Tunisia: Fourth Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Tunisia
IMF Staff Country Reports, October 8, 2018
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- Published: October 8, 2018
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484380314.002
Key findings on macroeconomic performance and program implementation
- Recovery proceeded broadly as expected in the Third Review, notwithstanding elevated socio-political tensions and a further increase in oil prices.
- Growth accelerated to 2.8 percent in the second quarter, driven by agriculture and tourism.
- The authorities met all Quantitative Performance Criteria (PCs) for the Fourth Review.
- The authorities implemented two out of the three Structural Benchmarks due for the Fourth Review, notably the competitive central bank foreign exchange auctions.
- IMF staff supports the authorities’ request for completion of the Fourth Review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement.
Subject coverage and thematic focus
- Credit
- Current spending
- External debt
- Foreign exchange
- Inflation
- Money
- Oil prices
- Prices
Publication and report identifiers
- Publication date: October 8, 2018
- Pages: 88
- Volume: 2018
- Issue: 291
- Series: Country Report No. 2018/291
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484380314.002
- Stock No: 1TUNEA2018003
- ISBN: 9781484380314
- ISSN: 1934-7685
Keywords and geographic scope
- Keywords: Africa, CBT bank, CR, Credit, economic recovery, EFF arrangement, exchange rate, fiscal policy, Global, Inflation, ISCR, Oil prices, policy priority, reform implementation, reform program
- Geographic scope: Tunisia
International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. "Tunisia: Fourth Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Tunisia", IMF Staff Country Reports 2018, 291 (2018).
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