In a Nutshell

Business Park Type	Industrial Zone
Date Incorporated	2008
Current Zone Size	1,17 Square km
Address	M’hamdia, Ben Arous, Tunisia
Distance to Nearest Airport	Tunis-Carthage International Airport - 25 mn
Distance to Nearest Highway
Distance to Nearest Port	Radčs Port - 15 mn
Industries Encouraged	Services /Trading/Industry involved with scientific & technological research as well as information & communication technologies

 M’Hamdia Industrial Zone is split into 3 areas:

Area	Nature of plots	Price/sqm
A	Industrial plots. Surfaces range from 2,000  and 12,000 sqm with the possibility of joining plots	TND 90 ≈ € 48
B	Activity area grouping all structures supporting production activities, such as leisure and catering. Surfaces range from 1,600 to 3,800 sqm	TND120 ≈ € 63
C	Multi-function area for offices, call centers, research centers, etc. Surfaces range from 1,600 to 5,800 sqm	TND150 ≈ € 79

The industrial zone is provided with all services necessary to industrial activities such as banks, post office, police, etc.

Development plan of the estate provides for a ground occupancy ratio equal to 0.5

Height of constructions is limited to 15 m.

About M’hamdia & the Governorate of Ben Arous

General information & infrastructure

The governorate of Ben Arous is in the southeast of the Greater Tunis region and offers a variety of landscapes, from sea, to hills, and wide green areas.

The Tunis-Carthage International Airport is half-an-hour’s drive away.

A railway network linking the governorate’s coastal towns to the capital.

The (Tunis-Msaken) motorway, together with 3 national highways ensure ease of access to the governorate.

The port of Radčs, which is the country’s largest commercial port, is within the Ben Arous governorate: it covers 90% of containerized traffic and 95% of Ro-Ro traffic.

Source: www.investintunisia.tn

Climate

Average temperature: between 6.8 and 17.9°C

Annual rainfall: from 275 to 515 mm/yr

Source: www.tunisianindustry.nat.tn

Economy & business

The economic fabric of the Ben Arous region is essentially industrial with its 585 industrial companies (providing 10 or more jobs) of which 218 totally exporting. Most of these companies are working in the electrical industry, the mechanical industry and textiles, leather and clothing.
The governorate is also home to 252 firms with foreign shareholders operating in various sectors.

While essentially industrial, the Ben Arous governorate has also developed its agricultural activity mainly based on the production of red meat, poultry, milk as well as on tree and flower growing.

This governorate has a banking and financial network made up of 54 branches representing Tunisia’s major banks.

Source : www.investintunisia.tn

Human Resources

The governorate of Ben Arous has a population of 548,500 ( January 2007), with an urbanization rate of 90.5% and a schooling rate of 97.7%

The employed labor force is 161,400 of which 25.6% are in manufacturing industries and 60.2% in services

The local labor market is being fostered by new competent and qualified human resources and skilled labor.

The governorate has 7 state vocational training centers providing instruction to over 6,073 trainees in fields which are extremely sought by local companies such as industries of ready-made garments, construction, leather and footwear.

Source: www.investintunisia.tn

Education

The region also hosts three higher education institutions offering courses to over 4,647 students in various fields such as technological studies and cultural entertainment: