- Speed up pace of completing projects and programmes to further improve investment climate
- Boost interventions of Technological Innovation and Development Fund "In Tech"
- Hold partnership meetings and boost private investment in regions
- Enhance guidance of Tunisian promoters and investors abroad
CARTHAGE, June 21, 2010 (TAP) - Developments on the regional and international economic scene and efforts exerted to better mitigate and contain their fallout on the national economy were the focus of President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali's meeting, on Monday, with Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi.
The President of the Republic recommended to carry on monitoring these developments by taking into account their possible impact, in order to take the required measures in due time and so ensure continuation of the development process in accordance with the objectives set and as part of preserving general balances.
The Head of State stressed the need to perfect materialisation of the measures and mechanisms adopted to support enterprises and help them carry on their activities.
He also directed to speed up the pace of completing projects and programmes to further improve the investment climate and business environment, diversify the national economy's base and strengthen its cognitive and technological contents.
President Ben Ali recommended to boost interventions of the Technological Innovation and Development Fund "In Tech" in participating in the capital of innovating industrial companies in their endeavour to promote new products or provide new services in promising activities with high added- value.
The Head of State emphasised the importance of signing partnership contracts in the area of research and development between enterprises, academic institutions and research centres, creating sectoral innovation networks and incentivising the private sector to increase intangible investments and the use of new technologies.
The President of the Republic also recommended to carry on holding partnership meetings and boosting private investment in regions to explore available potentials to launch projects and create enterprises.
Besides, President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali took interest in recommendations coming out of the recently held forum of expatriate Tunisian businessmen.
He instructed to draw on these recommendations to enhance guidance of the Tunisian promoters and investors abroad, step up meetings with them in host countries and strengthen their contribution in attracting new technologies and boosting the national development effort.
