VOL. XLIII

No. 17

24-April-2000

TUNISIA

Proceeds From Privatization In Tunisia Reach TD470Mn In 1999

The Tunisian Government privatized 73 state enterprises in 1999, which generated sale proceeds of TD470mn ($357mn) for the year, building on the 1998 figure of TD418mn ($318mn), according to the Maghreb Weekly Monitor on 8 April. The privatized companies were mainly small and medium-sized and in the tourism, arts and crafts and transport sectors. The most lucrative deal was the sale of Ciments de...