The period of easily raising funds from abroad seems to be coming to an end for emerging markets around the world. In the new environment of higher interest rates in the US and increased competition for capital flows, portfolio managers are becoming more selective with where they place their money.
In what ways can the government facilitate foreign investment on the Tunis Stock Exchange (Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de Tunis, BVMT)?
Although Tunisia’s financial market has maintained a pattern of significant growth in recent years, progress has taken place in the context of economic uncertainty and a need for structural reform. The stock market’s role in financing the economy is modest when compared to that of the banking system, and the depreciation of the dinar has...
In December 2007 the Tunis Stock Exchange (Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de Tunis, BVMT) launched an alternative market with considerably softer entry requirements than those on the principal market. The project was set up to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a means to raise the funds necessary for their development....
While the structure of Tunisia’s banking sector prevents it from adequately financing the economy at large, recent developments in the microfinance segment are helping to attract customers. The impact of these new players is especially being felt among the small business community.
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