Your Talent Hub for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The Republic of Tunisia

"Smart Tunisia" falls within the scope of positioning Tunisia as a knowledge and technology destination. It aims at creating value in the field of digital economy through co-localization and promotion of Tunisia as High Tech investment location.

Through Smart Tunisia, the Tunisian government has allocated more than 500 m € essentially in grants to encourage international operators to leverage Tunisia as Talent Hub for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

€ 500 m of investment support for the Smart Tunisia Project

Quality of Teaching Mathematics and Science1 = poor, 7 = excellent - among the best in the world

Availability of Engineers and Scientists 1 = zero, 7 = widely available

Available & Qualified Talent (1/3)

Co-graduation agreements with the best international universities

Presence of the best international universities

Recognized diplomas by international institutions

Specialized training centers (aircraft maintenance, training for call center agents, etc. )

Source: World Competitiveness Report - WEF 2013

5.24.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.0

2.2

4.8 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.02.2

Highest level of operational Frenchoutside countries with French as mother tongue: 28% of the population is fluent in French*

Language Training Certified and provided by cultural centers: German, Spanish, Italian, etc. ..

Generalized English Taught in schools starting from the age of 8

Evolution of students enrolled in the Digital Sector

Available & Qualified Talent (2/3)

60,000 graduates/year, multilingual, 20,000 of which are engineers and scientists

Source: Ministry of Higher Education

10 645

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

23 817

30 565 33 63537 372

41 12245 400

50 491

2010

56 045

2011

59 763

2012

63 348

2013

67 149

*According to the International Organization of la Francophonie

Available & Qualified Talent (3/3)

800 USD / month overhead cost : management, infrastructure, facilities, telecom, etc.

Among the most competitive costs

$ 13,000

Beginner engineer

$ 23,000

Senior/Team Leader $ 29,000

Manager

$ 9,000Hot-liner (BPO)

Gross annual salaries

« Leader in North Africa in Business Climate »

Source: Doing Business database

Ease of doing business ranking

Mauritania

Algeria

Egypt, Arab Rep.

Morocco

Spain

Tunisia

Switzerland

Regional Average ( Middle East & North Africa)

29

51

52

87

107

128

153

173

1891

World Bank Doing Business Report 2014

An excellent business climate: Tunisia is ranked 51th among 189

countries according to the World Bank Doing Business Report

2014, which makes it the leader in North Africa.

1h25

2h20

3h05

PARIS

LONDRES

MADRID ROME1h49

A strong legal framework for investment

Investor protection index

Source: World Economic Forum - 2013-2014

A new investment code which further encourages

high added-value activities, and improves

the business environment

6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0

Tunisia in Brief

A quality of higher education that is comparable to that of Western European countries

Favorable position for women that is unique in the Arab world ( 61% of graduates)

98,3%Enrollment rate

98% in France and Italy, 94% Egypt, 91% in India

75 yearsLife expectancy

80 years in France, 75 years on average in Europ

78%Literacy rate

99% in France, 98% in Italy, 63% in India, 56% in Morocco

A high-quality infrastructure

« First country in the Southern Mediterranean region in terms of Telecom infrastructure »Networked Readiness Index-Global Information Technology Report

Gigabits per second

Tunisia is the first country in the southern Mediterranean

region and Africa, 50th among 142 countries in the

«Networked Readiness Index» published by the «Global Information Technology Report 2012» in Davos.

100

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

80

60

40

20

0

11 cyber parks

spread over several regions and

covering various specialties.

8 operational techno-parks

and two under

construction .

Tunisia, a competitive destination

Flourishing offshore services (ITO, BPO, R&D/Knowledge) with over 30 000 positions

Traditional destination

for large German

industrial groups

Within the "Smart Tunisia",framework, the state provides a series of incentives to companies that commit to a minimum number of jobs over three years:

Business Activity Minimum Jobs

R&D 50

Software Development 200

Data processing 400

Customer services and related services 900

A single counter is available to help businesses in their procedures with the

various public institutions to enjoy the following benefits

Creating a virtual techno-park and making a world-class competitive

infrastructure available

A rent allowance based on the number of created jobs.

Support by the state for the cost of training and certification of the new recruits,

first-time job seekers, of up to 5,000 TND for any new recruit.

A recruitment allowance for the first seven consecutive years with a ceiling of

700 dinars per year for each first-time job applicant.

They opted for Tunisia

BPO

R&D/Knowledge

ITO