President of the Republic Kais Saied received, on Friday, at Carthage Palace, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), Marouen Abbasi, who handed over to him the 2021 financial statements of the bank and the report of the auditors.
A presidential decree No. 2022-369 of April 12, 2022, was published Tuesday in the Official Gazette of the Tunisian Republic, approving the March 14, 2022 deliberation of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) Board of Directors, which authorise the conclusion in the name and on behalf of the State, of a loan agreement worth $700 million with the African Export-Import Bank Afreximbank.
Cumulative labour income, made up mainly of remittances from the Tunisian diaspora, edged up 16.8% to 1.732 billion dinars during the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, compared to 1.483 billion dinars during the same period of 2021.
Developing and implementing a strategy to deal with outstanding debt over a period of five years, starting from 2022, is a new challenge for banks and financial institutions, said Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia.
Tunisia's trade deficit grew 12% in May compared to April, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The deficit reached TND 1.44 billion, up from TND 1.27 billion the previous month.
The race towards clean energy takes a major step forward with the launch of a brand new Hydrogen Show at the upcoming KEY - The Energy Transition Expo.