Political stability, economic, social, geographical proximity to Europe, low cost of workforce and improving the business environment has contributed to the progress of the foreign investment in Tunisia.
In recent years, foreign direct investment has recorded a significant development.
List of major foreign investors operating in Tunisia:
|
Foreign Companies by Sector |
Operating companies in Tunisia |
Country of Origin |
|
Food industry |
Coca Cola Danone Japan Tobacco Morton Nestlé Philip Morris United Biscuits |
United States France Japan United States Switzerland United States England |
|
Industry of the components for cars |
Autoliv Avo Industries Bosh Cavis DAV Defontaine Dräxlmaier ERA-Elektrotechnik HBS Technologie KBE Electrotechnik Leoni AG MGI Coutier NHK Springs Pirelli Record Valéo |
Sweden France Germany Italy France France Germany Germany France Germany United States Germany France Japan Italy France France |
|
Industry of leather and shoes |
Cameleon Lederwaren Lafuma Minerva Noël France Prabel NV Picard Lederwaren |
Germany France United States France Belgium Germany |
|
Electrical Industry |
Intram Barwell Limited Cavis Kaschke Cegelec KBE Elektrotechnik DAV Latécoère Global Lighting Lear Corporation Dräxlmaier Leoni AG Fritz Driescher Optelec Gec Alshtom Radiall General Electric Valéo Heinrich Kopp Vossloh Schwabe |
Great Britain Italy Germany France Germany France France Great Britain United States Germany Germany Germany France France France United States France Germany Germany |
|
Electronics Industry |
Convergie ERA-Elektrotechnik Intram Barwell limited Isophon Vertrieb Kaschke Mentor Philips Sagem Siemens Thomson Multimedia Watts industries |
France Germany Great Britain Germany Germany Germany Netherlands France Germany France United States |
|
Foreign Companies by Sector |
Companies operating in Tunisia |
Country of Origin |
|
Computer Services |
Alcatel Cynex Software Hotix France (groupe Prologic) Isis research Gensym Siemens Microsoft Teleperformance |
France United States France Great Britain United States Germany United States France |
|
Call Centers |
Teleperformance. COS Italy |
France Italy |
|
Pharmaceutical industry |
Aventis Bioluz Bristol Meyer Squibb Ceva Sante Animale Frésénius Molnlycke Otto bock Pfizer Rhône Poulenc Rorer Sanofi Synthelabo |
Switzerland France United States Italy Germany Sweden Germany United States France France France |
|
Tourism |
Accor Casino resource Club Med Fram General Mediterranean Holding Neckerman Nu oasis resorts (Cleopatra’s) Partouche |
France United States France France Great Britain Germany United States France |
|
Textile and Clothing Industry |
Alsico Lee Cooper Ahlemeyer Love fashion Amuco Macintosh fashion Artländer Marzotto Benetton Miroglio Bierbaum Proenen Naturana Dölker Brunotex Chantelle Rouleaux Guichard Coats Viyella Sara Lee Coudon Sergio Tacchini Courtaulds Seyntex Ecc fashion Sioen Faithfull UK Stabyl Ted Lapidus Fastener Guy Laroche Staels Borco Rijksweg Foulon Yves Saint Laurent Timpa Gap Gardeur Van de Velde Heinrich Wirtz Van Laack Heytens Vilenzo International Kavira Wittock industrie Zannier Klopman Van Laack Klopman |
Belgium Great Britain Germany Netherlands United States Netherlands Germany Italy Italy Italy Germany Germany Belgium France France Great Britain United States France Italy Great Britain Belgium Netherlands Belgium Great Britain Belgium Italy France France Belgium Belgium France Netherlands United States Germany Belgium Germany Germany Belgium Netherlands Belgium France Italy Germany Italy |
Over the past five years, the number of extensions is increasing.
Several major groups have chosen Tunisia as an investment profitable.
Most of them operate directly or in partnership.
Some large groups in Tunisia:
|
Agip |
Air Liquide |
|
Akzo Nobel |
Ansaldo |
|
Arco |
AXA |
|
Baxter |
Blancs Minéraux de Paris |
|
BNP |
British Gas |
|
Canal Plus |
Cartier Industries |
|
CIC |
Citibank |
|
Clariant |
Delco Reny Holding Belgium |
|
Electrolux |
ExxonMobil |
|
Fuba Printed Circuits Vogt |
General Motors |
|
Groupe Lucent Technologies |
Grupo Sans / Sara Lee |
|
HBS Technology |
Henkel |
|
Istituto San Paolo di Torino |
Isuzu |
|
Itochu Corporation |
Japan Tobacco |
|
MGI Coutier |
Monte Pashi di Siena |
|
NHK Spring |
Nortene Technologie |
|
Palladium |
Peugeot |
|
Preussag |
Renault |
|
Riecker Shuhe |
Rinzos and Ormond |
|
Scania |
Schlumberger |
|
Staels Borco Rijksweg |
Sylea |
|
Total |
Ultimax Cement |
|
Uniland |
Unilever |
|
Vege Motoren |
Volvo |
Source: Makoob