Tunisia records 6,343 economic violations in October
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Presse de Tunisie
Economic inspections in Tunisia recorded 6,343 violations and led to the seizure of dozens of tonnes of products between 1 and 29 October 2026. The Ministry of Trade plans to strengthen market regulation ahead of the year-end holidays and Ramadan, Ramzi Trabelsi told National Radio.
Economic inspections in Tunisia recorded 6,343 violations between 1 and 29 October 2026, during around 40,000 visits across different sectors, Ramzi Trabelsi, director of the National Observatory of Supply and Prices at the Ministry of Trade, told National Radio on Friday.
Of the violations, 2,079 concerned excessive prices or monopolistic practices, and 3,055 a lack of transparency in transactions or failure to display prices. Teams also seized 139 tonnes of fruit and vegetables, 11 tonnes of cereal products, 18 tonnes of sugar, 13,800 eggs, 1,600 litres of subsidised vegetable oil, 12,400 litres of mineral water and 70 tonnes of animal feed, according to Ramzi Trabelsi.
The Ministry of Trade is preparing measures for the year-end holidays and the month of Ramadan to strengthen market regulation and limit price pressures. On 19 October, Tunisian supermarkets announced plans for price cuts.
