01Porte de France, the gateway between the new town and the ancient medina
02Inès, 22, an acrobat in the government-run Tunis National School of Circus Arts
03Taoufik Habaieb of TH Com PR firm
04Hotel du Lac
05Technician at Telnet
06Luxury homes in Carthage
07Cultural Centre being built with a Japanese loan
08New flyovers are helping traffic flow
09In 2008, the Metro Leger got new trains from France’s Alstom
10French expat Emilie Cegarra at Karthapli, the paper folding company she runs in Tunis
11Interior of Dar Hamouda Pacha restaurant
12Italian Claudio Muccio, a long-term expat, who dabbles in businesses from exporting fish to Sicily to recycling
13Mohamed Qraiem, spokesman for Tunis town hall
Occupying a strategic post at the tip of North Africa, the Mediterranean capital of Tunisia is a short hop from Sicily. Less well known than its rival Morocco, Tunis is now benefiting from foreign business and finally enjoying its time in the sun.
Issue 6
Canada’s far north used to be too cold and inhospitable for anyone to survive there except the Inuit people. But global warming is clearing the snows and luring in a generation of ambitious speculators after oil, diamonds…
Issue 15
A posting in an emerging market needn’t mean a five-year hardship assignment. From Port Louis in Mauritius to China’s Kunming, Monocle selects some surprising cities that have elevated themselves from their neighbours as…
Issue 12
In the past year 15,000 Venezuelans have fled Hugo Chávez’s regime to settle in Panama. They are not alone. Attracting everyone from US retirees to multinationals, Panama is emerging as Latin America’s most vibrant and…
Issue 30
Once a roaring trade hub, Nepal is now among Asia’s poorest nations. But with huge hydroelectric potential and a prime spot between the world’s two fastest-growing economies, the Himalayan nation could soon regain some of…
Issue 22
Wars and volcanoes have made Goma a dangerous place to call home. But with a fragile peace now in place in the DR Congo, everyone from Lebanese traders to Serbian pilots are arriving in town. The lure: the region’s vast…
Issue 50
The Chinese city of Harbin is quickly establishing itself as a regional power, bringing in investment and cashing in on its food and fashion. Although it’s still a long way off Shanghai, it’s proving that it’s far from grim…
Issue 57
They’re sunny, beautiful and safe but Portugal doesn’t seem to know what to do with them. Maybe it’s time to start recognising the potential of the Azores.
Issue 19
From a southern African state that has gone from hungry nation to food exporter, to a vast new port in Mexico and a sea of trouble in Europe, we pinpoint the places that will make the headlines – for good and bad reasons…
Issue 44
Brazil may be the land of soccer and samba, but its status as a superpower is also fast moving beyond the realms of hypothesis into concrete reality. So will global politics soon be moving to a Latin rhythm?
Issue 39
Sydney's business district's new waterfront development, why Brazilian biofuels make a good investment, and how sustainable engineering is benefiting Africa.
Issue 42
China is home to the world’s second largest economy and its most dynamic market but, as yet, its companies have struggled to create any distinctive global brands. Could it be that only a few even want to try?
Issue 42
A young Swiss electronics company has a plan to corner the low-tech market with a range of no-fuss, well-made products that just do the job.
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