Tunisia: 2000 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
IMF Staff Country Reports, February 14, 2001
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- Published: February 14, 2001
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451837780.002
Executive Directors' assessment and overall findings
- Tunisia showed strong economic performance and social achievements owing to its prudent macroeconomic policies.
- Executive Directors commended this development.
- They appreciated the achievement of price stability, and noted the dual role played by incomes and monetary policies.
- They welcomed the substantial improvements in the quality and dissemination of statistical information, and the country's subscription to the Special Data Dissemination Standard.
Policy recommendations and reform priorities
- Complement trade liberalization with the European Union with comprehensive trade and price liberalization measures.
- Sustain structural reforms to reinforce the benefits of liberalization.
- Maintain prudent macroeconomic policies to preserve social and economic gains.
Key subject areas covered
- Commercial banks
- Economic sectors
- Exports
- External debt
- Imports
- International trade
- Privatization
- Tariffs
- Taxes
Keywords and thematic tags (as listed in the source)
- borrowing condition
- CR
- development bank
- ECAL II
- Exports
- financing
- GDP
- Global
- Imports
- ISCR
- Privatization
- short-term financing
- staff appraisal
- staff's view
- Tariffs
Tunisia: 2000 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion