Tunisia | Measures to Boost Olive Oil and Date Exports

Dorra Borji, Director General of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Trade and Export Development, stated that her department is working on an integrated strategy to support and develop exports of olive oil and dates. This effort is accompanied by a strengthening of financing mechanisms and banking facilities for professionals active in these two sectors. ⏱️ 2 min read Recent facts and developments. Ms. Borji, cited by Diwan FM, spoke during an information day organized in collaboration with the Banking and Financial Council (CBF), on Friday, October 16, 2026, with the aim of informing about the mechanisms and financial and banking facilities available to finance transformation, promotion, and export activities of these two key agricultural products. This meeting, part of the evaluation of the previous season's results and preparation for the new season, followed a series of meetings between banks and professionals, during which the banking sector was encouraged to strengthen financing for the olive oil and date value chains. The discussions also highlighted the existence of mechanisms and financial facilities, some of which certain companies—particularly SMEs—had insufficient knowledge of. The Director General of Foreign Trade reviewed the main indicators recorded during the 2025-2026 season, noting that the value of olive oil exports reached approximately 5 billion dinars. Those of dates surpassed, for the first time in their history, the billion dinar threshold, reaching 1,011 billion dinars. Ms. Borji emphasized the strategic importance of these two products for supporting national exports, specifying that the agri-food sector