## The Path to Convertibility and Growth: The Tunisian Experience

_Occasional Papers, September 15, 1993_

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## Bibliographic details
- 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

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### 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)*

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