Tunisia

We remain cautiously optimistic regarding Tunisia's Stock Index in the medium term; the bourse has rallied slightly since bouncing off long-term trendline support of 2,450 in September... 2007-11-15

Tunisia's current account deficit is declining slowly after peaking in 2006 at 2.9% of GDP. We believe that the deficit will fall to US$745mn in 2007 (2.1% of projected GDP) driven... 2007-11-07

Tunisia has recently received criticism on its human rights situation. Helene Flautre, head of the European Parliament's human rights sub-committee, said to reporters during a brief... 2007-10-31

BMI View: We expect growth to remain healthy in Tunisia in the coming years, and the increasing diversification of the economy should offer support. Real GDP growth is expected to... 2007-10-31

BMI View: The technical picture is encouraging for Tunisia's Stock Index, but deteriorating inflation could weigh on investors' minds. We expect mild upside over the coming months.... 2007-10-25

Tunisia's first religious radio station was launched recently and began broadcasting on the first day of Ramadan. The new station is seen as part of an attempt by the secular government... 2007-10-03

BMI View: We see growth staying on a healthy path, ticking down mildly to reach 4.35% y-o-y by 2010. Despite this, inflation should remain under control, and coming in below 3% p.a.... 2007-10-03

BMI View: Although market orientation is currently a blight on the business environment of all the North African nations, we believe risks are very much to the upside. Indeed, serious... 2007-10-02

BMI View: Rising incomes, solid growth and prudent economic policies should underpin domestic political stability going forward, although high unemployment and the country's democratic... 2007-09-25

The debt-to-GDP ratio, which has vacillated between the 48-55% mark since 1990, should slip marginally to 46.2% in 2007 and continue to slope downward thereafter. Thanks to the authorities'... 2007-09-03