitoring development plans and programs for each governorate of the region, and help coordinate the interventions of the various stakeholders concerned.
- Ensure the consistency of development plans and programs of the governorates within the region.
- Develop integrated operational plans and programs aimed at promoting the development of areas facing specific issues or development constraints, and oversee their implementation in coordination with the competent national and regional structures.
- Contribute to the preparation and monitoring of operational plans and programs intended to promote and develop private investment in the concerned regions throughout the various stages of their implementation, in close coordination with technical structures, competent regional services and local public authorities.
- Support the activities of competent regional structures and local public authorities in the field of private investment promotion.
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Tunisian Agency for Technical Cooperation
ATCT
Legal Framework
Law No. 35 of 1972 dated 27 April 1972 establishing the Tunisian Agency for Technical Cooperation, as amended by Law No. 103 of 1992 dated 2 November 1992.
Decree No. 2239 of 1998 dated 28 October 1998 establishing the administrative and financial organization and operating procedures of the Tunisian Agency for Technical Cooperation.
Missions
The Tunisian Agency for Technical Cooperation (ATCT) is a public non-administrative institution headquartered in Tunis. The Agency operates five overseas offices located in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Mauritania, Qatar, and the Sultanate of Oman.
Its main missions include:
- Identify the needs of foreign countries, organizations, and international institutions in Tunisian skills and expertise.
- Select and recruit Tunisian executives, professionals, and experts within the framework of technical cooperation.
- Develop and implement training and capacity-building programs for officials from friendly and partner countries.
- Carry out economic, institutional, social, and cultural studies and projects.
- Develop South-South technical cooperation as well as triangular cooperation.
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Tunisian Institute for Competitiveness and Quantitative Studies
ITCEQ
Responsibilities
The Institute is an economic, social, and competitiveness studies center.
Its main responsibilities include:
- Monitor, analyze, and forecast the competitiveness of the Tunisian economy and its determinants at the product, macroeconomic, sectoral, and regional levels, and conduct research on enterprise competitiveness and the business environment.
- Conduct economic and social studies, particularly on development prospects, development issues included in development plans, and the impact of economic and social policies and reforms on achieving development objectives, especially in the fields of knowledge economy, integration, financial policies, social transformations, and human resources.
- Develop information systems, modernize working tools, and provide the technical and software resources needed for data analysis and production, in order to support the expansion and diversification of study activities related to data availability, accessibility, storage, and use.
- Develop methods, indicators, databases, and models necessary for conducting studies.
- Carry out economic and social studies for public and private institutions in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Develop cooperation, exchange, and partnership relations with similar research and study centers as well as with national and international specialized institutions.
- Supervise researchers and research work in partnership with academic institutions within the Institute’s fields of competence.
Tunisian Investment Authority
Tunisian Investment Authority (TIA)
Responsibilities
The Tunisian Investment Authority (TIA) is a public body with legal personality and administrative and financial autonomy. Its headquarters are located in Tunis. It was established in 2017 as part of the implementation of the investment law.
The Authority is responsible for facilitating procedures for Tunisian and foreign investors for investment projects exceeding 15 million Tunisian dinars, as well as for projects of national importance.
It acts as the single point of contact for Tunisian and foreign investors and plays, in cooperation with its partners, a central role in project implementation by providing necessary information, facilitating procedures, and ensuring required support.
Its main responsibilities include:
- Inform investors about the legal and institutional investment framework.
- Provide advice and support to investors throughout the investment lifecycle.
- Coordinate with all stakeholders and competent institutions to facilitate the creation and implementation of investment projects.
- Provide personalized support to investors.
- Support investors in expansion and development projects (aftercare).
The Tunisian Investment Authority also chairs the National Commission responsible for granting subsidies and financial incentives, which reviews applications for projects exceeding 15 million Tunisian dinars as well as projects of national importance.
It also serves as the permanent secretariat of the Higher Investment Council, established by Law No. 71 of 2016 and chaired by the Government.
The Authority provides all its services remotely through the investment electronic portal.
- Investment declaration
- Company legal incorporation
- Submission of incentive and benefit applications
- National importance projects
- Authorization requests
- Submission of inquiries and information requests