VOL. XLIII

No. 18

1-May-2000

TUNISIA

Foreign Direct Investment In Tunisia Stood At $410Mn In 1999

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Tunisia, according to the Arabic daily Asharq al-Awsat on 18 April, reached TD550mn ($410mn) in 1999. This figure compares to TD850mn ($634mn) in 1998, which included TD409mn ($305mn) resulting from the privatization program. In 1997 and 1998, FDI totaled TD1.31bn ($977mn), with TD1.16bn ($865mn) in direct investment and TD147mn ($110mn) in financial...