the objective of the report is the Creation of an enabling environment for the promotion of female entrepreneurship and the integration of women in the business and trade markets in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and in Tunisia. Creating an enabling environment first meant the need to produce knowledge on women and men in business from a gender analysis perspective that includes SME profiling and mapping of key players from at least three selected sectors, namely agriculture, light industries and services

Women, Business and the Law 2022 is the eighth in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. The project presents eight indicators structured around women’s interactions with the law as they progress through their lives and careers: Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension.

In recent years, trade facilitation (TF) has been recognised as a key factor in trade and economic development policy. This is due to the realisation that trade facilitation can generate major benefits for the economy in terms of competitiveness and efficiency and can greatly enhance the participation of developing and transition economies in the global economy. Discussions on trade facilitation at the WTO and other international fora have greatly helped this process, bringing the issue to the highest level of political decision-making. Indeed, with trade facilitation on national political agendas, many countries are now faced with the challenge of translating this broad concept into specific implementation strategies that can achieve the expected results and economic benefits.

The purpose of this report is to examine how digitalization and the spread of digital technologies have enabled the creation of new businesses and the development of existing businesses in Tunisia over the past decade. The study builds on lessons learned from the Mashrou3i project implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Tunisia in 2013.

This report makes the case that with the right proactive planning and investment in people and empowering them with choices that benefit not only them but also our shared global issues, our world of seven billion can include thriving and sustainable cities, a productive workforce that can drive economic growth, and pools of people. Young people who can contribute to the recovery of economies and societies, and a healthy older generation that actively participates in the social and economic matters of their communities.