{"id":27081,"date":"2019-04-10T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/International\/comment-le-fmi-evalue-letat-de-leconomie-et-des-finances-de-la-tunisie-video\/"},"modified":"2019-04-10T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T09:00:00","slug":"comment-le-fmi-evalue-letat-de-leconomie-et-des-finances-de-la-tunisie-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/International\/comment-le-fmi-evalue-letat-de-leconomie-et-des-finances-de-la-tunisie-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment le FMI \u00e9value l\u2019\u00e9tat de l\u2019\u00e9conomie et des finances de la Tunisie (Vid\u00e9o)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A l\u2019issue d\u2019une visite effectu\u00e9e en Tunisie du 27 mars au 9 avril, par une mission du FMI conduite par Bj\u00f6rn Rother, le Fonds a publi\u00e9 mardi soir \u00e0 Washington la declaration ci-apr\u00e8s dans sa version en langue anglaise, en attendant la diffusion mercredi sa traduction officielle en arabe et en fran\u00e7ais. Le FMI y indique notamment que les autorit\u00e9s tunisiennes et les services du FMI sont parvenus \u00e0 un accord mutuel sur la plupart des probl\u00e8mes et ont convenu que les autorit\u00e9s avaient besoin d&rsquo;un peu plus de temps pour donner corps \u00e0 leurs propositions de politique dans quelques domaines. Les discussions se poursuivront \u00e0 Washington, DC, dans les prochains jours. Les efforts du gouvernement pour soutenir la croissance par une maitrise de l\u2019inflation et la stabilisation de la dette publique commencent \u00e0 donner leurs fruits, mais l\u2019\u00e9conomie reste fragile, note le FMI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c2\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pJkeOPUriBc\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c5\"><strong>Les autorit\u00e9s sont conscientes des risques pesant sur l&rsquo;\u00e9conomie et se sont engag\u00e9es \u00e0 limiter les d\u00e9s\u00e9quilibres budg\u00e9taires et ext\u00e9rieurs <span class=\"c4\"><span class=\"c3\">en cette ann\u00e9e \u00e9lectorale<\/span><\/span>,<\/strong><\/span> ajoute le Fonds.La Tunisie conna\u00eet une reprise modeste. La croissance passerait de 2,6% en 2018 \u00e0 2,7% en 2019, gr\u00e2ce aux bonnes performances de l&rsquo;agriculture et des services, en particulier du tourisme. N\u00e9anmoins, l&rsquo;activit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique continue de souffrir d&rsquo;incertitudes politiques et \u00e9conomiques et de goulots d&rsquo;\u00e9tranglement structurels tels qu&rsquo;un acc\u00e8s souvent insuffisant au financement.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c5\"><strong>Ainsi, la croissance est rest\u00e9e insuffisante pour r\u00e9duire le ch\u00f4mage,<\/strong><\/span> qui reste particuli\u00e8rement \u00e9lev\u00e9 pour les jeunes et les femmes.<br \/>Les autorit\u00e9s ont poursuivi la mise en \u0153uvre de la politique et des r\u00e9formes ; Cependant, les vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9s macro\u00e9conomiques \u00e9lev\u00e9es menacent toujours la stabilit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c5\"><strong>Les autorit\u00e9s ont resserr\u00e9 leur politique mon\u00e9taire afin de contenir les pressions inflationnistes et ont r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 r\u00e9duire notablement le d\u00e9ficit budg\u00e9taire.<\/strong><\/span> Les mesures fiscales de 2018 et le renforcement de la collecte des taxes ont am\u00e9lior\u00e9 les revenus, tandis que les hausses du prix de l&rsquo;\u00e9nergie ont permis de contenir la croissance des subventions \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9nergie qui profitent principalement aux mieux nantis. Cela a permis d&rsquo;accro\u00eetre les d\u00e9penses consacr\u00e9es aux investissements publics et aux programmes sociaux cr\u00e9ateurs d&#8217;emplois, qui ont atteint respectivement 5,6% et 2,7% du PIB en 2018. Le programme national d&rsquo;assistance aux familles vuln\u00e9rables a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9tendu (de 250 000 \u00e0 285 000 familles) et ses niveaux de prestations ont \u00e9t\u00e9 augment\u00e9s. En outre, les autorit\u00e9s am\u00e9liorent l&rsquo;acc\u00e8s aux soins m\u00e9dicaux pour les moins nantis et ont enregistr\u00e9 600 000 m\u00e9nages dans une base de donn\u00e9es qui facilitera le ciblage des politiques sociales.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c5\"><strong>Des d\u00e9s\u00e9quilibres consid\u00e9rables continuent d\u2019entraver la croissance et le potentiel d\u2019emploi de la Tunisie.<\/strong><\/span> La croissance reste trop d\u00e9pendante de la consommation, tandis que l&rsquo;investissement et les exportations restent insuffisamment dynamiques. Et les dettes ext\u00e9rieures et publiques croissantes de la Tunisie entra\u00eenent de grands besoins de financement et repr\u00e9sentent un lourd fardeau pour les g\u00e9n\u00e9rations futures. Enfin, malgr\u00e9 un certain recul, l\u2019inflation reste sup\u00e9rieure \u00e0 7%, mena\u00e7ant le pouvoir d\u2019achat, en particulier des plus vuln\u00e9rables de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c5\"><strong>Maintenir le cap sur la r\u00e9duction du d\u00e9ficit budg\u00e9taire,<\/strong><\/span> le renforcement des r\u00e9serves internationales, le maintien d&rsquo;une politique mon\u00e9taire stricte et la suppression progressive de subventions \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques in\u00e9quitables tout en prot\u00e9geant les m\u00e9nages vuln\u00e9rables est essentiel pour maintenir la stabilit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique et soutenir le processus de transition politique malgr\u00e9 des vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9s macro\u00e9conomiques \u00e9lev\u00e9es. Il sera \u00e9galement important de mieux ma\u00eetriser la masse salariale publique, qui figure parmi les plus \u00e9lev\u00e9es au monde en pourcentage du PIB. Cela contribuera \u00e0 cr\u00e9er davantage d&rsquo;espace pour les d\u00e9penses critiques consacr\u00e9es aux m\u00e9nages vuln\u00e9rables, \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9ducation et \u00e0 la sant\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c5\"><strong>Les nouveaux d\u00e9fis ext\u00e9rieurs,<\/strong><\/span> notamment la volatilit\u00e9 des prix du p\u00e9trole, le ralentissement de la croissance dans les pays partenaires de l&rsquo;UE et les retomb\u00e9es potentielles des conflits au sein de la r\u00e9gion rendent encore plus urgents les progr\u00e8s dans ce sens. Nous reconnaissons que les mesures n\u00e9cessaires ont un impact sur le peuple tunisien. C&rsquo;est pourquoi les efforts visant \u00e0 accompagner les r\u00e9formes d&rsquo;un filet de protection sociale renforc\u00e9 sont une priorit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c5\"><strong>Une nouvelle acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration des r\u00e9formes structurelles, notamment pour am\u00e9liorer la gouvernance et l&rsquo;environnement des entreprises, est n\u00e9cessaire pour renforcer la confiance.<\/strong><\/span> Ces efforts contribueront \u00e0 lib\u00e9rer le potentiel du secteur priv\u00e9 et \u00e0 g\u00e9n\u00e9rer plus d&rsquo;opportunit\u00e9s et d&#8217;emplois pour tous les Tunisiens.<br \/><em>(Traduction non-officielle)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Statement at the end of an IMF Staff Review Mission to Tunisia<\/h2>\n<p><em>April 9, 2019<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Tunisian authorities and IMF staff have reached mutual understandings on most issues and agree that the authorities need some more time to fully flesh out their policy proposals in a few areas. Discussions will continue in Washington, DC, over the coming days.<\/li>\n<li>The authorities\u2019 efforts to support growth by containing inflation and stabilizing public debt are starting to bear fruit, but the economy remains frail.<\/li>\n<li>The authorities are aware of the risks weighing on the economy and are committed to containing fiscal and external imbalances in this election year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Bj\u00f6rn Rother visited Tunisia from March 27 to April 9 to discuss the authorities\u2019 economic reform program and their policy plans for the Fifth Review supported by the IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. At the end of the visit, Mr. Rother made the following statement:<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cWe had constructive discussions with the authorities on their economic reform policies needed to complete the Fifth Review under the EFF arrangement. The Tunisian authorities are moving decisively on a policy agenda to stabilize and reform the economy, taking into account the strained socio-political situation in the run-up to Parliamentary and Presidential elections later this year. The Tunisian authorities and IMF staff have reached mutual understandings on most issues and agree that the authorities need some more time to fully flesh out their policy proposals in a few areas. Discussions will continue in Washington, DC, over the coming days.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cTunisia experiences a modest recovery. Growth would increase to 2.7 percent in 2019 from 2.6 percent in 2018, which has been supported by strong performance of agriculture and services, particularly tourism. Nonetheless, economic activity continues to suffer from elevated political and economic uncertainty and structural bottlenecks such as often inadequate access to finance. Thus, growth has remained insufficient to make a dent in unemployment, which remains especially high for the youth and women.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cThe authorities have continued with policy and reform implementation; however, elevated macroeconomic vulnerabilities still threaten economic stability.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cThe authorities have tightened monetary policy to contain inflationary pressures and achieved a noteworthy reduction in the fiscal deficit. The 2018 tax measures and reinforced tax collection have improved revenues, while energy price increases have helped to contain the growth of energy subsidies that mostly benefit the better off. This has allowed for increased spending on job-creating public investment and social programs, which have respectively increased to 5.6 percent of GDP and 2.7 percent of GDP in 2018. Coverage of the national assistance program to vulnerable families has been expanded (from 250,000 to 285,000 families) and its benefits levels have been increased. Besides, the authorities are improving access to medical care for the less well-off and registered 600,000 households in a database that will facilitate the targeting of social policies.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cSizeable imbalances continue to hamper Tunisia\u2019s growth and job potential. Growth remains too dependent on consumption, while investment and exports remain insufficiently dynamic. And Tunisia\u2019s large and growing external and public debts give rise to large financing needs and represent a strong burden for future generations. Finally, despite some decline, inflation still exceeds 7 percent, threatening the purchasing power especially of the vulnerable in society.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cStaying the course on reducing the fiscal deficit, strengthening international reserves, maintaining tight monetary policy, and gradually phasing out unequitable energy subsidies while shielding vulnerable households is critical to maintain economic stability and support the political transition process amid elevated macroeconomic vulnerabilities. It will also be important to better contain the public wage bill, which is among the highest in the world as a share of GDP. This will help create more space for critical spending on vulnerable households, education, and health. New external challenges, including oil price volatility, a slowdown of growth in EU partner countries, and potential spillovers from conflicts within the region make progress with this agenda even more urgent. We acknowledge that the necessary measures have an impact on the Tunisian people, which is why efforts to accompany reforms with an enhanced social safety net are a priority.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cA further acceleration of structural reforms, including to improve governance and the business environment, are necessary to build confidence. These efforts will help unleash the potential of the private sector and generate more opportunity and jobs for all Tunisians.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cThe IMF team met with Prime Minister Chahed, Minister of Finance Chalghoum, Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation La\u00e2dhari, Minister of Major Reforms Rajhi, and Central Bank Governor El Abassi, as well as their staff. It also held discussions with representatives of the labor and employers\u2019 unions, private sector, civil society, and the diplomatic community. The mission would like to thank the authorities and all those with whom it met for their warm welcome and constructive discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c6\"><strong>Lire aussi<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaders.com.tn\/article\/26864-pourquoi-le-fmi-revoit-a-la-baisse-la-croissance-mondiale-en-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pourquoi le FMI revoit \u00e0 la baisse la croissance mondiale en 2019<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaders.com.tn\/article\/26859-qui-participe-au-nom-de-la-tunisie-aux-reunions-du-printemps-a-washington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qui participe au nom de la Tunisie aux R\u00e9unions du Printemps \u00e0 Washington<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaders.com.tn\/article\/26863-que-fait-yassine-brahim-a-washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Que fait Yassine Brahim \u00e0 Washington DC<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaders.com.tn\/article\/26856-l-agenda-charge-de-jhinaoui-a-new-york-et-washington-conseil-de-securite-sommet-arabe-libye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">L\u2019agenda charg\u00e9 de Jhinaoui \u00e0 New York et Washington : Conseil de S\u00e9curit\u00e9, Sommet arabe, Libye\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaders.com.tn\/article\/26865-olfa-soukri-cherif-reelue-a-washington-au-conseil-d-administration-du-reseau-parlementaire-mondial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Olfa Soukri Cherif, r\u00e9\u00e9lue \u00e0 Washington au Conseil d\u2019administration du r\u00e9seau parlementaire mondial<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaders.com.tn\/article\/26860-caisses-des-depots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ridha Chalghoum et Boutheina Ben Yaghlane pr\u00e9sentent \u00e0 Washington DC les avanc\u00e9es de la CDC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Auteur:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaders.com.tn\/article\/26867-comment-le-fmi-evalue-l-etat-de-l-economie-et-des-finances-de-la-tunisie\">Cliquez ici pour lire l&rsquo;article depuis sa source.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A l\u2019issue d\u2019une visite effectu\u00e9e en Tunisie du 27 mars au 9 avril, par une mission du FMI conduite par Bj\u00f6rn Rother, le Fonds a publi\u00e9 mardi soir \u00e0 Washington la declaration ci-apr\u00e8s dans sa version en langue anglaise, en attendant la diffusion mercredi sa traduction officielle en arabe et en fran\u00e7ais. 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