From Arabtimesonline.com: Gulf Finance House, the Bahrain based Islamic investment bank, and the Tunisian government today launched North Africa’s first offshore financial centre as part of Tunis Financial Harbour, a $3 billion mixed use waterfront development which will provide the physical infrastructure for the planned offshore financial centre.
Esam Janahi, Executive Chairman, Gulf Finance House, said, “Tunis Financial Harbour will be North Africa’s first off shore financial services centre. Tunisia’s strategic location means that it is the natural base for a financial services hub to cater for the growing demand for financial products and services created by the growth of not only the Tunisian economy but also African economies and international investment flows into the country……………………………………….Full Article: Source