Tourism revenues rose by 7.2% to 5.1 billion dinars in the period from January 1 to September 10, 2024, compared with the same period in 2023, according to monetary and financial indicators published on Friday by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT).
Similarly, total workers’ remittances rose by 3.1% to 5.5 billion dinars, compared with 5.3 billion dinars a year earlier.
External debt service increased by 46.6%, from 7 billion dinars in September 2023 to almost 10.3 billion dinars today.
Net foreign exchange reserves fell slightly to 25.7 billion dinars (equivalent to 116 days of imports) on 20 September, compared with 26.3 billion dinars on the same date last year.
Finally, the BCT reported that the total volume of refinancing up to September 20, 2024 fell by 10.5% to 12.5 billion dinars.
