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Tunisia: Financial System Stability Assessment Update
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International Monetary Fund
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Series:
IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2006: Issue 448
Language:
English
Publication Date:
29 Dec 2006
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451837902.002
ISBN:
9781451837902
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
34
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; central bank; interest rate; interbank market; credit risk; capital adequacy ratio; financial system; foreign currency; development bank; operating income; C. bank regulation; bank portfolio; credit policy; a number of bank; bank capital; credit portfolio; capital base; equity capital; bank board; bank assets; Loans; Nonperforming loans; Commercial banks; State-owned banks; Collateral
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From the 2002 Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), a number of structural reforms have been carried out in the financial system. A number of measures have been taken in the regulatory, fiscal, and legal areas to improve credit quality and financial transparency. The stress test confirms the system's vulnerability to a sharp fall in real estate business. The banking sector plays a predominant role in financing the economy. New regulations requiring banks to strengthen credit evaluation and approval procedures are discussed. Measures have been taken to liberalize the capital account.
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