Announcement of Meeting of Consultative Group for Tunisia on March 17, 1967

• 1818 H STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON D. C. 20433 TELEPHONE: EXECUTIVE 3-6360 March 17, 1967 Subject: Meeting of Consultative Group for Tunisia The following press corrmunique w~s issued today at the World Bank's European Of.fice in h:iris: "The Consultative Group on development assistance to Tunisia met in Paris on March 16 and 17 under the chairmanship of the World Bank. The follow- ing countries were represented: Belgium, C',inada, Demnark, Finland, France, Germany. Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the· United States. Represe;,:itatives of thD Internat_ional Monetary Fund (IMF), of the European Investment Bank and of the United Nations Development Progrannne were •• present as well as an observer from Austria. The Group dis·cussed a report on the current economic position and the status of external debt of Tunisia pre- pared by the World Bank, an IMF report, and the Tunisian Government's economic budget. The Consultative Group heard a statement of H.E. Ben Salah, Minister for Planning and National Economy, and held an extensive exchange of views with the Minister and his associates on Tunisia's development problems atid prospects. The Consultative Group reached a consensus that Tunisia's economy could usefully absorb continuous and substantial assistance from members of the Group, if pro- vided on appropriate terms. It was tentatively agreed that the Group would hold the next meeting in early 1968." ••