Tunisian Parliament Approves Financing Agreement between State and Local Banks
The Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) approved, on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the draft law No. 2024/053 concerning a financing agreement between the Tunisian State and a consortium of local banks. According to an official ARP statement, this project aims to support the state budget.
The financing, totaling approximately 570 million dinars (including 156 million euros and 16 million dollars), was agreed upon on May 16, 2024, between the Ministry of Finance and 16 local banks.
The involved banks are:
- Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie (BIAT)
- Attijari Bank
- Banque Nationale Agricole (BNA)
- Amen Bank
- Arab Tunisian Bank (ATB)
- Bank ABC
- BH Bank
- Société Tunisienne de Banque (STB)
- Union Bancaire pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (UBCI)
- Al Baraka Bank
- Tunis International Bank
- Banque Zitouna
- Wifak International Bank
- Banque de Tunisie et des Emirats
- North Africa International Bank
- Banque Tuniso-koweïtienne (BTK)
