The Business Climate in Tunisia and the Future Investment Opportunities of Italian Operators in the Country.

legislation to encourage investment and the very competitive cost of production factors. Tunisia represents a bridge for Italy on the Mediterranean, a natural production platform for Italian companies committed to diversifying their activities and penetrating new markets in the Maghreb, sub-Saharan Africa and the Gulf. The comparative advantages of Tunisia for our companies are constituted by the geographical proximity with important markets in Europe and Africa, the skilled workforce and the presence of competitive production chains with high added value (in particular for textiles, aeronautics, automotive, renewable energies and telecommunications). Italy is Tunis' second trading partner with bilateral trade in 2020 of around 4.5 billion euros (source ISTAT), and a positive balance. We are the second customer and the first supplier of Tunisia, with an export share of 13.4% in November 2021. The study conducted considered the business climate of the country, starting from the analysis of macroeconomic data, focusing on the international economic development policies of the area, which could certainly represent an opportunity for the future development of Italian companies. In particular, from the data collected from the questionnaire submitted to the main Italian operators in the area, their difficulty in doing business in recent years has emerged, highlighted by the SWOT analysis carried out aimed at representing a possible guide for avoiding the threats of the territory and seizing the most profitable for future Italian investments.