Tunisia has honoured all its external financial commitments for 2023,” Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani stressded during a meeting on Tuesday with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director Kristalina Georgieva, in the margins of his participation in the Davos World Economic Forum, specifying that “the country will not delay the payment of its external debts for 2024.”
The PM highlighted during the meeting, the financial and technical cooperation process with the Fund, according to a Prime Ministry press release.
Hachani reviewed the efforts exerted by the Tunisian State in various fields, leading to the improvement of many economic and financial indicators, despite the major challenges facing the country, underlining that Tunisia is forging ahead with reforms that meet the expectations of the Tunisian people and the requirements of the national economy and social peace.
The IMF Director considered that Tunisia is one of the countries that have succeeded in achieving positive economic and financial results de
spite the difficulties it is confronting, due mainly to external factors, the same source said.
Georgieva explained that the Fund’s general policy does not follow dictates but takes into account the specific characteristics of each country, expressing her openness to all proposals regarding cooperation with Tunisia.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse