As part of its internationalisation agenda, the Accounting Research Institute (ARI) has accepted the invitation by the University of Manouba in Tunisia to share its niche research in Islamic Finance and Financial Criminology. On the first day of their visit, Prof Dr Normah and Prof Dr Rashidah shared their respective research findings on "Anti Money Laundering Regime for Financial Institutions" and "Governance of Microfinance Programs" with staff and post graduate students of the university. In the discussions with top researchers of the university, they have indicated interest to collaborate by extending the usage of ARI's research instruments in the two research projects on Tunisia sample. The top management of the university has also proposed for an MOU signing with Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in the later part of 2014. As a developing country located in between the most vibrant parts of North Africa, Middle East of Asia and Europe, there's a lot of prospects to set up microfinance programs in Tunisia. There's already in existence suitable "community" appropriate for a successful microfinance projects in this country. Apart from tourism, Tunisia is also hugely popular for its citrus, dates and olives plantations.
