Tunisia - The economy

RESTRICTED FILE COPY Report No. AF- la This report was prepared for use within the Bank and its affiliated organizations. They do not accept responsibility for its accuracy or completeness. The report may not be published nor may it be quoted as representing their views. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION THE ECONOMY OF TUNISIA August 31, 1962 Department of Operations Africa  TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. MAP OF TUNISIA BASIC DATA SUNVYAY AND CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . .i I. INTFODUCTIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 (a) The Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 (b) Population ................. (c) The Economy. 2 IT. THE PPOTECTOPATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 III. INDEPENDENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 IV. PESOUFCES ADND PPODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (a) Recent Economic Growth . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (b) Principal Economic Sectors . . . . . . . . . 7 (i) Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (ii) Mining, Industry and Power . . . . . . 9 (iii) Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 V. IMTERNAL FII1ANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (a) Public Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (b) MIoney and Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 VI. FOpEPGN TRADE AND PAYYEITS .17 VII. PPOSQPECTS FOP ECON1OMIC DEVELOPME,T . . . . . . 20 VIII. CFEDITWOPTHINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 STATISTICAL APPENDIX  /r L v # Z~~~