How could changes to the country’s capital markets help Tunisia become a financial centre?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Walid Saibi, General Manager, Tunisie Valeurs: Interview from The Report: Tunisia 2018
Articles & Analysis | Strong responses to public offerings demonstrating growth potential in Tunisia's local market from The Report: Tunisia 2018
The Tunis Stock Exchange (Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de Tunis, BVMT) is the local stock market, and although it was originally established in 1969 as a public entity, it has been a private entity since 1994, jointly and equally owned by 23 brokerage firms.
Articles & Analysis | Regulators deepening Tunisia's capital market offerings from The Report: Tunisia 2018
While Tunisia has faced weak economic growth and high inflation in recent years, the country’s stock market continued to grow over the 2016-17 period, even though its contribution to private investment financing remains relatively modest compared to that of the banking sector. Measures to deepen the market, however, are under way, aiming to...
Articles & Analysis | Tunisia's investors and markets waiting for structural reforms to get under way from The Report: Tunisia 2018
In the 20 years since the Tunisian market opened to foreign investors in 1997, the bourse has seen limited interventions. At the end of September 2017 around 24% of market capitalisation was held by international investors; however, if those figures are adjusted with the strategic participation of the Castel Group in brewery Société de...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Habib Ben Hadj Kouider, Director-General, Banque Nationale Agricole (BNA): Interview from The Report: Tunisia 2018
What are the main challenges associated with the recapitalisation and restructuring of public banks?
Articles & Analysis | Tunisia's banking reforms growing niche segments and aligning sector with international norms from The Report: Tunisia 2018
Tunisia’s banking sector has experienced positive growth in recent years, with 2017 proving to be another strong period on many fronts. Several risks, however, still threaten the sustainability of this growth trend and the overall health of the sector, including a reduction in available liquidity, low levels of capitalisation and credit risk...