The Tunisian Anti-Corruption Agency visited IMM

On May 14, the Swedish Anti-Corruption Institute (IMM) welcomed representatives from the Tunisian Anti-Corruption Agency (INLUCC) and the ambassador of Tunisia in Sweden. During the meeting, the Secretary General of IMM Natali Phalén shared information on how IMM proactively works to support business in the fight against corruption and discussed challenges regarding corruption both nationally and internationally. The chairman of INLUCC Mr. Chawki Tabib informed about the extensive work to combat corruption that has been initialized in Tunisia. In September of 2008, Tunisia ratified the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). Three years later, a commission was established with the purpose of investigating bribery and corruption in the country. However, the same year the commission was replaced with the establishment of INLUCC who took over the mission to investigate misconduct and corruption. INLUCC’s general mission is to act as support in the fight against corruption, partly by preventing, detecting and investigating independent cases of corruption in the public and private sector.

According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2017, Tunisia was ranked 74 out of 180 countries, one placement upward compared to 2016. In comparison, Sweden was ranked as the sixth least corrupt country in the world.

Sweden’s export to Tunisia is, according to the Swedish National Board of Trade (Sw: Kommerskollegium), exceeds the imports from the country. Last year, Sweden exported goods worth SEK 596 million to Tunisia. The goods consisted mainly of machinery and tools, as well as sawn and planed timber of various kinds. Imports of goods from Tunisia amounted to SEK 297 million last year, almost half of the imports consisted of mineral fuels, lubricants and electricity.

You can read more about INLUCC on their website (in French): http://www.inlucc.tn/1/accueil/