“A number of companies have already confirmed their willingness to invest,” Macron said in an address to the Tunisian parliament on Thursday. However, he failed to name any specific firms.
Macron paid tribute to Tunisia’s 2011 uprising and its efforts to build a democratic system, saying the challenge was now to “transform this cultural and democratic spring into a political, economic and social spring,” that benefited all social classes.
The French president had pledged more than 270 million euros ($335 million) in new financing for Tunisia on Wednesday as he began a two-day state visit to the North African country.
