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  "title": "Tunisia: 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Tunisia",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, June 12, 2006",
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  "summary": "Tunisia showed excellent economic performance. Executive Directors commended the strong economic performance and resilience to adverse shocks, subdued inflation, strengthened reserves, and increasing capital inflows, which underscored the benefits of sustained sound macroeconomic policies and market-oriented reforms. They agreed that most of the key recommendations of the 2002 Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) have been implemented. They welcomed the partial privatization of Tunisie Télécom to retire external debt and the completion of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Finance for Terrorism Report on the Observance of Standards.",
  "publishDate": "2006-06-12",
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      "heading": "Summary",
      "content": "- Tunisia showed excellent economic performance.\n- Executive Directors commended:\n  - strong economic performance and resilience to adverse shocks,\n  - subdued inflation,\n  - strengthened reserves,\n  - increasing capital inflows.\n- These outcomes were viewed as underscoring the benefits of sustained sound macroeconomic policies and market-oriented reforms.\n- Most key recommendations of the 2002 Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) were agreed to have been implemented.\n- The partial privatization of Tunisie Télécom to retire external debt was welcomed.\n- Completion of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Finance for Terrorism Report on the Observance of Standards was welcomed."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Economic performance and external sector",
      "content": "- Strong growth and resilience to adverse shocks were highlighted by Executive Directors.\n- Subdued inflation was noted as a positive macroeconomic outcome.\n- Reserves were characterized as strengthened.\n- Increasing capital inflows were recorded and emphasized as beneficial."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Financial sector reforms and standards",
      "content": "- Agreement that most of the key recommendations of the 2002 FSAP have been implemented.\n- The Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Finance for Terrorism Report on the Observance of Standards was completed and welcomed."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Structural reforms and privatization",
      "content": "- Partial privatization of Tunisie Télécom undertaken with the objective to retire external debt; this action was welcomed by Executive Directors."
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      "content": "- Subject: Economic sectors, Exchange rates, External debt, Foreign exchange, Imports, International trade, Privatization, Public debt\n- Keywords: CR, debt, Europe, Exchange rates, fund staff estimate, Global, Imports, ISCR, Maghreb, Privatization, public debt debt ratio, public debt projection, staff appraisal, staff report projection, Tunisia\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. \"Tunisia: 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Tunisia\", IMF Staff Country Reports 2006, 207 (2006), June 12, 2006.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr06207\n  - cr06207 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr06207 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- cr06207f — Extraits : Régime de change, stratégie macroéconomique et réformes\n  - cr06207f — Extraits : Régime de change, stratégie macroéconomique et réformes (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr06207f — Extraits : Régime de change, stratégie macroéconomique et réformes (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/tunisia-2006-article-iv-consultation-staff-report-staff-statement-public-information-notice-19329"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451837872.002",
    "Tunisia showed excellent economic performance.",
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    "These outcomes were viewed as underscoring the benefits of sustained sound macroeconomic policies and market-oriented reforms.",
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    "Strong growth and resilience to adverse shocks were highlighted by Executive Directors.",
    "Subdued inflation was noted as a positive macroeconomic outcome.",
    "Reserves were characterized as strengthened.",
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    "The Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Finance for Terrorism Report on the Observance of Standards was completed and welcomed.",
    "Partial privatization of Tunisie Télécom undertaken with the objective to retire external debt; this action was welcomed by Executive Directors.",
    "Subject: Economic sectors, Exchange rates, External debt, Foreign exchange, Imports, International trade, Privatization, Public debt",
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