Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 1

4-Jan-2010

tunisia

Tunisia Showing Resilience To Financial Downturn, Says IMF

Tunisia has shown marked resilience to the global financial downturn, despite a slowdown in real GDP growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, following Article IV consultation concluded on 1 September and published in December. Real GDP growth fell from an average 4.6% in 2008 to 0.5% in 2009, reflecting a drop in the export of manufactured goods to mainly EU...