Growth for Tunisia
08/01/2009
The footwear and leathergoods sector in Tunisia is being hailed as a success after the latest full-year figures (for 2007) showed growth of 16%, with export revenues of around $4.5 million.
Official statistics group footwear and leather in the wider textile industry sector, in which 1,700 Tunisian companies are active at the moment, 200 of them focusing exclusively on export markets.
With the agri-food and mechanical industries sector, this segment accounts for 76% of the North African country's industrial output, 87% of its exports, 83% of jobs and 62% of foreign direct investment.
Share this story:
