Tunisian Mega-Projects: The new Dubai of the Maghreb [Archive]

Tounsi

February 22nd, 2008, 08:13 PM

All Informations about the astonishing projects in this little country with enormous economic potentiel and growth.

Considered as one of the emreging countries in the world.

Here is the link .

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=582791

Note for the admin of the african forums.

Could you merge the two threads please ??? :)

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Sama Dubai, the international investment arm of Dubai Holding has inaugurated its $14bn joint venture with the Tunisian government, reported WAM. Dubai Ruler HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Tunisian President Zine Al Abidine ben Ali led the opening of the 873 hectare project called The Century City and Mediterranean Gate

Dubai has invested so far in Tunisia over $3 billion. The new investment is likely to push the investment level of Dubai in Tunisia to $7 billion, and as the model goes, the Dubai investments will rise to $16 billion.

Sama Dubai, with an investment portfolio of $38 billion around the world, is one of the largest three real estate investment companies in the world.

Several years ago, Sama Dubai was going to invest in Jordan, but nothing came out of the negotiations.

The investment in Tunisia will not only create so many jobs for Tunisians, it will also host 2,500 international firms. Clearly the investment is a boon to Tunisia, a country that strategically manages its economy with an eye to the future and the challenges it brings. Most importantly, the executive branch of government seems to have worked out what it takes to attract quality investment.

When large investors go to Tunisia, they call upon the Large Projects Commission, a small body of highly qualified technicians whose role is to deal with projects that are larger than $1 billion.

This small body of five or so executives comprises engineers and MBAs, and is headed by a senior government executive (Slim Tlatli, known to many in Jordan since he worked for two years as an international consultant in industrial policy here) with the rank of minister, who reports directly to the president of Tunisia.

All negotiations with large investors are handled directly by this commission, not by investment promotion bodies and the regular bureaucracy. The task of the commission is to ensure that investors are encouraged to invest in Tunisia without sacrificing Tunisia's interests.

Questions that were asked, for example, were around the number of jobs to be created, the type of investments to be attracted, sources of funding (whether local or foreign), future outflows of capital once the project concludes, etc. All were strategic issues that are likely to affect the future of the economy.

On the other hand, huge tracts of land, 8,300,000 sq. m., by a lake within minutes from downtown Tunis, were provided at nominal prices by the government. The issue for the government was job creation, not money creation through land sale. After all, land holdings that set there as dust bowls cannot create jobs, only more dust.

The impact of this investment on the future flows of foreign direct investment to Tunisia is a hundred fold. Such a large deal signals to the world's mega investors that Tunisia is the place to be; consequently, other large firms will follow.

Furthermore, Emaar Properties and Dubai Investments have already announced new projects in telecom, tourism and infrastructure, injecting $700 million into Tunisia's economy.

The way Tunisia handled this mega investment is a best practice that should be emulated by others. The lessons learnt from the important role of this commission and the significant role it played in facilitating such a giant investment should not go unnoted or appreciated.

Tounsi

February 22nd, 2008, 08:14 PM

VERY GOOD NEWS !!!

The project of teh century for Tunis is really getting into shape with the demolition of the old hangers area !!!

The plan is to enlarge the Street of Italy up to Moncef Bey first then to demolish all the area of the Petite Sicile .The new highway that is crossing the heart of the city has been extended up to the exhanger of La Marsa .

Finally Tunisia is getting ready for the XXI century!!!!!!! :banana::banana::banana:

Some pictures

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Tounsi

February 22nd, 2008, 08:20 PM

The City of Culture Phase 1 : almost complete

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Matthias Offodile

February 22nd, 2008, 09:08 PM

Thanks Tounsi, If Tunisia keeps it up they will be BETTER then Dubai

Nothing against Tunisia but better than Dubai or the UAE?:ohno::ohno: When was the last time that you checked their forum? 1988?:lol::lol::lol:

Tounsi

February 22nd, 2008, 10:33 PM

yOU ARE RIGHT MATHIAS , but Tunis is getting there slowly .. think about it all these projects has been approuved this year we are talking about a large sclae 10 to 20 years for fullc ompletion it s an integrated project like dubai as a manner of fact but more alborate frankly but we will never reach the gigantic projects of Dubai like the burj of Dubai that is , indeed a fact ..;-)

Tounsi

March 1st, 2008, 03:17 AM

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Tounsi

March 1st, 2008, 03:19 AM

I love this one !

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Lagbuja

March 1st, 2008, 03:23 AM

I love this one !

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That building is very nice, if built I think it will be one of the best looking buildings on the whole continent, even rivaling I&M Bank in Kenya!

Tounsi

March 11th, 2008, 09:39 PM

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• Mr Esam Janahi formally presents Tunis Financial Harbour to His Excellency Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia at a special event held in Tunis
• Landmark development marks entry of Gulf Finance House into the Republic of Tunisia

Manama, Bahrain / Tunis, Tunisia, 14 December 2007: Gulf Finance House (GFH), today announced its plan to set up the Tunis Financial Harbour (TFH) at Tunis Bay. With an estimated development value of approximately US$ 3 billion, Tunis Financial Harbour marks the entry of GFH and its Clients into Tunisia, as it positions itself as one of the largest foreign investors in the country.
To be located in the Raoued North, Tunis and just 25 minutes from the Tunis Carthage airport, the Tunis Financial Harbour was formally unveiled to His Excellency Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia at a special ceremony held in Presidential Carthage Place Tunisia. A Memorandum of Understanding between Gulf Finance House and the Government of Tunisia was signed earlier this year.
A member country of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Tunisia has been ranked as the most competitive country in North Africa by the World Economic Forum in the 2007 edition of its Global Competitiveness Report. It is also the first country on the southern coast of the Mediterranean to have concluded a partnership and cooperation agreement with the European Union, the main component of which is the establishment of a free-trade zone. Since 1987, it has recorded an average growth rate of 5% per annum.

Mr. Esam Janahi, Chairman, Gulf Finance House, said: “The Tunisian economy has been constantly outperforming the African average, with the country’s per capita GDP being amongst the highest in Africa, driven by foreign direct investment. This growth along with progressive and proactive government has made Tunisia a very attractive investment destination for us. We thank the Tunisian government for its support.”
“The country could benefit from developing its offshore financial services industry and creating a world-class International Financial Centre for North Africa. Tunis Financial Harbour has been created by some of the world’s leading financial services strategists and utilises a business cluster model. We are confident that TFH will make a significant contribution to the Tunisian economy in the long term, and will be seen as a strategic component of Tunisia’s economic infrastructure.”
Elaborating on GFH’s involvement in the project and its planned components, Mr. Peter Panayiotou, Acting Chief Executive Officer, GFH, said: “GFH is focused on expanding its horizons globally with a particular focus on emerging economies with strong growth potential. Simultaneously, the Bank is also focused on consolidating its position in the wider MENA region by tapping into specific opportunities, with the Tunis Financial Harbour project being the latest venture.”

”Having successfully developed and launched a world-class financial district in Bahrain, we were confident of replicating this success in North Africa. Apart from the economic drivers behind this decision, Tunisia’s ability to provide talented human resources, with the country reporting relatively high investments in higher education as a proportion of GDP, was a key factor that prompted us to choose Tunisia as the location for our first financial harbour in North Africa.”

“Tunis Financial Harbour will comprise four key clusters, in addition to hosting a wide array of professional and other support service firms. The clusters at will include, a Corporate Centre, an Investment Banking and Advisory Centre, an Insurance and Takaful Centre and an Exchange.” Mr. Panayiotou added.

To be spread over a total site area of 450 hectares and as per initial development plan, Tunis Financial Harbour will consist of a marina and a commercial cum residential complex of luxurious villas, commercial/ business developments, a golf course and a stadium. The project will also contain a world-class business school. It is estimated that Tunis Financial Harbour will create thousands of jobs, and bring in billions of dollars to the overall Tunisian economy,

paral0c0

March 29th, 2008, 03:27 PM

Tunisia is booming!

Tounsi

March 31st, 2008, 09:25 PM

Picture update of the new bridge La Goulette

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Tounsi

April 4th, 2008, 07:09 PM

Tunis Sport City finally some new renders !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Tounsi

April 5th, 2008, 01:35 AM

TUNIS, NOV. 2, 2007 (TAP) - President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, on Friday, kick-started at the Tunis Lake northern shores, the construction works of the Tunis Sports City project to be carried out by Emirian "Boukhater" Investment Group.

A very warm welcome was reserved to the Head of State by personalities who came to attend the ceremony held on this occasion, notably government members and senior "Boukhater" Group executives, led by the Group chairman Abderrahmane Boukhater.

Construction on the $5m Tunis Sports City mega project will begin in 2007 and is slated for completion in 2012.

The 250-hectare complex will include

Tennis Courts,
Outdoor and indoor Olympic-sized swimming pools,
Multi-event stadium for 5,000 spectators,
Football stadium with a 20,000-person capacity
five five-star hotels
residential towers and villas.

The project is expected to create around 40,000 new jobs.

Cnstruction started 3 weeks ago and the sale of office is also under construction !!

Hpefully we will get better rendes and pictures from the site !!!

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abesha

April 6th, 2008, 05:32 AM

Very nice!

abesha

April 6th, 2008, 05:35 AM

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!

I can't believe what I'm seeing :banana:

Tounsi

April 8th, 2008, 10:12 PM

ABUDHABI: Abu Dhabi Investment House (ADIH) unveiled yesterday its latest development concept, Style City, an ambitious $7 billion project seeking to attract international brand names in the fields of style, fashion and luxury living.
The Style City concept will be implemented in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Morocco, Tunisia and India as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) ADIH has signed with major industry players in these countries.

He was addressing a press conference at ShangriLa Hotel Abu Dhabi yesterday announcing the launch of the five major projects.

Janahi also signed two MOUs with Peter Panayiotou, Acting Chief Executive Officer at Gulf Finance House (GFH), one of the region's successful investment banks, to establish Porta Moda in GFH's North African developments that are underway in Morocco (the Royal Ranches, Marrakech) and in Tunisia.

With the MOUs signed yesterday, dedicated locations within these developments will feature Porta Moda to serve the surrounding communities. We are the providers of two physical locations-one in Marrakesh and another in Tunis," said Panayitou. "We have 11,000 acres of land around Tunis Financial Harbor, " he told Kuwait Times adding " as a high-end project it is very complimenting.

The masterplanning of the Porta Modas around the world is being developed based on high international standards and on due-diligence to best serve the market segments targeted," said Dr Joel A Katz, Chairman, Global Entertainment Group. The selection of destinations for 'Style City' comes as a result of studies that show flexible governmental regulations and the economic growth potential in these countries," Janahi said.

"We are studying the market which is quite vibrant at the moment. We will make our move at right time," he told Kuwait Times on the sidelines of the meeting.

Tounsi

April 29th, 2008, 09:13 PM

IDE : montée en puissance de la France ?

Par Moncef MAHROUG

Comme un match de football à très important enjeu, le Forum Economique Tuniso-Français, organisé mardi 29 avril 2008, en marge de la visite du président Sarkozy en Tunisie, s’est, si l’on peut dire, «joué» à guichets fermés. En effet, confrontés à une forte demande, tant du côté tunisien que français, les organisateurs –UTICA et MEDEF- ont pris la décision, une semaine avant la visite, d’arrêter les inscriptions –payantes, puisque chaque participant a acquitté la somme de 500 dinars- à 400 entreprises, parmi lesquelles près de 120 françaises dont les patrons vont accompagner le président Sarkozy en Tunisie.

Pour aller plus loin

IDE : un grand projet aéronautique français installé en Tunisie
Capital Investissement: Nous sommes encore loin du compte
JCI Tunis : « Comment s'investir pour investir »
Guerre des banques (2) : la preuve par la pub
CCINE: « Culture entrepreneuriale et investissement »

Ces heureux «élus» auront le privilège d’écouter le discours que le chef de l’Etat français prononcera en clôture du forum économique.

Même si le projet d’Union pour la Méditerranée s’annonce comme un thème important, voire prépondérant de la visite du président Sarkozy, les dossiers économiques ne pèseront pas moins que les questions politiques, assure M. Bertrand Furno, chef de la Mission économique française à Tunis. Selon le diplomate français, les deux parties vont procéder dans ce domaine à un état des lieux, principalement pour déterminer ce qui pourrait être fait pour consolider la coopération.

Dans l’interview qu’il a accordée, dimanche 27 avril 2008, au quotidien «La Presse», le président Ben Ali a appelé à «une rénovation continue des instruments de coopération, afin de les adapter aux nouvelles priorités des deux pays». Or, la Tunisie ayant connu «des transformations profondes qui l’ont fait passer, en l’espace de deux décennies, du statut de pays en développement à celui de pays émergent», ses besoins ont forcément changé.

La visite du chef de l’Etat français intervient également alors que les investissements français en Tunisie affichent les prémices d’une montée en puissance et d’un redéploiement vers de nouveaux secteurs.

Avec un stock d’IDE de 1376 millions de dinars et 1180 entreprises, ayant généré 106.000 emplois (sur un total de 2.840 entreprises étrangères qui ont créé 287.735 emplois), la France est le premier investisseur étranger en Tunisie -«hors énergie et privatisations». Toutefois, si l’on note une accélération du rythme des investissements depuis une dizaine d’années –que la Chambre Tuniso-Française de Commerce et d’Industrie (CTFCI) impute, outre «la proximité géographique et culturelle», aux «relations stratégiques nouées par la Tunisie avec l’Union européenne»-, on note une évolution irrégulière au cours des dix dernières années.

Certes, le flux a considérablement augmenté de 50,2 millions de dinars en 1998 à 176,7 md en 2002 –dont 102,7 md au titre de la privatisation partielle (52%) de l’UIB au profit de la Société Générale-, s’établissant successivement, dans l’intervalle, à 76,7 (1999), 86,3 md (2000) et 136,4 md (en 2001). En 2003, le volume des investissements français a chuté à 80,4 md, avant de remonter à 133,9 md en 2004, et baisser de nouveau à 97,5 md l’année suivante, puis d’augmenter sensiblement à 153,1 md en 2006.

D’après une note la Mission économique française, avec 92 millions d’euros (plus de 150 millions de dinars), la France se classe en 2007 à la 4ème place des pays investisseurs en Tunisie après la Grande-Bretagne (471 millions €), les USA (128 millions €) et l’Italie (103 millions €).

De même, le rythme de créations d’entreprises à participation française, selon la CTFCI, s’est accéléré au fil des ans. Ainsi de 8 entreprises en moyenne durant les années 1972-1987, il a augmenté à 30 au cours de la période 1988-1994, pour bondir à 70 pendant les douze dernières années.

Ancré aux trois quarts dans l’industrie manufacturière (mécanique, électrique et électronique, textile et habillement), l’investissement français s’oriente depuis cinq ans vers les secteurs à forte valeur ajoutée, en particulier les TIC et l’aéronautique. Ce dernier secteur va d’ailleurs connaître un développement spectaculaire puisque Latécoère, fabricant de composants et équipements pour les avions, déjà présent en Tunisie, a décide d’y implanter –en lieu et place du Maroc lui aussi en course pour l’accueil de cette unité- une deuxième usine que cette entreprise veut installer au Maghreb.

Enfin, l’investissement français en Tunisie pourrait croître davantage dans le sillage des grands projets –tant programmés dans le cadre du 11ème Plan que réalisés par des investisseurs étrangers, dont ceux du Golfe- et que la mission économique française à Tunis a déjà commencé à promouvoir parmi les entreprises françaises dans l’espoir de les amener à s’y intéresser

Tounsi

April 29th, 2008, 10:25 PM

Écrit par Galia SKANDER
24-03-2008
La Tunisie a fait le choix des grands projets, et ce, pour faire du pays un centre national de services, des finances et des affaires, mais aussi pour rendre la Tunisie une destination touristique de haut gamme et rompant ainsi avec le tourisme de masse et balnéaire, qui lui colle depuis les années 60.
Il faut avouer que selon les experts, les grands projets et les mégaprojets, tel que la Porte de la Méditerranée au Lac Sud qui sera lancé par Sama Dubaï, ou le projet de Tunis City Sport confié au Groupe Boukhater vont générer 50.000 emplois directs, mais seulement 7.500 emplois immédiatement, lors du lancement des travaux.

Mais à noter que le démarrage des ces grands projets ont accusé un certain retard de tel sorte qu'ils doivent démarrer en juin 2008. En effet, on attend toujours le premier coup de pioche pour le Projet la Porte de la Méditerranée, qui va créer à lui seul les 10.000 à 12.000 emplois.

Ces grands projets feront gagner à la Tunisie entre 1 à 1,5 point au niveau de la croissance, reste que d'autres projets dont le centre financier off shore de Tunis, les projets de Hergla, Rouraa, Cap Serrat, Korbous, Zambra, Beld El Ward à l'Ariana, vont démarrer en 2009

Tounsi

April 30th, 2008, 09:41 PM

Construction on the $5m Tunis Sports City mega project will begin in 2007 and is slated for completion in 2012.

The 250-hectare complex will include

Tennis Courts,
Outdoor and indoor Olympic-sized swimming pools,
Multi-event stadium for 5,000 spectators,
Football stadium with a 20,000-person capacity
five five-star hotels
residential towers and villas.

The project is expected to create around 40,000 new jobs.

Cnstruction started 3 weeks ago and the sale of office is also under construction !!

Hpefully we will get better rendes and pictures from the site !!!

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Tounsi

May 5th, 2008, 09:06 PM

Tunis Sports City : les députés donnent leur feu vert à l’Etat pour qu’il s’engage avec Boukhater Group

La Chambre des Députés a voté à l’unanimité, lundi 5 mai 2008, en fin d’après-midi, le projet de loi autorisant l’Etat tunisien à s’obliger par une convention d’investissement conformément à laquelle le groupe émirati Boukhater va réaliser le projet «Tunis Sports City», dans la zone du Lac Nord de la ville de Tunis.

A l’issue d’un débat assez animé, les députés ont adopté ce texte en un seul article qui «autorise l’Etat à prendre des engagements dans les conditions figurant dans la convention conclue avec la société «Bukhater Investments Ltd».

Tounsi

May 6th, 2008, 09:05 PM

New renders are available !

Architectes: http://www.d-earle.com

Part of the mega-project ( see above) The project will include 400 villas and 12 towers of 18 Floors and and unknown number of residential buildings .

Found on the website :

We wanted to reflect some Islamic architectural features whilst staying true to the idea of a modernist style by offering several styles which will appeal to a wider taste. The important thing was not to loose the flavour of the culture in the overall complex design.

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AN ECO-TOWER IS IN THE TABLE AND WILL BE THE FIRST ECO TOWER IN AFRICA !!!

a zero carbon footprint was achieved using every passive cooling and power generating tool available to create the perfect environmentally green building. Scheduled for completion in 2009.

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Tounsi

May 6th, 2008, 09:06 PM

Daano

May 6th, 2008, 09:43 PM

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Sama Dubai, the international investment arm of Dubai Holding has inaugurated its $14bn joint venture with the Tunisian government, reported WAM. Dubai Ruler HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Tunisian President Zine Al Abidine ben Ali led the opening of the 873 hectare project called The Century City and Mediterranean Gate

Dubai has invested so far in Tunisia over $3 billion. The new investment is likely to push the investment level of Dubai in Tunisia to $7 billion, and as the model goes, the Dubai investments will rise to $16 billion.

Sama Dubai, with an investment portfolio of $38 billion around the world, is one of the largest three real estate investment companies in the world.

Several years ago, Sama Dubai was going to invest in Jordan, but nothing came out of the negotiations.

The investment in Tunisia will not only create so many jobs for Tunisians, it will also host 2,500 international firms. Clearly the investment is a boon to Tunisia, a country that strategically manages its economy with an eye to the future and the challenges it brings. Most importantly, the executive branch of government seems to have worked out what it takes to attract quality investment.

When large investors go to Tunisia, they call upon the Large Projects Commission, a small body of highly qualified technicians whose role is to deal with projects that are larger than $1 billion.

This small body of five or so executives comprises engineers and MBAs, and is headed by a senior government executive (Slim Tlatli, known to many in Jordan since he worked for two years as an international consultant in industrial policy here) with the rank of minister, who reports directly to the president of Tunisia.

All negotiations with large investors are handled directly by this commission, not by investment promotion bodies and the regular bureaucracy. The task of the commission is to ensure that investors are encouraged to invest in Tunisia without sacrificing Tunisia's interests.

Questions that were asked, for example, were around the number of jobs to be created, the type of investments to be attracted, sources of funding (whether local or foreign), future outflows of capital once the project concludes, etc. All were strategic issues that are likely to affect the future of the economy.

On the other hand, huge tracts of land, 8,300,000 sq. m., by a lake within minutes from downtown Tunis, were provided at nominal prices by the government. The issue for the government was job creation, not money creation through land sale. After all, land holdings that set there as dust bowls cannot create jobs, only more dust.

The impact of this investment on the future flows of foreign direct investment to Tunisia is a hundred fold. Such a large deal signals to the world's mega investors that Tunisia is the place to be; consequently, other large firms will follow.

Furthermore, Emaar Properties and Dubai Investments have already announced new projects in telecom, tourism and infrastructure, injecting $700 million into Tunisia's economy.

The way Tunisia handled this mega investment is a best practice that should be emulated by others. The lessons learnt from the important role of this commission and the significant role it played in facilitating such a giant investment should not go unnoted or appreciated.

wow!

inshallah they do this project, but i dont think it will happen..its to much i think:ohno:

CasaMor

May 6th, 2008, 09:46 PM

Dubai never realize what they promise! They promised towers in Istanbul, Doha and Casablanca but nothin' is done yet! Maybe they'll do in Tunis in 2200! :banana::banana:

Tounsi

May 6th, 2008, 10:03 PM

wow!

inshallah they do this project, but i dont think it will happen..its to much i think:ohno:

Well if you take a look at the economic grwth of tunisia and the enormous potential this is not too much at all actually .

This project will be built as you see it , the memorandum has been signed The company in charge with a joint venture is EC Harris .

It is on sama`s dubai web site after all and the sales office is already opened at tunis.

The demolition started a couple of weeks agao already ...

http://www.sama-dubai.com/

http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/archives/news/business/20070808-dubai-tunisia-real-estate-project-14-billion-dollars-UAE.php

Tounsi

May 6th, 2008, 10:06 PM

Dubai never realize what they promise! They promised towers in Istanbul, Doha and Casablanca but nothin' is done yet! Maybe they'll do in Tunis in 2200! :banana::banana:

Okay get educated ^^^^

the Doha Tower is UNDER CONSTRUCTION and the Istambul towers are in Prep .

Link : http://www.dubaitowers-doha.com/

As far as the Casablanca tower they just PROPOSED IT

Daano

May 6th, 2008, 10:15 PM

Well if you take a look at the economic grwth of tunisia and the enormous potential this is not too much at all actually .

This project will be built as you see it , the memorandum has been signed The company in charge with a joint venture is EC Harris .

It is on sama`s dubai web site after all and the sales office is already opened at tunis.

The demolition started a couple of weeks agao already ...

http://www.sama-dubai.com/

http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/archives/news/business/20070808-dubai-tunisia-real-estate-project-14-billion-dollars-UAE.php

good news! :D

do you know when it will be finished?

Mozsmith

May 6th, 2008, 10:22 PM

Tounsi

May 6th, 2008, 10:27 PM

good news! :D

do you know when it will be finished?

it is going to take 15 years until final competion ..remember this is a project that will cover over 800 ha and will be a new city with 300 000 to 500 000 inhabitants!!!!!!

Tounsi

May 6th, 2008, 10:32 PM

J´adore la Tunisie. Tunis est très jolie. Bonne chance avec les projets, les nouvelles entreprises et l'investissement étranger.

Mais je n´aime pas Dubai. C´est une cité sans âme, à cause des trop nombreux bâtiments.

Il est important de maintenir l'ambiance tunisienne aussi!

J'espére aussi !!! il y a une débat actuellement en tunisie autour de ces méga projet venus des Émirats et qui risuqe de modifier totalement notre partimoine architectural mais le gouverenement essaie de son mieux de mettre en valeur les spécificités tunisienne ... un nouveau dubai à Tunis n'aurait aucun sens .

En fait pour ce projet il se situe au niveau Du lac Sud qui était en jachére depuis que le gouverenement a décidé de dépolluer le lac il ya plus de 20 ans de ça !!
C,était dejà prévu de fréer une nouvelle ville avec certaines composantes comem une marina une corniche et des tours à bureaux pour d.ésengorger le centre-ville,

L'avenue MOHAMED V est saturé et il n,y a plus de place pour les siéges sociaux des entreprises tunisiennes alors ils ont fait un appel d'offres et sama Dubai avait dejà préparé son projet depuis quelques années ....:)

ICOSIUMCITY

May 14th, 2008, 06:03 PM

Marvellous, uncommon, extraordinary ... I really love that project

Thks ya tounsi for all, you are doing a very very good job

ICOSIUMCITY.SKYBLOG.COM/

Tounsi

May 14th, 2008, 11:51 PM

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Tounsi

May 14th, 2008, 11:51 PM

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Tounsi

May 14th, 2008, 11:53 PM

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MoroccanChica

May 15th, 2008, 03:59 PM

Stunning! Tunisia is a gorgeous country and the people are just wonderful. I visited before and would love to visit again.

Tounsi

May 15th, 2008, 08:20 PM

Stunning! Tunisia is a gorgeous country and the people are just wonderful. I visited before and would love to visit again.

You are always welcome :cheers:

Tounsi

May 16th, 2008, 07:27 PM

Bukhatir présente son projet à la presse tunisienne
Deux ans pour que la fiction devienne réalité

Il n’aura pas beaucoup parlé, mais sa présence à Tunis est, à elle seule, très significative.
L’homme d’affaires émirati (originaire de Sharjah) Abdulrahman Bukhatir était à Tunis ce matin, vendredi 16 mai 2008, pour une conférence de presse à laquelle ont été conviés tous les médias de la Tunisie et d’ailleurs et différentes institutions de renommée internationale et de secteurs variés (Sports, finances, BTP…). Une conférence pour présenter son méga projet de cinq milliards de dollars qui sera érigé du côté des Berges du Lac (Nord de Tunis) sur les route jouxtant la GP 9 menant à la Marsa et celle menant vers le Kram.

De la conférence, on retiendra ce film présentant Tunis Sports City et le projet résidentiel Cedar qui représente la première phase de l’ambitieux projet. Un projet s’étendant sur 13 hectares et jouxtant un terrain de golf de 18 trous homologué par la fort prestigieuse académie britannique PGA.
Le film ressemble plutôt à une œuvre de science fiction. Selon le représentant du Groupe, tout ce que le film a montré sera une réalité que les Tunisiens verront naître peu à peu dans les prochaines semaines.

Cedar est une résidence comprenant 49 grandes villas et villas de luxe (entre 300 m² et 500 m²), deux villages résidentiels et dix immeubles de 20 étages dont les appartements (jusqu’à 200 m²) sont dotés de l’ensemble des aménagements modernes répondant à l’attente des résidents les plus exigeants.
Ce projet, selon Bukhatir, sera réalisé en deux ans à compter du commencement des travaux prévus prochainement. A noter que Cedar n’est que la première phase du méga projet.
Ceux qui doivent s’occuper d’une partie des travaux ont été déjà sélectionnés et prévoient des bâtiments prenant en considération l’économie d’énergie et la durabilité des bâtiments.

Concernant la partie sportive, Bukhatir a déjà conclu des partenariats. Outre la PGA pour le golf et la World Hockey pour le hockey, il y a l’Olympique de Marseille (dont les représentants étaient dans la tribune, face à M. Bukhatir) qui entend apporter toute son expertise de conseil à la conception d’un centre de football moderne et performant. Les responsables de l’OM aideront ainsi Tunis Sports City à élaborer des programmes d’entraînements de haut niveau à l’attention de tous les participants.
D’après les responsables de Bukhatir, on entend faire profiter la jeunesse tunisienne de ce projet que ce soit pour le sport ou pour les logements. Des partenariats financiers ont ainsi été conclus avec des banques tunisiennes pour que nos jeunes puissent accéder aux propriétés de Tunis Sports City. Il s’agit de la Biat, de l’ATB, d’Amen Bank, BH et d’Attijari Bank.

M. Ahmed El Karm, DG de l’AB était aux côtés de M. Bukhatir, et a prononcé un long speech. Un speech dont nous ne retiendrons qu’une chose : sa banque entend profiter de l’opportunité que lui présente le géant émirati. Alors que le représentant de Bukhatir parlait de faire accéder nos jeunes à la propriété dans Tunis Sports City, M. El Karm ne nous parlera ni des crédits avantageux qu’il compte octroyer, ni le public que sa banque visera.
Espérons que l’ATB (la banque qui se veut celle des jeunes), la BIAT ou Attijari (qui tiennent à être modernes en épousant leur époque) soient plus explicites à ce sujet.

Il est clair que ce projet ne sera vraiment une réalité pour les Tunisiens que s’il y a des Tunisiens qui y habitent. Au vu du standing proposé par les maquettes, et au vu des salaires moyens, on ne voit pour le moment qu’une certaine classe très aisée (et limitée dans le nombre) capable d’y être ! L’engagement réel des banques est donc nécessaire pour que le film de Bukhatir se transforme en réalité pour les Tunisiens..

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Tounsi

May 17th, 2008, 12:27 AM

Here is the whole project, the renders are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The other proposed renders and masterplan were declined . These are the final and approuved renders .

The first phase wich is called the Cedar Village will includes the golf course plus one portion of the residential area and 10 residential towers of 20 floors each .

The constructions starts this week!!!!!!!!!:)

Aerial View

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The Cedar village

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The Sport City

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The leisure , commercial and seafront area

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Tounsi

May 17th, 2008, 12:27 AM

Casawi

May 17th, 2008, 12:43 AM

What can I say, these projects are stunning.. great!

karim aboussir

May 17th, 2008, 12:45 AM

WOW AMAZING

Tounsi

May 17th, 2008, 12:51 AM

yeah me too when I saw the whole project coming to life with all these details and buildings ..

i was not expectings such a project and you know what guys this is not the biggest project in the Tunis area !!!

And they are planning to finish the first phase in 2 years .

now there is a debate as to whom is going to afford it .. we do have a high middle class but in our countries we prefer having a house than a appartment right even a high end appartment ...

But according to teh article the tunsiians banks will approuve the primes for this project too wich is awesome ..

Casawi

May 17th, 2008, 12:59 AM

I was wondering too how this will be accomplished in a financial way..
But are these just proposals or are they already approved?

Tounsi

May 17th, 2008, 01:38 AM

I was wondering too how this will be accomplished in a financial way..
But are these just proposals or are they already approved?

Actually , It is under construction !!

Also keep in mind that the Boukhatir group is the main investor ( 5 BILLION US DOLLARS) . They had to modify the laws first to first allow the boukhatir group to manage the new city as an independant entity . In the memorundum of understanding signed recently it's stipulated that the workers must be Tunisian if they can find the qualification for the jobs and the local banks will invest up to 10 % of the shares of the new holding .

they also had to change the immigration laws and they created what they call a " guichet unique" for all the bureaucracy ( papreworks legilslation etc ...). dedicated to this project .

Basically the tunisian government gave all the possible incentives to the Emiratis investors to attract them .

We all know that in order to substain the economic growth wich is around 6% now , the IDE ( foreign investements ) must increase radically in order to compensate the numbers of graduates
.

In order to compensate the flodd of unemployers we must achieve an annual growth ( GNP) of 8 % for the next decade and we can't do it without theese foreign investments..
in 2007 the IDe jumped by 35 % and it is expected that next year it will at least increase by 50 % thanks to theese mega projects, all the others investments combined will represent another 70-75 % ( including the energy investments) ...

So this project only will to create at LEAST 40 000 jobs for unemployed graduates .

The two other mega projects within the great area of Tunis such as the Tunis Bay ( the masterplan is complete and they are just waiting to get the appropuval from the parliamant) ) and the Mediteranean gate (demolition of the old hangars started and the phase 1 will start in July 2008)will bring 200 000 other jobs to Tunisia in the next 10 years that is a lot !!!!!!!!

Di you know guys that comining our three countries , we need to create 40 MILLIONS jobs within the next 20 years ????????

ALGERIA only would have to create 21 MILLIONS JOBS BEFORE 2030 to keep the unemployement rate at the same level !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tarrex

May 17th, 2008, 11:27 AM

amazing!:nuts:

Tbite

May 17th, 2008, 12:15 PM

lol this is huge. Even better that it has all different styles of Architecture combined into this one development.

Great Find. 5bn doesn't seem too much for such a development.

UtopianSkyscraper

May 17th, 2008, 09:28 PM

A (very) huge project! :nuts:.......... nice design!:)

UtopianSkyscraper

May 18th, 2008, 12:03 AM

Tounsi

May 18th, 2008, 02:02 AM

It reminds me about "La Cité du siècle" project. Any connection?… I don’t know that much about Tunisian projects.

http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/16744df581.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)

Above : La Cité du siècle model

This is a different project. this project is so far the biggest project in the African continent it is the Mediterraneans gate the investor is Sama dubai and it will located on the other shore of the lake of tunis . this is a project of 14 BILLIONS US DOLLARS that will include leisure facilities commercial and residential towers and complex , ( up to 60 floors) a marina etc ...

Since the 1970 's the lake of Tunis is the biggest project . After over 200 years of pollution they had to remove all the contaminated sands from the lake a total cleansing process that took over 20 year .. now they are developing the area which will be the new center of the metropolis of Tomorrow . this project will add between 300 000 to 500 000 new inhabitants to the city ....

All the details : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=582791

Tounsi

May 18th, 2008, 02:13 AM

Within the last year 5 different mega project have been announced in tunisa . After 20 years of development the country is gaining a lot of credibility

And the emiratis investors that initiated the Real estate booming in dubai for example are all interested by the potential that tunisia is a offering . stability economic growth , well educated population a Gdp that is increasing each year .

the position of Tunisia is also a major factor . The country has developed a brand and it is well known for its hospitality tourism and the modern mentality of its society .

So the Emiratis sees all that and they are more than interested to built the next generation of Tourism offerings in the country . that will compete the french Riviera ..

So far the mega projects are :

The Tunis Sport city : 5 Billions Under construction
The mediteranean gate ; 14 Millions: master plan approved , local contractors have been chosen and demolition started
The Tunis Bay : 3 billions ; master plan completed waiting for final approuval from the government
The Al maabar project ; 10 Billions us ; approved master plan completed , desalinization of the area in process

Outside of Tunis:

The petroani project : 22 US Billions in the north of tunis :finalsing the master plan

Madina El Qussor : 2,7 Billion US by Emaar : Approuved since 2006 ..

Enfidha Airport and industrial area : Under construction by TAV and IDET : 1 Billions $

Tbite

May 18th, 2008, 07:54 AM

Nothing against Tunisia but better than Dubai or the UAE?:ohno::ohno: When was the last time that you checked their forum? 1988?:lol::lol::lol:

Actually Dubai was still pretty underdeveloped even in the early and mid 90s. There is a picture of dubai in 1994 and it was pretty much below average.

UtopianSkyscraper

May 18th, 2008, 03:07 PM

Tunisia is doing well! Thanks for the info Tounsi it’s good to know!

Casawi

May 18th, 2008, 07:56 PM

Actually , It is under construction !!

Also keep in mind that the Boukhatir group is the main investor ( 5 BILLION US DOLLARS) . They had to modify the laws first to first allow the boukhatir group to manage the new city as an independant entity . In the memorundum of understanding signed recently it's stipulated that the workers must be Tunisian if they can find the qualification for the jobs and the local banks will invest up to 10 % of the shares of the new holding .

they also had to change the immigration laws and they created what they call a " guichet unique" for all the bureaucracy ( papreworks legilslation etc ...). dedicated to this project .

Basically the tunisian government gave all the possible incentives to the Emiratis investors to attract them .

We all know that in order to substain the economic growth wich is around 6% now , the IDE ( foreign investements ) must increase radically in order to compensate the numbers of graduates
.

In order to compensate the flodd of unemployers we must achieve an annual growth ( GNP) of 8 % for the next decade and we can't do it without theese foreign investments..
in 2007 the IDe jumped by 35 % and it is expected that next year it will at least increase by 50 % thanks to theese mega projects, all the others investments combined will represent another 70-75 % ( including the energy investments) ...

So this project only will to create at LEAST 40 000 jobs for unemployed graduates .

The two other mega projects within the great area of Tunis such as the Tunis Bay ( the masterplan is complete and they are just waiting to get the appropuval from the parliamant) ) and the Mediteranean gate (demolition of the old hangars started and the phase 1 will start in July 2008)will bring 200 000 other jobs to Tunisia in the next 10 years that is a lot !!!!!!!!

Di you know guys that comining our three countries , we need to create 40 MILLIONS jobs within the next 20 years ????????

ALGERIA only would have to create 21 MILLIONS JOBS BEFORE 2030 to keep the unemployement rate at the same level !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's impressing what had to be changed to make these projects possible and the impact it haves on the economy.

And about the needed jobs: if those figures like you presented are really true then that's a mission impossible for the Maghreb :shocked:

Tounsi

May 19th, 2008, 12:48 AM

That's impressing what had to be changed to make these projects possible and the impact it haves on the economy.

And about the needed jobs: if those figures like you presented are really true then that's a mission impossible for the Maghreb :shocked:

It's duable Casawi .. the main challenge of Algeria and Morrocco too is to create enough jobs for the upcoming generation (10 - 15 years old represents around 35 to 40% of algeria's population!!)

in tuisia due to the birth control started in the mid 60's the demand o is now at it s peak .. Demographically Tunisia reached the Western countries . Our birth rate is now below the regenartion of our population 1,9 % instead of 2,1 %.. So in the next 5to 10years we need to create 100 000 jobs a YEAR and that is only to keep the unemployment rate at the same level wich is 13,9 % ..

On the other side some schools are closing because ther are 'nt enough childrens to keep the shools running .:nuts::nuts:

Tounsi

May 19th, 2008, 12:53 AM

Actually Dubai was still pretty underdeveloped even in the early and mid 90s. There is a picture of dubai in 1994 and it was pretty much below average.

Indeed T bite Dubai in the mid 80's was not even an emerging economy country

the tremedous casf flow from the oil gave them the opprtunity to accomplished in 15 years what a 'normal' economy would accomplish in 50 years ..

Emiratis are really smart and they understoodthat the oil is an oppotunity to flourish their economy and diversify it when other sushAs KSA laid back even if their population is well educated their economy is mainlybased on the oil incomings

Tounsi

May 19th, 2008, 01:01 AM

Tunisia is doing well! Thanks for the info Tounsi it’s good to know!

Hopefully... we desperatly need these projects we can't afford all these investments by our self . Tunisia In the contrary of lybia or Algearia doe not have any aluable ressource . It is our gift too we only count on our man and womans .

We achieved all our 'miracle' step by step trough plans of 5 years ... education , health birth control are the three essentials components if a country wants to move forward and emerge .. We did it after 10 plans and now we need toexpand radically our growth from 5.5% as an average to at least 7 to 7,5 %f we want to join the develloped country such as Poland or the asian dragons .:cheers:

UtopianSkyscraper

May 19th, 2008, 02:43 PM

Hopefully... we desperatly need these projects we can't afford all these investments by our self . Tunisia In the contrary of lybia or Algearia doe not have any aluable ressource . It is our gift too we only count on our man and womans .

We achieved all our 'miracle' step by step trough plans of 5 years ... education , health birth control are the three essentials components if a country wants to move forward and emerge .. We did it after 10 plans and now we need toexpand radically our growth from 5.5% as an average to at least 7 to 7,5 %f we want to join the develloped country such as Poland or the asian dragons .:cheers:

I’m Algerian, but it’s nice to see Tunisia and Morocco going moving forward on economic development.

So Singapore, Honk Kong, South Korea today… Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco tomorrow Incha’Allah lol :okay:

Harkeb

May 20th, 2008, 08:50 AM

Tounsi

May 20th, 2008, 07:02 PM

:eek2: I cant believe this is going up in Africa! My G@d!! I'm officially green :D

Yep harkeb this is going up in Africa !!!! :D Why not i think we were underestimating ourselves for too long now it is time to giove to our continent the plce that it deserve .

The future will be african hoepfully !!!!!!

can`t wait to see the the new CDB rising!!!

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Tounsi

May 20th, 2008, 07:02 PM

:eek2: I cant believe this is going up in Africa! My G@d!! I'm officially green :D

Yep harkeb this is going up in Africa !!!!

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/antar07/lac4.jpg

Tounsi

May 20th, 2008, 08:47 PM

Gulf investors eye Tunisia but want more reforms

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia needs more bank mergers to strengthen its financial sector and become a bigger foreign investment target, Arab Gulf investors said at a conference in the north African country.
Business leaders from Dubai, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar said at the two-day conference ending on Saturday that they were looking with growing interest at the country of 10 million.

They said steady economic growth, political stability and business-friendly reforms were likely to boost inward investment in coming years but progress was still held back by under-developed financial markets and weak banks.

"The financial market does not mirror the real growth of Tunisia's economy," said Mustafa Farid Geninah, chief executive of Dubai Capital.

"The government should encourage mergers in the banking sector and oblige banks to invest their part of profits in the bourse," he said, citing Banque de Tunisie (BT.TN) and Banque Nationale Agricole (BNA.TN) as possible tie-up candidates.

Dubai Capital, a unit of Dubai Group, has committed $16 billion to Tunisia since arriving in 2004, said Geninah.

"We came to seek out business opportunities and we found an encouraging atmosphere," he said.

Tunisia has the most competitive economy in the Middle East and Africa but is still held back by limited foreign access to private property and public debt, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2006-07.

The country has struggled to attract enough inward investment to create the economic growth needed to absorb 88,000 job seekers entering the employment market each year. Officials say the unemployment rate stands at 14.3 percent.

Infrastructure improvements and a modernization of Tunisia's legal framework are still needed to keep the momentum of inward investment, said Sama Dubai Chairman Farhan Faraidooni.

"These measures consist in opening all the sectors to foreign investors and endorsing flexible laws that would encourage investors to come," he said.

GROWING PRESENCE

European Union countries remain the biggest investors in Tunisia with a strong presence in textiles, call centers and tourism but Arab Gulf ruling families with billions of petro-dollars to invest are carving out a growing presence.

Sama Dubai, the property unit of Dubai Holding, plans to spend $14 billion on a luxury real estate development north of Tunis including apartments, theatres, cinemas, offices and hotels covering 837 hectares (2,092 acres).

United Arab Emirates's Aldar Properties (ALDR.AD) and Sorouh Real Estate (SOR.AD) recently unveiled a plan to invest $5.5 billion to redevelop another suburb of Tunis through a tourism and housing project led by their Al Maabar subsidiary.

A Tunisian official said on Friday that the project's final value could rise to $11 billion.

Egyptian, UAE and Kuwaiti firms are active in Tunisia's telecoms sector and Emirates Telecommunications Corp (ETEL.AD) (Etisalat) said this week it might join the fray by bidding for a third Tunisian high-speed mobile network license.

"We think the investment opportunities here are very promising," said Ahmad Julfar, Etisalat Chief Operations Officer. "We aim to invest here and if we find investment opportunities that respond to our offer, we'll do it."

madao

May 21st, 2008, 10:02 AM

inshallah

i hope i hope so badly we join together Algeria Morocco ans Tunisia

we will be a supertrio imaging

Tounsi

May 21st, 2008, 06:06 PM

I’m Algerian, but it’s nice to see Tunisia and Morocco going moving forward on economic development.

So Singapore, Honk Kong, South Korea today… Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco tomorrow Incha’Allah lol :okay:

You got that right!!!!!!!!!:cheers:

Tounsi

May 21st, 2008, 06:08 PM

inshallah

i hope i hope so badly we join together Algeria Morocco ans Tunisia

we will be a supertrio imaging

I hear you my friend.. we can"t survive alone we have to join our forces otherwise we will be assimilated and we will loose our maghrebian culture ...

we are arabs culturally but we are maghrebians mediteraneans also we have a common culture that started 5 000 years ago !!!!!!!!!

Tounsi

May 21st, 2008, 10:58 PM

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UtopianSkyscraper

May 21st, 2008, 11:04 PM

inshallah

i hope i hope so badly we join together Algeria Morocco ans Tunisia

we will be a supertrio imaging

I hope too my friend! Anyway we don’t have the choice if we want to succeed we'll have to be united.

UtopianSkyscraper

May 21st, 2008, 11:14 PM

I hear you my friend.. we can"t survive alone we have to join our forces otherwise we will be assimilated and we will loose our maghrebian culture ...

we are arabs culturally but we are maghrebians mediteraneans also we have a common culture that started 5 000 years ago !!!!!!!!!

I totally agree with you, our culture and history are so similar... We are not only neighbors but brothers.

Tounsi

May 26th, 2008, 11:27 PM

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Tounsi

May 27th, 2008, 08:10 PM

Branching out: Sama Dubai, the property arm of Dubai Holding, is planning a major mixed-use development near Tunis that will rival the capital in size.

Sama Dubai, the property arm of Dubai Holding, has become the latest in a growing list of local companies to secure a substantial project in North Africa, after the Tunisian government approved its proposals for a multibillion-dollar mixed-use development.

Tunisia has accepted Sama’s preliminary master plan for a US$25 billion (Dh90bn) project that will house more than half a million people. This is one of the largest investments by a local company in North Africa so far.

The approval coincides with the signing of an investment partnership between the UAE and Tunisia last week by the Minister of Economy, Sultan Bin Saeed al Mansouri. UAE investments in Tunisia have exceeded US$20bn over the past two years.

Tunisia’s approval of the master plan clears the way for Sama Dubai to acquire eight square kilometres of land and begin selecting contractors for the first phase of the project, to be called Mediterranean Gate Tunis.

Abdel Fattah Toukan, manager of Sama Dubai and member of its investment committee, said the costs of the project had been revised upward.

“Its original cost estimated at $14bn was raised to $25bn in March this year, after an official visit of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and may well hit $30bn,” said Mr Toukan. Sheikh Mohammed owns Dubai Holding.

The project is located around the old Tunis harbour. On completion, a new city almost as large as the Tunisian capital, with space for 500,000 people, will have been established.

Two 80-floor skyscrapers and another 50 or so mixed-use towers are part of the preliminary plan; hotels, a marina and a golf course also feature in the design.

At least 1.5 square kilometres of land will be reclaimed from the ocean. The entire project should be completed within 20 years, the developers said, adding that freehold title for foreigners had been approved.

Tounsi

May 27th, 2008, 10:39 PM

The website : http://sportcitiesinternational.com/projects_tunis.html

Tounsi

May 27th, 2008, 11:08 PM

1. Who is Sport Cities International – Tunis SARL?

Sport Cities International – Tunis SARL (“SCIT”) is the project company created by Bukhatir Group, one of the largest business houses in the Gulf region, with the objective to develop and manage the Tunis Sports City project.
Tunis Sports City will be developed over an area measuring 256 hectares. The Project envisages the construction of state of the art sports complexes which include international standard facilities comprising of a PGA approved 18-hole golf course, PGA Golf Academy, sports clubs, clinics and other academies, as well as residential, commercial, and leisure facilities along with necessary infrastructural support. Famous personalities and institutions, such as Olympique de Marseille Consulting, PGA, International Hockey Federation (IHF) and American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA), will anchor academies in order to ensure that global sporting best practices are introduced into the Project.The total Project cost is estimated at over US$ 3 billion.

2. Who is Sport Cities International LLC?
Sport Cities International LLC (“SCI”) is a UAE based real estate development company created to lend strategic support to SCI project companies around the world. SCI has a significant experience in master planning, marketing, and selling mixed-use real estate projects. SCI is currently implementing its ‘Sports City’ concept in Tunis, Tunisia and Lahore, Pakistan, while other developments are planned in Sri Lanka, South Africa, Morocco, Syria, Iran, India and Vietnam.
The Sport Cities International’s vision is “positively impacting individuals, communities and nations around the world by bringing them together through the activity of sport, cultivating economic opportunity and promoting human development”.
The mission statement of the company is to “create a unique living environment that inspires people to come together and participate in an active lifestyle, gives back to communities and adds value to all stakeholders”.

3. Who is Bukhatir Group?
Bukhatir Group is one of the largest and most diversified business houses in the UAE. Headquartered in Sharjah, its main interests span construction, manufacturing, information technology, shopping malls, education, engineering services, real estate development, sports and the television media. There are more than 26 business entities within the group, many of which are market leaders. The geographical domain of the Bukhatir Group spans over half the world from North America to North Africa, West and South Asia.

Section 2 –

Location

1. What is the location of Tunis Sports City?
Tunis Sports City site is located in the Lac de Tunis area in the northern suburbs of the Tunis city. The Lac de Tunis area is the major focus for new development and building activity in Tunis, and the area has seen an increasing number of multinational companies setting up offices there. Several embassies are also located near the site including the US Consulate.

For a map of the site, please visit www.bukhatir.com

2. Is the location of Tunis Sports City easily accessible?
The Project is centrally located and is within easy reach of both the city centre and the airport. The roads are of excellent quality, and do not become congested even at peak traffic hours. A light metro line is planned to cross the entire development and will connect to the present La Marsa – Tunis main line. There are also adequate bus links to the centre of town and to other suburbs in Tunis.

3. How far away is the main airport from Tunis Sports City?
Tunis Sports City is 10 minutes away from the Tunis-Carthage International Airport.

Section 3 – Current Status

1. What is the current status of development at Tunis Sports City?
The sales office has been completed, while enabling works have commenced on the site. Sales for the project are planned to launch in the 2nd Quarter of 2008.

2. When will the construction commence?
Construction will begin in the 3rd Quarter of 2008, with the first residents expected in the 2nd Quarter of 2011.

3. How many people are expected to reside in/visit Tunis Sports City?
The new city will house over 50,000 residents and its sporting and commercial areas will be a great attraction for the residents and visitors.

Tounsi

May 28th, 2008, 05:05 AM

The Logo is available !

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This is again the master plan with the details

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And this one is the first phase of the project :
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Tounsi

May 29th, 2008, 06:46 PM

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Bahrain’s Gulf Finance House (GFH) will ring in the new year in style, putting the final touches to two multi-billion dollar deals in mid-December that will lock ithe company into major developments in North Africa and the Indian subcontinent.

On December 17, GFH unveiled plans for a new financial centre to be built in Tunisia, aiming to mirror the success of the company’s flagship project, the Bahrain Financial Harbour, which opened for business in May.

The $3bn Tunis Financial Harbour (TFH) will consist of four main clusters, comprising a corporate centre, an investment banking and advisory centre, an insurance and Sharia-compliant insurance centre and an exchange. There will also be facilities for a business school.

To be located on the outskirts of Tunis, the TFH will cover an area of 450 hectares and will also feature a marina, mixed residential complexes, commercial and business outlets and sporting facilities, making it a satellite city of the Tunisian capital.

Announcing the development, GFH chairman Esam Janahi said the strong growth of the Tunisian economy, which has a gross domestic product (GDP) among the highest in Africa, was the incentive for his company to commit to the investment.

GFH’s acting chief executive officer, Peter Panayiotou, said the move into Tunisia was part of the bank’s strategy of expanding into emerging economies with strong growth potential.

“Apart from the economic drivers behind this decision, Tunisia’s ability to provide talented human resources, with the country reporting relatively high investments in higher education as a proportion of GDP, was a key factor that prompted us to choose Tunisia as the location for our first financial harbour in North Africa,” he said.

The TFH will not be without competition though. In August, developer Sama Dubai, the international investment arm of Dubai Holding, started work on Century City, a $14bn project outside the Tunisian capital. As a business and financial centre Century City will offer office space for more than 2500 firms, as well as housing for up to 500,000 people.

As in Tunisia, GFH is not the first Gulf entrant into the development market, with Dubai World; Damac Properties, also of Dubai; and Rakeen, the property arm of the government of Ras Al Khaimah, all committing to projects in India.

Tounsi

May 29th, 2008, 09:36 PM

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Tounsi

May 31st, 2008, 05:36 AM

Al Maabar International Investments Company announced its plans to build one of its biggest projects in the African Continent. This project is Bled El Ward on the northern rives of the capital Tunis on a total area of 5 Thousands Hectares, with a total costs that reaches $ 10 billions.

Yousef Al Nowis, the Managing Director and member of the Board, declared, in Tunis after having presented the project before President Zine Alabidine Ben Ali on Monday February 04th 2008, and in the presence of Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyen, Minister of Foreign Affaires of United Arab Emirates, that Bled El Ward presents a one-of-a-kind achievement in the Mediterranean southern part region.

In fact, it developed a modern city made up with many components such as the International Health city, water channels in addition to tourist resorts, residencies, sport facilities, Golf fields, and areas for shopping, entertainments and open space in a complete synergy between "Live, Work, and Play".

Al Nowis also clarified that the project of Bled El Ward is derived from the old name of the Tunisian city, Ariana, which is known for its beautiful roses and flowers and its soft breeze. Its design gets its name from the old architecture history. It is based on the most modernized architecture styles. Furthermore, it gives priority to the environment and nature as whole, with its sea and forests sides. It also provides 50 Km of beaches through its water channels.

On the other hand Ahmad Al Sayegh, Chairman of the Board, unveiled that a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the Tunisian Government last December 2007 and that Zine Al Alabidine Ben Ali salutes the high standard of the project's design. This gives way, today, to start the implementation of studies to complete with all the procedures and starting the execution.

Al Sayegh declared that the realisation of Bled El Ward project will be on many phases. The first is Diar El Fel zone that covers 300 hectares, 190 Hectares will be devoted to building. The development period of this project will be 5 years.

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Aerial view of the site :

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Tounsi

June 1st, 2008, 10:20 PM

Le Golf les Côtes de Carthage

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Picture of the construction site:

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Buyckske Ruben

June 2nd, 2008, 04:09 PM

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That country is booming like hell, by a couple of years it will compete whit the biggest like Dubai, Spain enz...

Amroucheluxus

June 2nd, 2008, 08:39 PM

Actually there have been construction works from the mid 90s through this decade and are supposed to be even more in the coming years thanks to all the projects that are being undertaken :banana::cucumber:

Tounsi

June 2nd, 2008, 11:57 PM

That country is booming like hell, by a couple of years it will compete whit the biggest like Dubai, Spain enz...

I found this picture of the construction site :We can see workers connecting some steel frames I guess

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Tounsi

June 4th, 2008, 06:04 PM

Other Governmental buildings projects :

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Amroucheluxus

June 4th, 2008, 06:49 PM

Are these last images you sent all in Tunis or in many locations throughout the country?

Tounsi

June 4th, 2008, 07:27 PM

Are these last images you sent all in Tunis or in many locations throughout the country?

Tunis ... there are also some residential projects ongoing in SOusse and sfax specially but I can`t find any decent renders ....

Tounsi

June 4th, 2008, 10:31 PM

Tounsi

June 5th, 2008, 01:56 AM

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WEBSITE:http://www.enfidhaport.nat.tn/english/main.htm

The project is part of the national projects such as the new Enfidha industrial district and the new international airport ...

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The Tunisian government launched, with European funds, a study for the construction of a deep water port dealing with the economic, financial, juridical, technical and environmental framework.

This study, initiated in March 2005, showed that there is a promising potential market and that Enfidha site presents the best assets thanks to its proximity to maritime routes and to its physical characteristics

The Tunisian Government plans to dig a deep water port and a zone of economic and logistics activities within the framework of the election programme of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali "For tomorrow’s Tunisia" and in conformity with the following strategic orientations and objectives:

Ensure better integration of Tunisia into world economy so as to make it a regional centre of international trade and services,
Create more incentives to foreign investment to dynamise the national economy and most importantly promote the private sector participation in managing and financing the infrastructure,
Develop capacity building of port infrastructure through the creation of a new-generation port,
Creation of logistics activity areas ensuring integrated transport services,
Materialising the national job creation programme

Within this framework, the Ministry of Transport plans to call for private and qualified entrepreneur or group of entrepreneurs for the construction, funding and exploitation of a deep water port at Enfidha on the Tunisian Central East coast at 100 Km to the south of the capital Tunis and this would be in the form of a concession.

This project will help Tunisia acquire an infrastructure capacity in order to meet the country’s external trade progress and participate in tran-shipment traffic which is rapidly developing in the Mediterranean.

The achievement of this project is integrated within an economic development scope including a modern transport infrastructure and an area of economic and logistics activities aiming at promoting trade activities, industry and services with foreign countries.

The project consists in a port dredged in land. The main components are:

An 800-meter long North embankment

A 1500-meter long South embankment

A 350-meter wide access channel with a length of 2.300 m at -18 m from coast

A main swinging circle with 900 m of diameter to coast -18 m

A 500-meter wide port at -17m from coast

A space for container terminals of 198 ha with a total wharf length of 3.600 m at -17 m from coast

A polyvalent terminal of 35 ha with a total wharf length of 1400 m and at - 15 m from coast

A service wharf with a total length of 200 m and -6 m from coast.

Amroucheluxus

June 5th, 2008, 08:28 AM

MILLENIUM MALL CENTER | TUNIS-LA MARSA RD|U-C

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Whaaat, this thing is close to my place and is U C and I'm just reading about it now!!:tongue4: where is it being built in La MArsa, in what corner?

Tounsi

June 5th, 2008, 07:19 PM

Whaaat, this thing is close to my place and is U C and I'm just reading about it now!!:tongue4: where is it being built in La MArsa, in what corner?

I think it is between the Carrefour mall and the new intersection of Le Relais restaurant !

Link : http://www.investir-en-tunisie.com/news/article.php?id=4443

Amroucheluxus

June 6th, 2008, 08:33 AM

...so we'll have Carrefour, Zephyr, Promogros and this one + the many smaller Monoprix, Bonprix, Touta...in our town...interesting...almost every inhabitant of our area will have his own mall/supermarket;):lol:
btw I wonder who's this owner of this Millenium mall...called Rose Immobilière...have an idea?

Tounsi

June 6th, 2008, 06:39 PM

Amroucheluxus

June 7th, 2008, 09:03 AM

hmm..looks like they're already working hard, even before their mall is ready ;) :lol:

Tounsi

June 7th, 2008, 08:42 PM

hmm..looks like they're already working hard, even before their mall is ready ;) :lol:

That,s the ' tunisian touch 'my friend !

Tounsi

June 7th, 2008, 08:43 PM

Tunis Sport City updates :

First pictures from the constructon site !

The sales office is now complete .

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The map of the sales office

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Amroucheluxus

June 8th, 2008, 06:11 AM

Wow, it's already built!! :uh: I just heard of its existance and they'll soon start the sell...they're quite fast (& that's good ;) ) :guns1:

Tounsi

June 8th, 2008, 06:17 AM

Wow, it's already built!! :uh: I just heard of its existance and they'll soon start the sell...they're quite fast (& that's good ;) ) :guns1:

Oh yess I recommend you this website it is just great
www.sportcitiesinternational.com

there is a promotional video of the project in french :)

Tounsi

June 8th, 2008, 06:18 AM

I m calling some friends at tunis in order to get some new pictures from the area ..

Amroucheluxus

June 8th, 2008, 07:48 AM

Tounsi

June 8th, 2008, 04:05 PM

I just realized that this project is amaaazing :eek2: :drool: I'm speakless in front of such buildings and can't believe they might be rel in just a couple of years :eek:...on the other hand I can hardly believe they'll be accesible for most of people, even being the upper medium class...have you seen the houses :drool:

The first phase due completion date is mid 2011...3 years from now !

As far as pricing of the development I do believe that some of the towers will be 'affordable ' ( 400 000 to 650 000 ) :lol::lol:

the real estateis complete insane in tunisia nowadays in that arae there are someapp starting at 350 000 diars!!!!!!!!

Amroucheluxus

June 9th, 2008, 08:48 AM

...the prices are somewhat similar to those in Montreal while the salaries are like 10 times lower...how do they do to sell them :nuts:???...weird :weird:

Tounsi

June 12th, 2008, 04:40 PM

...the prices are somewhat similar to those in Montreal while the salaries are like 10 times lower...how do they do to sell them :nuts:???...weird :weird:

Well they are selling them to the upper middle class and the rich tunisian failies plus all the europeans that will retire in the next 5 years with a strong euro 350 000 dinars are somewhat ....affordable :lol:

Amroucheluxus

June 14th, 2008, 04:31 AM

...hmmm...well that makes sense...but it does mean that the main customers/buyers will be europeans/foreigners rather than tunisians :sly: ...come to think about it, I don't know the percentage of the so called "upper middle class" in our country :wink2: ...it would be interesting to have an idea about it, in order to estimate the number of people that might find these appartments/houses affordable...;) :)

coalmine

June 14th, 2008, 12:12 PM

Tunisia looking great how much are the prices in sporsts city in UK pounds???

LeB.Fr

June 14th, 2008, 04:52 PM

The first phase due completion date is mid 2011...3 years from now !

As far as pricing of the development I do believe that some of the towers will be 'affordable ' ( 400 000 to 650 000 ) :lol::lol:

the real estateis complete insane in tunisia nowadays in that arae there are someapp starting at 350 000 diars!!!!!!!!

400 000 what? dollars? If not, can you convert to $ ?

Now that Tunisia has its own Forum, I suggest you open a new thread for each of the projects in this thread.

Tounsi

June 14th, 2008, 05:51 PM

Tunisia looking great how much are the prices in sporsts city in UK pounds???

They did not annouce the price range yet .

However you can find a lot of info pertaining to how to buy a property in this new project .

Here is the link :http://www.sportcitiesinternational.com/projects_tunis_faq.html

:)

Tounsi

June 14th, 2008, 05:52 PM

400 000 what? dollars? If not, can you convert to $ ?

Now that Tunisia has its own Forum, I suggest you open a new thread for each of the projects in this thread.

400 000 Dinars wich is roughly 375 000 $ US ...

I will Beirut Guy !!!

thanks again for supporting your phoenician cousins ;-)

Foufou

June 30th, 2008, 02:20 PM

Tounsi, do you have an idea plz where will be exactly the financial port in Raoued, a positioning on google earth map will be great if possible, thanks in advance.

Foufou

June 30th, 2008, 02:21 PM

Tounsi, do you have an idea plz where will be exactly the financial port in Raoued, a positioning on google earth map will be great if possible, thanks in advance.

Tounsi

June 30th, 2008, 06:10 PM

Tounsi, do you have an idea plz where will be exactly the financial port in Raoued, a positioning on google earth map will be great if possible, thanks in advance.

The exact location is at El Hassyene, between Raoued and Kalaât Al Andalous.

I added the location on google earth last week so you shuld see on google earth :)

Amroucheluxus

July 2nd, 2008, 09:44 PM

I found this,link; it's taken from Google Earth and shows the approximate locations of the different projects in Tunis:
http://www.babnet.net/mapchouchet.php

Amroucheluxus

July 2nd, 2008, 09:45 PM

I found this,link; it's taken from Google Earth and shows the approximate locations of the different projects in Tunis + some info (in frech) about them:

http://www.babnet.net/mapchouchet.php

Tounsi

July 2nd, 2008, 09:57 PM

I found this,link; it's taken from Google Earth and shows the approximate locations of the different projects in Tunis + some info (in frech) about them:

http://www.babnet.net/mapchouchet.php

yes i know that link but it does not show the tunis financial harbr though the location was not communicated as clearly as the other project but It is confirmed ; Sidi Hassyenne near kallaat El Andalous actually it s after Raoued and it will be linked by the new highway that goes up to Ariana and the Bizerte highway .

d-earle

July 7th, 2008, 04:44 PM

Tounsi

July 7th, 2008, 06:51 PM

Thanks for all the positive feedback about our Tunisia Sports City development project. This is an exciting area for architecture now and we're very happy to be a part of it.

We're hoping to have some more renders of the project available soon, so watch this space!

Diseño Earle
International Architects (http://www.d-earle.com)

Hi

I m really glad to have you in this forum as well.

We posted some of your renders in this forum as well and in some oither tunisian web sites .

Could you please give us more details about your level of contribution in this project ?

thank you !!

Note : there is a special thread dedicated to this project feel free to give us any updates you may have !!!!!!! :)

Foufou

July 9th, 2008, 08:52 AM

yes i know that link but it does not show the tunis financial harbr though the location was not communicated as clearly as the other project but It is confirmed ; Sidi Hassyenne near kallaat El Andalous actually it s after Raoued and it will be linked by the new highway that goes up to Ariana and the Bizerte highway .

Thanks for the information. Really, I have not found it on google eaerth (don't know why) but I know almost where it is.

Tounsi

July 9th, 2008, 05:30 PM

Thanks for the information. Really, I have not found it on google eaerth (don't know why) but I know almost where it is.

No problems Foufou !!!

il ya un article qui vient de paraitre la dessus. le projet de loi qui va etre adopte au parlement a ete presente !!!

Gulf finance House devrait pouvoir comemnecr les travaux a la fin Juillet!!!!!!

Dorra

September 4th, 2008, 12:29 PM

Tunisia emerging as the next property market to take off

Friday, 25 July 2008

Tunisia the next emerging marketMajor Middle East developers are investing in Tunisia which property analysts believe is the new emerging market set to make an impact in the next five years.

The property market is very new. Foreign ownership of residential property was only allowed three years ago. Prices are low, just like they were in Morocco five years ago.

Those investing vast sums of money include United Arab Emirate's Sama Holding (a subsidiary of Dubai Holding) with a $14 billion mixed development project and Dubai-based Emaar have investment projects totalling $1.9 billion.

Official figures are promising. The International Monetary Fund describes Tunisia as having a stable and growing economy with 5.5% GDP growth predicted for 2008 and 5.9% for 2009. Unemployment is dropping and inflation is in check.

Tourism figures are also encouraging. The World Travel and Tourism Council forecasts an annual increase of 4.3% between 2009 and 2018. However, growth may actually be considerably higher since tourism rose by 4.7% during the first half of 2008 with the second 6 months expected to produce similar results.

TripAdvisor ranked Jerba number one among its top 10 emerging tourism spots for 2008. A New York Times article at the end of last year put the country at third place in its list of 53 countries to visit in 2008.

Analysts say it is clearly beginning to attract the attentions of holidaymakers. 'The country has many beautiful beaches, cultural and historical attractions, combined with days of endless sunshine and hot summers, which means that any investment has the potential of high rental yields, as well as providing an excellent holiday home. Tunisia is an up and coming property market,' said Melanie Benna, owner of the The Tunisian House real estate agency.

'Tunisia's property market may just be in its early stages but with its strong economy and tourist sector, large-scale property investment by Middle East developers and low-entry prices, Tunisia looks well set to become one of the most interesting emerging markets,' said James Gonzalez, market analyst at Obelisk.

Although it is much smaller and has fewer natural resources than its neighbours it has overcome the type of poverty related problems from which Libya and Algeria suffer. The economy is growing and the government is investing in education, tourism and business. It is ranked first in economic competitiveness among African countries according to the World Economic Forum.

On the downside issues that still need to be addressed include high taxes, lack of access to financing and a cumbersome bureaucracy. Foreign investors can buy any property except agricultural land.

Source : http://www.propertywire.com/news/africa/tunisia-emerging-as-the-next-property-market-to-take-off-200807251374.html

ezin

September 4th, 2008, 11:20 PM

HI EVRY ONE FIRST I WISH HAPPY RAMADAN FOR ALL OF YOU 2ND I HAVE A QUESTION I SAW LAST COUPLE DAYS IN TUNISIA A PHOTO IN GAMMARET ROAD ABOUT (MAYBE I M NOT SURE ) A NEW COMERCIAL CENTER IT NAME THE MILLENNIUM SO I WANNA BE SURE IF THIS COMPLEX IS A NEW CENTER ? ANSWER ME PLZ SOON

Tounsi

September 4th, 2008, 11:33 PM

ezin

September 6th, 2008, 10:22 PM

I WONDER WHY WE DONT HAVE IN TUNISIA BIG PLAY FAIR LAND LIKE WORLD SIX FLAGS OR DISNEY LAND OR EVEN A NEW PLAY FAIR LAND MORE MODERN THAN TUNIS HAPPY LAND OR KARTHAGE LAND ?

ezin

September 6th, 2008, 10:47 PM

when i was in tunisia i saw a picture about a new comercial center it name is central park it have more than 40 boutique in 3 level and more than 750 pices for parking i will get picture soon about that center and i will post it .

Tounsi

September 7th, 2008, 12:00 AM

ezin

September 7th, 2008, 03:30 PM

[QUOTE=Tounsi;25009516]That would be great !! are you referring to the Tunis International City Center ?[/QUOT

this will be other comercial center in the city center it will be in mohamed elkames street .

Tounsi

September 7th, 2008, 10:51 PM

ezin

September 7th, 2008, 11:18 PM

well this new center will be in a corner mohamed v from side and the gengeress from the other side

Foufou

September 8th, 2008, 12:17 PM

I think near Mokhtar attia road

Tounsi

September 8th, 2008, 05:35 PM

I think near Mokhtar attia road

Foufou tu as vu aussi ce projet ??

Mokhtar Attia je ne vois vraiment pas de terrain libre assez grand pour comporter ce projet ..selon ezin c'est un centre commercial ..

je ne trouve strictement rien sur le web :ohno::ohno:

Est-ce que le nom du projet sera Central Park ??:ancient:

ezin

September 8th, 2008, 05:53 PM

oui le nom du ce centre comercial est central park et constitue de :
40 boutiques et un grand surface (magasin general ,monoprix ...) au 3 niveaux .
750 pieces de parking .
en tt cas je vais chercher le lien de ce projet .

tat

September 8th, 2008, 07:39 PM

Tounsi

September 8th, 2008, 07:54 PM

Ce n'est pas exactement MOKHTAR ATTIA , c'est l'emplacement de l'ancien parking de la Rue NAHAS PACHA. Le projet est initié par le Groupe BAYAHI , ( TPR et Depuis une année MAGASIN GENERAL ) . Sur le web , il faut chercher BAYAHI GOUPE Ci desssous le lien .
http://www.tpsgroup.com.tn/

merci pour ces infos !!!

En fait selon le site web il y a deux centres commerciaux qui sont projetés .

Ces deux centres, Le Passage Sicilia et Les Arcades de l’Eden, totalisent plus de 14.000 m² de surface de vente (GLA), de part et d’autre de la principale artère de la capitale, animés par de larges « food-court » conviviaux de respectivement 1.000 et 2.000m².

1-Les Arcades de l'Eden,coin Jean Jaurés à l'eplacement du nouveau parking

http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee345/antar08/Facade-1-PCA.jpg

2-Le Passage Sicilia , Rue de Turquie

http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee345/antar08/centre2.jpg

tat

September 8th, 2008, 08:10 PM

Au fait , il me semble que les parkings sont ouverts , mais que tout ce qui est surface de vente est cours de finition , ou eventuellement de commercialisation

Tounsi

September 8th, 2008, 08:15 PM

Oui le Parking sur jean-jaurés est ouvert ca je le sais pour ce qui est de l,avenue de Turquie alla8ou aaélem mais l'emplacement est idéal

Ya Si TAT wa7hdék ya khouya el Doussiét el koll a3ndek !!!:lol:

Tounsi

September 26th, 2008, 04:34 PM

Une course aux cimenteries s’est engagée en Tunisie depuis peu. Il ne se passe pas ainsi un mois sans que l’on entende parler d’un nouveau projet de cimenterie. Le dernier en date, est celui de la société d'investissement koweïtienne, «Global Investment House » qui avait annoncé en juillet dernier un accord avec l’entreprise tunisienne «Bina Holding», pour la construction conjointe d’une cimenterie baptisée Carthage Ciment.

Depuis 2006, 13 demandes ont été enregistrées pour de nouvelles cimenteries d'ici à 2009. L'intérêt des entreprises étrangères pour le site tunisien est aiguisé, à la fois par la flambée des prix des matériaux de construction, mais aussi et surtout par les mégaprojets des pays du golfe qui démarrent en Tunisie. La Tunisie est l'un des pays de la région Méditerranéenne à offrir un produit parmi les moins chers - entre20% et 30% inférieur à la moyenne régionale. Ce coût bas s’explique surtout par le prix de l’électricité qui reste nettement moins cher qu’ailleurs dans la région.

Fin 2006, trois compagnies - les groupes espagnols Lodos Secos-Aricam et le groupe italien Italia Cimenti - avaient reçu une autorisation préalable pour la construction des cimenteries à Gafsa, Kairouan et au Kef, selon une dernière publication de «Oxford Business Group». Dans le cadre de la nouvelle loi, ces autorisations sont encore en attente de l'annonce officielle des conditions d'implantation des cimenteries en Tunisie. Il faut dire qu’un nouveau code d'investissement régissant le secteur du ciment est entré en vigueur le 11 septembre 2007 en Tunisie. Ce code devrait exiger, entre autres choses, qu'au moins 70% de la production en divers types de ciments fabriqués par l'usine soit réservée à la satisfaction des besoins du marché local. Un des objectifs de ce nouveau code est également de maîtriser la grande demande énergétique des cimenteries.

Ce qu’il y a et ce qu’il va y avoir.

L'industrie du ciment tunisien compte actuellement sept cimenteries: la Cimenterie de Bizerte, d'Oum El Khélil, de Gabès, de Jebel Oust, d'Enfidha, la Société tuniso-andalouse de ciment blanc (Sotacib) et les Ciments artificiels tunisiens. Dans le cadre de la libéralisation du marché et en accord avec la politique de désengagement de l'Etat, cinq des sept cimenteries ont été privatisées et cédées au groupe italien Colacem, aux groupes espagnols Uniland racheté par Cementos Portland Valderivas et Prasa (Ciment Blant cotasib) et aux groupes portugais Cimpor (ciment jbel oust) et Secil (cimenterie de Gabes).

Les deux dernières cimenteries publiques (Bizerte et Oum El Kélil) sont aujourd'hui en cours de privatisation. Des entreprises locales ont fait part de leur intérêt dans l'acquisition de ces deux cimenteries, selon l’Oxford Business Group. La décision du ministère devrait être rendue publique d'ici la fin de l'année. Les sept cimenteries du pays produisent chaque année 6,9 millions de tonnes dont 333 mille tonnes de ciment blanc produites par la Sotacib. La production de ciment a ainsi augmenté de 3% en 2006. Cette évolution est venue satisfaire les besoins d'une demande intérieure et extérieure en croissance continue. A titre d'exemple, les exportations totales de ciment se sont élevées à 1,4 million de tonnes (+11,7%) pour environ 89 millions de dollars (+42,6%) selon le rapport 2006 de la Banque Centrale.

Abdallatif Ajra, directeur général des industries manufacturières au ministère de l'industrie, de l'énergie et des petites et moyennes entreprises a dit à OBG que « la cimenterie tunisienne est appelée à accroître sa croissance de deux points au cours du prochain quinquennat (2007-2011) ». D'après les études de ce même ministère, la demande de ciment à moyen et long termes devrait augmenter de 4,5% par an avec un pic allant jusqu'à 7% en 2013-2014, due notamment aux projets d'infrastructures et de construction immobilière en Tunisie.
Les nouveaux venus et les anciens qui feront nouvelles lignes.

On croit de notre côté savoir, que le ministère de l’industrie aurait définitivement décidé de donner son accord à trois nouvelles usine de ciment.

La première devrait être localisée à Gafsa. L’Etat tunisien, qui aurait exprimé le désir de garder la majorité dans le capital de cette cimenterie à l’investissement de laquelle devrait participer le Fonds de reconversion du bassin minier de Gafsa, y associera à hauteur de 49 %, l’espagnol Aricam. Cette cimenterie devrait avoir une capacité de production de 1 million de tonnes.

Le second projet de cimenterie devrait être construit à Mornague. D’une capacité de 1 million de tonnes aussi, le projet serait co-financé par Belhassen Trabelsi et Lazhar Sta, un homme d’affaire originaire de la ville de Sousse et qui travaille aussi dans le secteur des carrières.

La troisième et dernière cimenterie qui devrait être construite, devrait l’être dans la région de Kairouan, à Aïn Jloula plus précisément. D’une capacité aussi de 1 million de tonnes, elle devrait être l’œuvre du groupe espagnol Moulins qui est déjà dans le capital de la Cotacib.

De leur côté, les cimenteries déjà installées ne restent pas les mains croisées. La cimenterie de Gabès et la cimenterie de Jbel Oust préparent, chacune une nouvelle ligne de production d’une capacité de 1 million de tonnes chacune. A terme, la production tunisienne, qui est actuellement de 6 millions de tonnes, devrait doubler ou tout au moins atteindre les 11 millions de tonnes.

ezin

October 2nd, 2008, 12:19 AM

the new staduim in sfax (taieb lemhiri new staduim)

some pics
http://www.hebergement-images.com/06/1179430263_Nouveau%20Stade%20sfax.jpg

http://www.hebergement-images.com/06/1179435989_mhiri_45000seats.jpg

ezin

November 4th, 2008, 07:02 PM

toubibsa

November 7th, 2008, 11:34 PM

il n ya pas un lien pour ce projet

Résumé des projets futurs (j'aime bien la dernière diapo)
http://www.cjd-tunisie.com/GrandsProjets.pdf

ezin

November 8th, 2008, 12:22 AM

merci j ai pas vu le lien (lol) merci en tt cas

Tounsi

November 8th, 2008, 12:34 AM

il n ya pas un lien pour ce projet

Je n'ai pas mis encore de lien pour ce projet !

toubibsa

November 14th, 2008, 02:38 PM

Je n'ai pas mis encore de lien pour ce projet !

Démarrage imminent des travaux de la zone éco-touristique du Nord-Ouest de la Tunisie
Le méga projet pour réaliser une zone touristique écologique haut de gamme à Chatt Zouarâa va démarrer dans les prochaines semaines pour s’achever au bout de douze ans, rapporte le magazine Réalités dans son édition du jeudi 13 novembre 2008.

Ce projet, situé au Nord-Ouest de la Tunisie (du côté de Tabarka et Aïn Draham) sera réalisé par l’homme d’affaires italien Ernesto Preatoni pour un montant de 22 milliards d’euros. Soit sept milliards d’euros de plus que ce qui a été précédemment prévu.

Le projet porte sur la mise en place de résidences, d'hôtels, de stations balnéaires, de centres de loisirs et d'une marina, ainsi que l'aménagement d'une réserve pour certaines espèces animales. L’ensemble du projet, qui sera inscrit dans le haut de gamme, respectera et valorisera les spécificités de la région où il sera érigé.
A rappeler que le Président Zine El Abidine Ben Ali a reçu, le 3 novembre 2007, Ernesto Preatoni, et a pris connaissance de l’ensemble de ce méga projet de tourisme écologique qui devrait créer près de 30.000 postes d'emploi.

toubibsa

November 26th, 2008, 07:27 PM

Démarrage imminent des travaux de la zone éco-touristique du Nord-Ouest de la Tunisie
Le méga projet pour réaliser une zone touristique écologique haut de gamme à Chatt Zouarâa va démarrer dans les prochaines semaines pour s’achever au bout de douze ans, rapporte le magazine Réalités dans son édition du jeudi 13 novembre 2008.

Ce projet, situé au Nord-Ouest de la Tunisie (du côté de Tabarka et Aïn Draham) sera réalisé par l’homme d’affaires italien Ernesto Preatoni pour un montant de 22 milliards d’euros. Soit sept milliards d’euros de plus que ce qui a été précédemment prévu.

Le projet porte sur la mise en place de résidences, d'hôtels, de stations balnéaires, de centres de loisirs et d'une marina, ainsi que l'aménagement d'une réserve pour certaines espèces animales. L’ensemble du projet, qui sera inscrit dans le haut de gamme, respectera et valorisera les spécificités de la région où il sera érigé.
A rappeler que le Président Zine El Abidine Ben Ali a reçu, le 3 novembre 2007, Ernesto Preatoni, et a pris connaissance de l’ensemble de ce méga projet de tourisme écologique qui devrait créer près de 30.000 postes d'emploi.

DAMAC rattrapée par la crise financière, met en veilleuse ses projets en Tunisie et au Maroc
2008-11-26
Damac, l’un des plus grand promoteur immobilier des Emirats arabes unis a annoncé mardi qu'il a mis à l'écart des projets d'expansion des ses opérations en Inde, Pakistan, le Maroc et la Tunisie en raison des conditions du marché.

Selon Hussain Sajwani, Président de Damac Holding la priorité actuelle est de se concentrer sur des projets à Dubaï, Abu Dhabi, en Egypte en Arabie saoudite et au Qatar.

«Nous allons revoir les autres projets en 2010 en se basant sur la situation des marchés" a ajouté Hussain Sajwani chairman de Damac Holding.
Concernant le licenciement des 200 de ses employés, M Hussein a déclaré que ce nombre ne représente qu'une fraction des 8000 employés de Damac.

Parmi les projets sur la liste de Damac Properties (filiale de Damac Holding) en Tunisie: La réalisation d’un un projet hôtelier et immobilier à Korbous et la réhabilitation de la Petite Sicile.
Damac Properties est le plus grand promoteur immobilier privé aux Emirats, c'est un membre du groupe Damac Holding crée en 1982 et compte plus de 5000 employés basés dans 15 pays.

Personnellement, je ne savais pas qu'ils étaient intéressés par le projet de la PS. C'est trés malheureux qu'on dépende de ces gens.

Tounsi

November 28th, 2008, 05:20 PM

Un Protocole de coopération a été signé entre les chambres de commerce et d'industrie de Tunis et du Koweït à l'occasion de la tenue dimanche au Koweït de la rencontre des hommes d'affaires tunisiens et koweïtiens.

M Ali Al Ghanam, président de la chambre de commerce et d'industrie koweïtienne a appelé à la consolidation de l'investissement koweïtien en Tunisie et d'élargir ses domaines notamment dans les secteurs industriel, les services et les secteurs innovants.

Selon M Al Ghanam le volume des investissements koweitiens en Tunisie a atteint les 8 milliards de dollars, investis principalement dans le secteur du tourisme

Tounsi

December 22nd, 2008, 05:42 PM

Le projet de Sama Dubaï continuera tel qu’il a été annoncé. Le gouvernement en a reçu officiellement l’assurance de la part des investisseurs émiratis eux-mêmes. Cette confirmation a été donnée par le Premier ministre tunisien, au cours d’une rencontre informelle avec la presse tunisienne. Deux autres grands investisseurs étrangers au moins ont aussi confirmé leur intention d’aller de l’avant malgré la crise internationale. Bukhater dont le Master Plan a déjà été adopté et qui commence à recruter pour démarrer les travaux début 2009 et GFH qui met La dernière main au Master Plan de son port financier qui devrait concrétiser le rêve de la Tunisie, d’être une place financière régionale.

Tounsi

December 22nd, 2008, 05:42 PM

L'appel d'offres pour la construction de la cité sportive olympique de Sfax, ordonnée par le Chef de l’Etat, en août 2007, sera lancé , début 2009, selon une source bien informée. L’étude de faisabilité technique, d'un coût de deux millions et 700 mille dinars, a été consacrée jusqu'à présent aux aspects environnementaux et hydrauliques de ce projet sportif, ainsi qu'aux études topographiques et celles relatives aux raccordements aux différents services.

La cité sportive sera construite sur un terrain d'une superficie de 42 hectares à 11 kilomètres du centre de Sfax sur la route de Gabès et comprendra plusieurs grands espaces sportifs, notamment un stade principal de football d'une capacité d'accueil de 40 000 spectateurs, trois terrains gazonnés pour les entraînements dont 2 en gazon synthétique, ainsi qu'une salle de sport de 9 000 spectateurs. Ce complexe sportif sera, également, doté de terrains de tennis, de handball, de basket-ball, de volley-ball ainsi que d'une piscine couverte d'une capacité d'accueil de 500 spectateurs, un terrain de rugby et un centre d'athlétisme. Outre ces nombreuses installations sportives, ce complexe comprendra un espace pour l'administration et plusieurs parkings pouvant accueillir jusqu'à 3700 voitures et 67 bus. Le gouvernorat de Sfax, rappelle-t-on, est un des pôles sportifs parmi les plus importants en Tunisie avec 14 ligues régionales dans les différentes disciplines, 54 associations dans 25 spécialités avec plus de 10 000 licenciés.

Tounsi

December 23rd, 2008, 09:49 PM

Un calendrier pour la réalisation des études et des travaux

Le coût des engagements de l’Etat au titre de l’aménagement extérieur des mégaprojets devant être mis en œuvre en Tunisie a été au centre d’une séance de travail tenue hier à Tunis.

Elle a également porté sur la préparation d’un calendrier concernant les délais de réalisation des travaux.

Présidant cette réunion, M. Slaheddine Malouche, ministre de l’Equipement, de l’Habitat et de l’Aménagement du territoire, a souligné l’importance qu’accorde le Chef de l’Etat aux programmes d’investissement, lesquels sont d’un grand apport dans la création de projets innovants et la promotion de l’emploi.

Le ministre a mis l’accent sur la nécessité de respecter les engagements pris par l’Etat, dans le cadre des accords conclus avec les investisseurs étrangers, appelant à préparer un calendrier pour la réalisation des études et des travaux nécessaires à la mise en œuvre des grands projets.

De son côté, M. Fouad Daghfous, premier conseiller auprès du Président de la République et président de la Commission supérieure des grands projets, a déclaré que les travaux de réalisation de ces projets se poursuivent conformément au calendrier et aux délais prévus, écartant l’idée d’un report dans le déroulement des projets tels que la Porte de la Méditerranée, la Cité sportive, l’aéroport d’Enfidha et le port en eaux profondes.

La commission avait tenu 5 réunions durant les mois de novembre et décembre au cours desquelles elle a répertorié les grands projets d’investissements prévus pour les prochaines années et ceux en cours de réalisation. Elle a, également, procédé à l’identification des exigences de chaque projet en matière d’infrastructure et de réseaux d’aménagement extérieurs devant être réalisés par l’Etat (ponts, routes, réseau ferroviaire) ainsi que des systèmes d’assainissement et de protection contre les inondations.

Ont pris part à cette séance des représentants des départements ministériels de l’équipement, de l’habitat et de l’aménagement du territoire, des finances, de l’industrie, de l’agriculture, du transport, de l’environnement et des technologies de la communication, ainsi que des représentants d’entreprises publiques: Steg (Société tunisienne de l’électricité et du gaz), Sonede (Société nationale d’exploitation et de distribution des eaux), Tunisie Télécom et l’AFI (Agence foncière industrielle).