Tunisian Expertise Highlighted at Intermat Paris 2027

The meeting, open to the presence of Khelil Chaibi, president of the CCITF, Guillaume Schaeffer, director of Intermat, and Laura Sanchez, marketing & communication director of the exhibition, brought together institutions, professionals, and experts in construction and public works to exchange views on infrastructure prospects in Tunisia and Africa. Recent developments and facts were represented by the General Directorate of Bridges and Highways of the Ministry of Equipment and Housing (MEH), the Centre d'Essais et des Techniques de Construction (Cetec), the National Federation of Building and Public Works Entrepreneurs (FNEBTP), and the National Syndical Chamber of Hydraulic Works Entrepreneurs (CSNETH). Major infrastructure projects in Tunisia Ali Arous, member of the executive board of the FNEBTP and president of the CSNETH, presented the challenges of the sector in Tunisia and Africa. Dhirar Chahba, director of programming and project follow-up at the MEH, outlined road projects and the strategic orientations for the horizon 2035: expanding the motorway network to 1320 km and the expressway network to 2000 km, while modernizing existing infrastructure. These ambitions open investment and activity prospects for sector companies. 'Building Tomorrow's Infrastructure: Challenges and Perspectives for Tunisia and Africa' Mohamed Guesmi, general director of Cetec, and Ibtissem Bouattay, senior consultant in climate change and president of the Tunisia Green Building Council (TGBC), addressed the vulnerability of road infrastructure to