Data from the Central Bank of Tunisia showed today, Thursday, that remittances from Tunisians working abroad increased by 5.5% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 and reached 3.9 billion Tunisian dinars (1. $26 billion).
Data from the Central Bank of Tunisia showed that the country’s tourism revenue grew by 60.3% to reach 1.18 billion dinars ($389 million) as of April 20, 2023.
The statement added that workers’ remittances increased by 7.3% to 2.339 billion dinars, compared to 2.093 billion dinars on April 20, 2022.
It is worth noting that Central Bank Governor Marwan Al-Abbasi said that Tunisia is working with the International Monetary Fund on a fair economic reform program that takes into account the most needy groups.
Abbasi’s claims are confirmed by Reuters this month, citing a senior government official that Tunisia is preparing an alternative proposal for the IMF that takes into account vulnerable groups after President Qais Said rejected what he called the fund’s dictate.
The Tunisian Presidency announced that President Qais Said had informed the Director General of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, that the Fund’s conditions for providing financial support to his country threatened to provoke civil unrest.
A statement released by the President said that President Syed had made it clear that “the instructions of the International Monetary Fund to provide financial support to Tunisia are unacceptable, as this will affect civilian peace, which has no price.”
Talks on a bailout plan have stalled since October, when Tunisia and the International Monetary Fund reached an expert agreement, which Saeed later expressed a strong rejection of the idea of cutting subsidies, saying that this could cause serious social unrest and harm the civilian population. peace in the country.
