Misused public fundsOversight & ethics enforcement
Tunisia's Court of Accounts finds over 1 billion dinars in losses from illegal salary and bonus payments at 11 state enterprises
Confidence: Corroborated · 3 sourcesTunisia · Oct 12, 2026
Subject of this story
Tunisair
Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports
Also named
Oversight
Court of Accounts of Tunisia (Cour des comptes)
What happened
According to a presidential communique after President Kais Saied received the Court of Accounts' annual report on 9 January 2026, the court's audits found that 11 public enterprises recorded losses of nearly 1.07 billion dinars, including Tunisair (over 316 million dinars) and the Office of the Merchant Marine and Ports (about 291 million dinars). The reports attribute the losses notably to salaries, bonuses and allowances paid without legal basis, combined with weak internal control. Saied demanded prosecutions and recovery of the public funds.
By the numbers (3)
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According to a Tunisian presidential communiqué on Court of Accounts reports, 11 public enterprises recorded combined losses of nearly 1.07 billion dinars.1.1B TND
1 source
- Business News (Tunisia)
11 public enterprises recorded combined losses of about 1.07 billion dinars
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According to a Tunisian presidential communiqué on Court of Accounts reports, the merchant marine and ports office (OMMP) recorded losses of about 291 million dinars, among the most affected public enterprises.291M TND
1 source
- Business News (Tunisia)
the merchant marine and ports office (about 291 million dinars)
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According to a Tunisian presidential communiqué on Court of Accounts reports, Tunisair's losses exceed 316 million dinars, among the most affected public enterprises.316M TND
1 source
- Business News (Tunisia)
Tunisair (over 316 million dinars)
Sources (3)
Business News (Tunisia)Report of the Court of Accounts: 11 public enterprises recorded combined losses of about 1.07 billion dinars, with Tunisair (over 316 million dinars) and the merchant marine and ports office (about 291 million dinars) the most affected; Saied demanded prosecutions and restitution of public funds.
Réalités MagazinePublic enterprises: the Court of Accounts report finds 1,070 million dinars in losses.
Africa24 TVTunisia: more than 1 billion dinars in losses identified by the Court of Accounts, attributed to illegal salary, bonus and allowance payments and weak oversight.
Response
Tunisair
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Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports
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