Tunisia's Minister of Trade and Export Development, Samir Abid, announced the launch of a series of regional meetings to introduce the Easy Export program. The program aims to simplify the export of parcels through the postal network and enable small and medium-sized enterprises, emerging businesses, and entrepreneurs to access foreign markets. The program is designed to provide a more straightforward and transparent export process.
The Easy Export program is part of a broader effort by the Tunisian government to modernize its external trade system by simplifying procedures, digitalizing them, and improving services for economic operators. Minister Abid emphasized that expanding the base of exporters is one of the key ways to support the competitiveness of the national economy. The program provides an opportunity for small businesses and entrepreneurs with products that can be marketed in foreign markets to export their products.
The program offers a simplified mechanism for exporting parcels through the postal network, which helps to bring export services closer to businesses and allows them to start exporting with quantities that match their activity and capabilities. The support mechanisms available within the framework of the Export Promotion Fund, particularly the contribution to part of the cost of transporting parcels destined for export, help to alleviate some of the burdens associated with transportation.
The regional dimension of the program is of particular importance, as these meetings will be dedicated to introducing the stages and procedures of the program, providing practical explanations to businesses and artisans, and listening to their concerns and difficulties. The program also aims to identify products and activities with export potential in each region. Minister Abid emphasized that developing national exports also involves enhancing the economic and competitive advantages of each region.
The Ministry of Trade and Export Development will continue to work on developing export financing mechanisms and expanding the base of exporting businesses, which will help to enhance the competitiveness of Tunisian products, diversify export markets and products, and increase the ability of Tunisian businesses to benefit from the opportunities provided by e-commerce and international markets.
The organization of these meetings around the Easy Export program is part of a project on e-commerce and digital trade in the Middle East and North Africa, funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and implemented by the German Development Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and the International Trade Center (ITC).
The Easy Export program is expected to have a positive impact on the Tunisian economy, particularly on small businesses and entrepreneurs. The program will help to increase the country's export capacity, improve the competitiveness of Tunisian products, and create new opportunities for businesses to access foreign markets.
Key points
- The Easy Export program aims to simplify export procedures for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
- The program provides a more straightforward and transparent export process.
- The program is part of a broader effort by the Tunisian government to modernize its external trade system.
