VOL. XLIV

No 51

17-December-2001

TUNISIA

Tunisian Stocks Fail To Rally On New Government InvestmentIncentives

Tunisian stocks have continued to slide over the last month,despite the announcement by President Zein al-Abidine Ben Ali on 7 November(the anniversary of his accession to power in 1987) of a package of investmentincentives aimed at boosting the overall investment climate. Since January thisyear the BVMT index has fallen by 33.55%, as of 7 December, compared to itsclimb last year of...