Tunisruns on a handful of strong industries. If you’re job-hunting or weighing a move, here’s where the opportunities (and the big-name employers) are.
Top industries & employers
Offshoring & shared services
Teleperformance, Sitel/Foundever, Vermeg, Sofrecom, Talan, Linedata
French-language IT, finance and customer operations for European clients are the volume employer in Tunis, and the reason the city has a large population of engineers working European hours for Tunisian salaries.
Software & tech
InstaDeep alumni, Expensya, Kaoun/Flouci, GoMyCode, El Ghazala technopark firms
Tunisia has produced genuinely internationally-known technology companies from a very small base — InstaDeep's sale to BioNTech is the reference point — and the Startup Act gives labelled companies real tax and foreign-currency privileges.
Manufacturing & automotive components
Leoni, Sagemcom, Aptiv, Marquardt, Yazaki, Coficab
Wiring harnesses, electronics and aerospace components for European manufacturers are a substantial part of the economy, mostly in the industrial belts around Tunis, Bizerte and Sousse under the fully-exporting regime.
Banking & finance
BIAT, Attijari Bank Tunisie, Amen Bank, UIB, BCT
A domestically-focused banking sector operating under exchange control — which is why so much foreign-facing business is structured through non-resident entities rather than ordinary Tunisian accounts.
Public administration & international organisations
Ministries, the African Development Bank's historical presence, UN agencies, EU delegation
Tunis is the seat of the Arab Maghreb Union and hosts a substantial diplomatic and development sector, concentrated in the northern suburbs alongside the international schools.
Tourism & culture
Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, the Bardo, coastal hotels
Less dominant in Tunis than on the coast, but Carthage and the Bardo mosaics are world-class and the sector remains a significant employer and a barometer of the wider economy.
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