The Turkish company VANTELA, active in the textile industry, expressed its intention to invest in Tunisia following a meeting held on November 24 at the headquarters of FIPA-Tunisia. The group’s CEO, Mahmut Vanli, was received by the Agency’s general director, Jalel Tebib, accompanied by the promotional team responsible for attracting FDI.
The announcement comes as the textile sector in Tunisia records sustained growth dynamics.
Opportunities discussed and engagement signals
The meeting was part of a process of consolidating Tunisian-Turkish economic partnerships and exploring new industrial perspectives. The discussions focused on the business climate, the incentives granted to investors, the support systems and the comparative advantages of the Tunisian site, in particular a qualified workforce, competitive logistics and immediate proximity to the European market.
At the end of the meeting, VANTELA leaders formalized their desire to launch an implementation project and have already initiated the first administrative formalities with the operational support of FIPA-Tunisia services. The Agency, for its part, highlighted reforms intended to simplify the installation of foreign companies and to strengthen the industrial attractiveness of the country.
A textile sector in vigorous recovery
FIPA-Tunisia welcomed the growing interest of Turkish companies in Tunisia and reaffirmed its commitment to supporting investors at each stage of project implementation. The Agency underlines that Tunisia remains a competitive productive platform in the Mediterranean, particularly in textile value chains intended for export.
VANTELA officials, for their part, insisted on the relevance of Tunisian positioning, considering that it constitutes a strategic relay for developing production capacities oriented towards European and African markets, in a context of recomposition of global supply chains.
The Tunisian textile and clothing industrial fabric is experiencing an improvement confirmed by the figures for the first nine months of 2025. Foreign direct investments in the sector jumped by 27.9%, going from 135.9 million dinars in 2024 to 173.8 million dinars over the same period in 2025. This trend consolidates textiles among the country’s key export sectors and reinforces the interest of international operators.
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