EIB Financing Boost: The European Investment Bank Group approved €17.4bn in new funding to strengthen Europe’s energy autonomy, including €3.7bn for the transition away from fossil fuels and support for Tunisia-linked projects such as solar and electricity grids plus sustainable agriculture. Power Infrastructure: STEG inaugurated a new high- and medium-voltage electricity substation in Zaafrana (Kairouan South) to improve grid reliability, with initial capacity around 10MW rising to about 80MW, aimed at stabilizing supply during peak summer demand for households and productive sectors. Rail Modernisation: Tunisia ordered $86m of trainsets from a Chinese supplier, signaling continued investment in rail capacity and connectivity. Trade & Industry Signals: Tunisia’s Financial Market Council (CMF) partnered with ESC Tunis’s LARIMRAF lab to deepen research and training for the financial market, while separate coverage points to rising foreign firm activity in Libya (construction leading) and Tunisia’s trade/industrial performance pressures. Energy Supply Link: Azerbaijan emerged as a key oil supplier to Tunisia, exporting crude and petroleum products worth $187.6m to Tunisia in Jan–May 2026. Transport Sector Tensions: Tunisia’s transport unions are split over a planned strike, with UGTT urging services to continue while UTICA backs the action. Consumer & Services Oversight: A consumer group linked abuses in the individual taxi sector to ride-hailing app practices, calling for stricter enforcement of existing rules. Agriculture Watch: North Africa faces an emerging locust upsurge, with Morocco under the highest pressure and control operations expanding.