Visiting Some of the Institutions of Tunis: CEMAT, AMEN Bank, and CITET

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At CEMAT. In French, CEMAT stands for Centre d’études maghrébines à Tunis while it can be translated as Center for Maghrib Studies in Tunis. CEMAT is an institution dedicated to facilitating scholars studying and researching in North Africa. It also helps North African scholars study and conduct research abroad.

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AMEN Bank is one of the non-government-run banks in Tunisia. We listened to a presentation about the bank’s lending practices, funding sources, and the like.

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CITET, Centre International des Technologies de l’Environnement de Tunis in French and Tunis International Center for Environmental Technologies in English is the main governmental hub of environmental technology and research in the country. After a presentation outlining the operations of CITET, we were taken on a tour of the labs and some of the outdoor technology demonstration areas.