Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia Meets with International Financial Institutions and Investors
In the margins of the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, Fethi Zouhaier Nouri, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), held several high-level meetings with officials from international financial institutions, institutional investors, and his counterparts, Governors of central banks.
Meeting with the Arab Monetary Fund
The Governor met with Fahad Al-Turki, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF). The discussions focused on regional economic prospects and the challenges facing non-energy producing Arab economies. On this occasion, Governor Nouri emphasized the importance of developing innovative approaches and instruments to strengthen the resilience of these economies in the face of external shocks. He also stressed the need to establish mechanisms adapted to the ongoing economic transformations, enabling the most exposed countries to address current challenges.
Meeting with International Investors
The Governor also met with several international institutional investors. These meetings provided an opportunity to present the prospects of the Tunisian economy and highlight the country's key macroeconomic fundamentals. During the exchange, Nouri emphasized the resilience of the Tunisian economy in the face of external shocks, as well as the efforts made to preserve macroeconomic and financial stability. He also highlighted the investment opportunities offered by Tunisia, emphasizing the role of international investors in financing the national economy, particularly through Tunisian sovereign financing instruments on international markets. The investors present expressed sustained interest in the country's economic prospects, praising the resilience of the Tunisian economy in the face of international challenges and the efforts made by the authorities, while reaffirming their willingness to support the financing of the Tunisian economy.
High-Level Bilateral Meetings
As part of the bilateral meetings, Fethi Zouhaier Nouri held two high-level meetings with his counterparts from the Central Bank of Libya and the Bank of Algeria. During his meeting with Naji Mohamed Issa, Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, the discussions focused on strengthening the technical and financial partnership between the two institutions. The talks particularly emphasized the modernization of payment systems and information systems, as well as the development of common solutions adapted to new financial challenges. The two Governors also expressed their willingness to consolidate bilateral cooperation mechanisms to facilitate trade exchanges and support closer economic integration between the two countries.
Moreover, the Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia met with his Algerian counterpart, Mohamed Lamine Lebbou, to whom he extended his congratulations on his recent appointment as head of the Bank of Algeria. This first meeting was an opportunity to reaffirm the common will to strengthen technical and financial cooperation between the two institutions. The two parties agreed to intensify their exchanges through mutual visits, with a view to identifying and developing new areas of collaboration.
These meetings are part of a dynamic aimed at deepening cooperation between central banks in the region, in a context marked by increasing economic and financial challenges.
