World Investor Week
Financial Education and Investor Protection The Financial Market Council (CMF) is participating, for the sixth consecutive year, in the activities of the World Investor Week (2025), an international initiative under the aegis of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), which brings together the majority of financial market regulatory authorities around the world. This event will see the participation of a large number of regulatory authorities and financial institutions from various continents, testifying to the growing interest in this global campaign to strengthen financial education and investor protection. In this context, the CMF is organizing its national activities for the World Investor Week from October 20 to 24, 2025, under a theme focused on technology and digital finance, as well as fraud prevention and manipulation. The program includes the publication of digital educational content related to the main themes of the 2025 edition, with an international dimension illustrating the fruit of cooperation between the CMF and the Bank of France, represented by its financial education department (Educfi), through the publication of two educational sheets: the first dedicated to blockchain technology and the second to securitization. Additionally, the CMF will also publish the "Smart Investor Guide", developed in cooperation with the Union of Arab Securities Authorities (UASA), in support of efforts to raise awareness and protect investors.
Multisectoral Economic Mission to Guinea and "Focia 2025" Forum
The "Tunisia-Africa Business Council" is organizing its next multisectoral economic mission to Guinea from October 28 to November 1, 2025, on the occasion of the Forum for Inclusive Growth in Africa "Focia 2025". Guinea is a growing market offering promising opportunities in mining, energy, and agro-industry, and is the gateway to West Africa, a region with over 400 million consumers and a GDP estimated at over $20 billion in 2025. This prospecting mission includes meetings with key partners, aiming to explore this growing market and benefit from project support. The second edition of the "Focia 2025" forum will focus on the theme "digital transformation at the heart of Africa's emergence": a connected Africa for inclusive growth. This edition aims to position digital technology as a central lever for inclusion, competitiveness, and sovereignty for African economies. In a rapidly changing world, where technological innovations redefine development models, Africa must fully benefit from the digital revolution to build more resilient and equitable societies. The objective of this edition of "Focia 2025" is to highlight national and regional policies that promote sustainable digital inclusion, accelerate access to technologies for young people, women, and rural areas, and encourage investment in digital infrastructure, tech startups, and impact services. It also aims to strengthen synergies between governments, the private sector, financial institutions, and tech actors, create a strategic reflection framework on cybersecurity, data, AI, fintech, e-government, and digital entrepreneurship. Through "Focia", Guinea affirms its ambition to become a hub for African technological initiatives, promoting exchanges between solution creators, investors, and decision-makers.
9th Edition of the Pomegranate Festival
One Region, One Product! The city of Testour (governorate of Béja) will host the 9th edition of the Pomegranate Festival from October 29 to November 2, 2025. This emblematic celebration is dedicated to the region's flagship fruit. For five days, producers, researchers, artisans, visitors, and heritage enthusiasts will gather to showcase the agricultural, cultural, and gastronomic richness of the pomegranate. The event aims to promote the obtaining of the Appellation of Origin (AOC) label for the Testour pomegranate, while affirming the city's role as a national production center. The program includes an exhibition-sale of derived products, scientific colloquia on the nutritional and economic virtues of the pomegranate, conferences on rural tourism and Andalusian heritage, as well as artistic performances and folk animations. This festival, at the crossroads of agriculture and culture, embodies Testour's attachment to its roots while opening up perspectives for sustainable development for future generations.
