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This paper discusses Tunisia’s First and Second Reviews Under the Stand-by Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Applicability and Nonobservance of Performance Criteria. Program performance has been mixed. A weak budget composition, lower budget commitments, and deferred cash payments to...
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.1 billion, has been disbursed. Background. Tunisia is completing a successful political transition to democracy while navigating …
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Context. On June 7, 2013, the Executive Board approved a 24-month Stand-By Arrangement in an amount equivalent to 400 percent of quota (SDR 1.146 billion or about $1.75 billion). To date, SDR 573 million equivalent to $877 million has been disbursed. The pillars of the program...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Context. On June 7, 2013, the Executive Board approved a 24-month SBA in an amount equivalent to 400 percent of quota (SDR 1.15 billion or about $1.75 billion). To date, SDR 427.92 equivalent to $659 million has been disbursed. The pillars of the program are to: (i) achieve...
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Tunisia’s macroeconomic situation has recovered from the post-revolution trough, but fiscal and external buffers have been eroded. Prudent management of monetary policy is crucial for short-term macroeconomic stabilization goals and to build external buffers. The challenges arise from...
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The Central Bank of Tunisia's (CBT) liquidity support contributed to rapid credit growth in Tunisia and an uptick in …
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This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Tunisia’s sound economic policies and pragmatic approach to … structural reforms continue to bear fruit, as evidenced by strong growth and improved social indicators. Real GDP growth averaged … remain at 3 percent of GDP. The medium-term outlook remains favorable with growth projected at above 6 percent sustained by …
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Tunisia’s reliance on European countries for export earnings, tourism, remittances, and foreign direct investment … inflows has remained high over the last decades. Remittances and tourism receipts have been broadly stable in percent of GDP … region. Tunisia’s annual growth rate appears to have become increasingly synchronized over time with the annual growth rate …
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in Tunisia. It assesses the adequacy of current and projected reserves holdings in light of the country’s policy choices …. The paper describes recent trends in foreign exchange reserves in Tunisia. Econometric evidence on the determinants of the … demand for foreign reserves in Tunisia is presented. The results are used to forecast the desired level of reserves given …
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This 2004 Article IV Consultation states that the strength of the Tunisian economy continued in 2003, and the short-term outlook is favorable. Favorable agricultural production and robust nonenergy exports contributed to high growth and a narrowing of the external current account deficit in...
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