The Path to Convertibility and Growth: The Tunisian Experience

Occasional Papers, September 15, 1993

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• Authors: Gerwin Bell, M. Zühtü Yücelik, Paul J Duran, Saleh M. Nsouli, Sena Eken
• Published: September 15, 1993
• Series: Occasional Papers
• Volume: 199
• Pages: 82
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557753571.084

Overview

• This paper charts Tunisia's transformation from an inward-looking, heavily regulated economy into a predominantly market- and export-oriented one.
• The paper highlights some of the major challenges facing the country and draws lessons from Tunisia's experience that can be useful for other countries.

Authors and Publication

• By Gerwin Bell, M. Zühtü Yücelik, Paul J Duran, Saleh M. Nsouli, Sena Eken
• Publication date: September 15, 1993
• Series: Occasional Paper No. 1993/009
• Issue: 009

Key Subjects and Keywords

• Subject: Banking, Economic sectors, Expenditure, Financial institutions, Imports, International trade, Public enterprises, Revenue administration, Treasury bills and bonds
• Keywords: adjustment effort, debt profile, Global, government, government absorption, Imports, Middle East, OP, policies Tunisia, public enterprise, Public enterprises, rate, savings-investment gap, tax, tax source, Treasury bills and bonds, wage pact

Core Analytical Focus (as stated in the paper)

• Transformation dynamics from inward-looking, heavily regulated structures to market- and export-oriented policies.
• Identification and discussion of major policy, institutional, and economic challenges faced by Tunisia during the transition.
• Extraction of lessons from Tunisia's experience intended to inform policy and reform efforts in other countries.

International Monetary Fund — The Path to Convertibility and Growth: The Tunisian Experience (Occasional Paper No. 1993/009)