“Tunisia is making impressive progress in its reform agenda” says IMF Managing Director, Mr Dominique Strauss Kahn

Tunis, November 20, 2008 -- Following his visit to Tunisia where he met with President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and the Central Bank Governor, Mr Taoufik Baccar, Mr Dominique Strauss Kahn, the International Monetary Fund Managing Director, issued the following statement: “It has been a pleasure to visit Tunisia at the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the Central Bank of Tunisia. This institution has been central to the proactive management of the Tunisian economy, which led to growth acceleration and macroeconomic ...
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Tunisia’s Prime Minister addresses “Nueva Economia Forum” in Spain

Tunis, November 20, 2008 – Addressing the “Nueva Economia Forum” in Madrid on Thursday, Tunisia’s Prime Minister, Mr Mohammed Ghannouchi, said that Tunisia's economy is “healthy and stable and that it can withstand the current international economic crisis”. The statement was made on the sidelines of the Tunisian-Spanish high-level meeting which was held in Madrid. Mr. Ghannouchi pointed out that the Tunisian economy is in progress with an annual growth rate of 5,7% in the past two years, and that it is expected ...
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