Investment Opportunities in Inland Areas of Tunisia Investment Opportunities in Inland Areas of Tunisia Regional development in particular in inland areas within the next few years will be one of the major concerns of public authorities. To attract investment in these areas the regional development policy will be focused primarily on five fields: • establishing good regional governance; • developing infrastructure (roads, highways, railway etc.); • strengthening financial and tax incentives; • Improving the living environment; • promoting decentralized international cooperation. Ind industries Leather Ceramics ‐ and Industries electric IT Tourism Transport Manufacturing and Materials Agriculture Handicrafts Agribusiness Garment Chemical Various Building Textile Mechanical Gafsa X X X X X X X Kasserine X X X X X Jendouba X X X X X Siliana X X X X X Kef Beja X X X X X X X Kairouan X X X X X X X X Kebili X X X Tataouine X X X X Medenine X X X X X X Tozeur X X X X Sidi Bouzid X X X X X Gabes X X X X X X X SIDI BOUZID Matrix of Opportunities and Potentials in the Governorate of Sidi Bouzid Sectors Opportunities and potentials Benefits and resources Agriculture and ‐ The possibility to specialize in the production of ‐ The availability of local produce Agribusiness organic varieties in both crops and livestock activity such as meat of the indigenous type (honey, olive oil, sheep Nejdi, camelina Nejdi (Barbarine) ; (Mezzounna), etc..); ‐ soil conditions are most conducive ‐ production of certain tree crops in irrigated good and ground water is available with quality and high yields variety (almond trees, olive potential to be mobilized and good trees, pistachio trees) soils are deep with light texture; ‐ earliness of agricultural products such as ‐ weak variation of the temperature watermelon, melon, tomato, peppers, carrots, fish range; and vineyards; ‐ good exposure of the region to ‐ the lateness of agricultural products such as sunlight and high rate of sunshine; potatoes (Souk Jédid, Ouled Haffouz and West Sidi ‐ Geothermal energy in Menzel Bouzid), peppers, tomatoes, peaches (Regueb) and Bouzayen should be used to heat prickly pears; greenhouses for example. ‐ possibility to develop the production of asparagus in the area of Jelma; ‐ possibility to produce good quality cheese; ‐ the transformation of some products by sun drying; ‐ Industrial projects of canned agricultural products (vegetables and fruits). Textile Garment ‐ Possibility to develop the business outsourcing ‐ Exploiting the abundance of lamb; and leather both domestically and internationally; ‐ highly available manpower at ‐ possibility to develop industries related to different competitive prices. types of leather. Industry ‐ related ‐Industrial engineering; The weakness of industry ‐ related Services ‐ maintenance of machinery; services in this region represents an ‐ Logistics platform (transport, transit office etc.) asset for new investors. ‐ Accounting and consulting firms; ‐ Vocational training centers; ‐ Other services Racehorses ‐ possibility to further develop breeding of The expertise of Meknesi inhabitants Breeding racehorses at Meknessi in the field of breeding racehorses is an advantage compared to other regions. Handicrafts ‐ Kitchenware made of olive wood Presence of know‐how to be further developed . GAFSA Matrix of Opportunities and Potentials in the Governorate of Gafsa Sectors Opportunities and potentials Benefits and resources Automotive ‐ Wire harnesses; ‐ Taking advantage of the spillover effects of Components ‐ thermostable cable sheathing; the establishment of Yazaki and of the ‐ injection technology unit; vehicle fleet (gear) of the CPG; ‐ printed circuit board manufacturing unit; ‐ existence of an airport and proximity of the ‐ unit manufacturing electrical harnesses for international airport of Tozeur. small sets; ‐ consultancy agency in industrial organization and quality. ICT ‐ Call centers ‐ Experience in the ICT sector; ‐ remote data centers ‐ Human Capital; ‐ assembly unit and installation of alarm ‐ Cyber Parks; mechanisms ‐ Optical fiber; ‐ call center culture; ‐ Institute of Languages. Industrial ‐ cable testing ‐ Taking advantage of the spillover effects Electronics ‐ Manufacture of remote controls; resulting from the installation of Yazaki, of ‐ Repair of electronic parts; ISET and of vocational training centers; ‐ Advice for the use of electronic parts ‐ Availability of both skilled and unskilled ‐ printed circuit board manufacturing unit; labor. ‐ engineering firms in the field of electronics for information security; ‐ possibility to manufacture parts in the field of aerospace industry; ‐ opportunities to develop subcontracting industries. Renewable ‐ construction of solar panels made up of ‐ possibility to use geothermal energy; energy, Local silicon; ‐ high rate of sunshine; Produce and ‐ marketing photovoltaic panels or solar ‐ the Institute of Energy; Natural panels; ‐ Abundance of natural resources and Resources reserves to be exploited (see table below). Solar panels repair ; ‐ ‐ Center for Studies and consulting on renewable energy new technologies; ‐ possibility to produce truffle in Dernaya for the export market. Textile Garment ‐ Projects related to international ‐ abundance of competitive workforce and leather subcontracting Main Minerals to be exploited in the Delegations of Gafsa and where access is easy Minerals Delegations Location in Reserves Main Uses relation to (millions of Gafsa tons) Gypsum Métlaoui Jebel Om 30 ‐ Portland Cement; Elkhecheb 30 km ‐ Ultimax Cement; to the South ‐ Load Products. West Quartz Sand El Guettar Jebel Attaf 15 100 ‐Glassware; km to the East ‐ Casting: manufacturing of molds; ‐ Construction materials with high mechanical strength: Insulating bricks, air‐entrained reinforced concrete. Feldspathic Sidi Aïch Jebel Sidi Aïch 30 ‐ Stoneware; Sands 54 km to the ‐ Ceramics; North East ‐ Glassware White Moularès Moularès and Important ‐ Ceramics; Dolomite and M’Zinda at 75 ‐ Extender products: Stationery; M’Zinda km and 25 km ‐Glassware. Clay for bricks Sidi Aïch M’Dhilla, 15 km 100 ‐ Brickworks; to the South East ‐ Roof tile manufacture. Clay for Sidi Aïch Jebel Sidi Aïch 54 12 ‐ Faience manufacture; pottery km to the North ‐ Porcelain. East Marble stone El‐Guetar Jebel Séhib 15 10 million ‐ Marble stone; km to the South m3 ‐ Aggregates for roads, civil engineering East and ballast. Calcium M’Dhilla Jebel Séhib 15 100 ‐ Construction materials; carbonate km to the South ‐ Extenders (detergent, PVC, paint, East stationery); ‐ Glassware; ‐ Ceramics ; ‐ Animal food. Chert (silica Redeyef Redeyef 15 ‐ Filtration of sulfur; flour) 90 km to the ‐ Filtration of plant oils; West ‐ Filtration of beer; ‐ Filtration of wine Bentonite El‐Guettar Jebel Hammadi 100 ‐ Drilling terminal; clay 45 km to the ‐ Discoloration of oils; East ‐ Adjuvant. KEF Matrix of Opportunities and Potentials in the Governorate of Kef Sectors Opportunities and potentials Benefits and resources Agriculture and ‐ Production of new varieties such as table grapes ‐ Abundance of fertile land and Agribusiness and cherry trees; water resources ; ‐ Possible development of organic farming; ‐ Mineral water resources are still ‐ production potential of essential oils and reeds in under‐exploited Takrouna; ‐ Possible development of local produce such as the domestication of the arbutus (plant very close to strawberries and the fruit of which has medicinal properties which are no longer to demonstrate); ‐ canned food (quince, apricot, figs, pears, apples, peaches, oranges, strawberries vegetables); ‐ cheese, butter etc. Thermal Spa Operation and modernization of spas and Hammam ‐ Availability of hot and cold tourism in Mellègue and Bezzaz. springs (hafria Elhaoudh, Ain Om Elaber,Ain Mizab, Ain Ksiba, Ain Bibouch,Ain El Ajmi etc.) Renewable – Biogas production unit; Significant wind current and dams energies – distillation and use of gas extracted from coal; – wind power production unit; ‐ hydroelectric power project (or Hydropower) Information and ‐ electronic card manufacturing; ‐ Good quality network; Communication ‐ software development; ‐ A dynamic cyber park and Technology (ICT) ‐ telemarketing project incubator. ‐ Technical support and assistance; Textile, garment ‐ Projects related to international subcontracting ‐ Availability of leather; and leather ‐ abundance of competitive workforce Sports tourism ‐ Development of hunting wild boar mainly, and the ‐ Abundance of wild boar use of its meat for export (Meat production, canned food etc..) BEJA Matrix of Opportunities and Potentials in the Governorate of Béja Sectors Opportunities and potentials Benefits and resources Agriculture, ‐ Development of aquaculture, of local Abounding rainfall, rich hydraulic aquaculture and produce (Djerba figs), of organic farming, of resources (3 dams, 55 small lakes agribusiness fruit tree cultivation (Goubellat), of saffron and 22 hillside dams) and the soil and Persian jasmine (Tastour), of livestock and type is appropriate. of geese and ducks forced feeding, snail ‐ Importance of the livestock breeding… ‐ Know‐how of the population ‐ Integration of dairy farming along with crop production. ‐ Development of preservation, serilization and freezing activities as well as the extraction of essential oils (Teboursouk, Tastour)… Other agrifood ‐ Sugar, yeast and canned tomato paste ‐ Four industrial zones are available: products Industrial Zone A (Amdoun‐Beja Road) industrial zone D (Tabarka‐ Beja Road) industrial zone Medjez El Bab and Industrial