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A Tunisian Transformation: BIAT is Driven by Civic Duty, Concern for the Planet, and Prudent Risk-Avoidance
Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie implements strategic projects and initiatives — and meets with enviable success BIAT’s financial performance attests to many positive things: the development dynamics of its strategic projects, its prudent risk-management policy, its cost control, its governance
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This Star of the North African Banking Firmament Remains Relevant, and Ready to Adapt
Tunis International Bank has seen and celebrated 40 years of innovation, growth and success. Tunis International Bank (TIB) was established in 1982, as the first banking corporation in Tunisia licensed to deal primarily with non-residents. TIB is a private, non-resident
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Supporting Clients & Thriving in Challenging Era: BIAT’s on the Ball
The past two years have been exceptional — and during an unprecedented set of global challenges, Tunisian bank BIAT has showcased its resilience. Financial strength and good decision-making have allowed it to face the repercussions of the crisis, and flourish.
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BIAT: Taking Decisive Steps to Counter Uncertainty Has Lent Strength to Tunisian Society and Economy
The International Arab Bank of Tunisia (Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie, or BIAT) was founded in 1976 and has emerged as a key player in the country. It has subsidiaries in the fields of insurance, asset management, private equity, stock
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World Bank MENA Chief Economist: Towards a New Social Contract in the Middle East and North Africa
By Shanta Devarajan A snapshot of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region today reveals a diverse and discouraging picture (Figure 1). Syria, Iraq, and Libya are suffering from violent conflict that has devastated people’s lives, infrastructure, and national
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WIF: Start-Up Democracy Tunisia Steals the Show
Interim Prime-Minister Mehdi Jomâa of Tunisia has offered to host the next World Investment Forum (WIF), scheduled to take place two years from now. In Geneva for the 2014 WIF, an event organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade
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Making Every Drop Count: Reducing Water Loss in the Middle East and North Africa Region
The problem of water loss has become an even greater challenge for public utilities throughout the Middle East and North Africa region due to climate change, which threatens natural water supplies and increases the cost of new waterresources. Malta, with
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World Bank Group President Brings Hopeful Message to Middle East
Jim Yong Kim brings a message of optimism to Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Jordan in his first visit to those countries as World Bank Group president. The World Bank Group is helping Jordan and Lebanon cope with the impact of
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Al-Ghannouchi, Our Hero in Tunisia
Rashid Al-Ghannouchi, 71 years, was co-founder of the Ennahda Movement which is now Tunisia’s largest political party. A philosophy graduate of Damascus University, he moved to Syria following the expulsion of Tunisians from Egypt where he was studying in 1964.
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Arab Countries In Transition: Where are they Heading?
By Masood Ahmed Director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department “You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” — Egyptian Nobel Prize–winning author
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