Tunisia – BCT: Tourism revenue increased by 10.6%

Tourism revenues rose by 10.6% since the beginning of 2024 until February 20, 2024, to attain a value of 726.5 million dinars, according to the monetary and financial indicators published yesterday by the Central Bank of Tunisia.

For their part, business revenues grew by 5% during the same period to reach 984 million dinars until February 20, 2024.

As a result, hard currency savings grew from 22.3 billion dinars (equivalent to 97 days of supply) on February 23, 2023, to 23.1. One billion dinars (106 days supply) currently.

Concerning the service of external debts, they increased by 163% and their value surpassed 4.5 billion dinars as of February 20, 2024, compared to 1.7 billion dinars a year earlier.

It should be mentioned that Tunisia repaid European bonds worth 850 million euros (principal), to which are added debt interests worth 47.8 million euros, representing a value total of 898 million euros (equivalent to 3 billion dinars).