Egypt: IMF returns to help new government
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund will be visiting Egypt to provide technical aid on the government’s planned Value Added Tax (VAT) system. They […]
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Tunisia: Fitch cuts Tunisia’s ratings and promises more
Fitch ratings have published a negative outlook of Tunisia and have promised to implement further cuttings if the situation in the country is not remedied. […]
Tunisia: PM Larayedh warns next government
Prime Minister Larayedh has hinted that Tunisia will be cutting its growth forecast for the third time in a year due to the continuing crisis. […]
Tunisia gears towards financial emergency
An official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the assassination of Mohamed Brahmi in July which provoked protests against the government has […]
Tunisia: Among Africa’s economic super power in 2038
According to Wikistrat, a geopolitical consulting firm, Tunisia has been considered as a natural global candidate among other economies and is supposedly expected to lead […]
Egypt: Stock market and foreign reserves in limbo
The ongoing political unrest between pro-Morsi and anti-Morsi demonstrators, alongside the intervention of the military has taken a serious bite on Egypt’s stock market, as […]
Tunisia: Government to recapitalize banks by September
The Tunisian government’s published a letter sent to the IMF, describing the government’s intention to recapitalize its banks through a rescue operation. The amount needed […]
The IMF brings a new deal to Tunisia
The Executive Board of the IMF has finally approved a 2 year Stand-By Arrangement, for an amount equivalent to Special Drawing Rights (SDR) $1.74 billion […]
Marzouki fundraising in Japan
Japan will be financially supporting Tunisian projects up to $730 million in a bid to ease the North African country’s hardship during its transitional period. […]
Tunisian institutions at loggerheads about IMF loan
The stand-by loan agreed upon and expected to be signed this month by the Tunisian government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is again being […]