The rise in transfers made by Tunisian residents abroad, a channel for hard currency, continues to strengthen national savings, ease pressures on the current account, and maintain an adequate level of foreign exchange reserves, especially after the July 2026 repayment of the €700 million Eurobond that matured.
Labor income, which encompasses remittances from Tunisian workers abroad (secondary income) and employees’ compensation (primary income), reached, as of August 20 this year, a total of 5,868.7 million dinars, compared with 5,568.3 million dinars on the same date last year, representing a rise of more than 5% (300.4 million dinars).
As a reminder, the improvement in tourism receipts and transfers from Tunisian residents abroad has enabled the Central Bank of Tunisia to record, in 2025, net purchases of foreign banknotes totaling around 4.7 billion dinars, contributing to the strengthening of its stock of foreign exchange reserves.
