(TAP) - The government will work to improve the investment climate and simplify administrative procedures through digitisation and acceleration of procedures, said Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh.

Speaking at a meeting Wednesday with a delegation of representatives of foreign companies established in Tunisia, he added that the government will also seek to improve the infrastructure, in order to develop the transparency index and strengthen confidence between economic actors in Tunisia.

Fakhfakh recalled that the government is preparing to announce and launch the implementation of the economic rescue plan as part of managing the economic and social repercussions after the COVID-19 crisis and ensuring economic recovery and the launch of major reforms.

The meeting discussed proposals and opportunities to boost business productivity, the pace of investment and preservation of jobs.

It provided an opportunity to review the concerns of investors in the main economic sectors to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and limit its impact on Tunisian and foreign companies.