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Regional stock market indices Regional currency rates ICT aids textiles in Tunisia Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is currently the most promising sector in Tunisia’s economy. It has witnessed a growth of 14 percent this year, confirming the World Bank’s recent ICT access index that ranked Tunisia as top in the North Africa region. The sector’s importance was highlighted at the 8th Mediterranean ICT Summit, hosted on June 10 and 11 by El Ghazala’s Technological Pole, which was themed “ICT for the benefit of the competitiveness of textile companies in Tunisia.” Speaking at the occasion, the minister of communication and technologies stressed the importance of using ICT to boost productivity and enhance the added value and competitiveness of the textile sector. The country’s training of highly skilled human resources goes hand in hand with the sector’s evolution, as demonstrated by the recent convention signed between Tunisia and SunGard, under which