Tunisia's foreign investments up 18 pct in Q1

TUNIS, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The foreign investments in Tunisia reached 517.4 million Tunisian dinars (165 million U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2024, up by 18 percent compared to the same period last year, the Tunisian Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) announced on Thursday.

Foreign direct investments (FDI) reached 516.8 million dinars during the period, registering an increase of 27.7 percent year-on-year, while the portfolio investments totaled 600,000 dinars, down by 98 percent.