Net Foreign Assets Show Slight Increase
Net foreign assets have slightly increased by nearly 2% as of October 24, 2025, exceeding 25 billion dinars (equivalent to 107 days of imports), compared to the same period last year, according to monetary and financial indicators published on Friday evening by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT).
Factors Contributing to the Improvement
This improvement in foreign exchange reserves was favored by:
- A 7.6% increase in labor income, reaching nearly 7 billion dinars, and
- A 7.8% increase in tourist revenues, reaching 6.7 billion dinars, as of October 20, 2025.
External Debt Services and Refinancing
According to the same source:
- External debt services stood at 10.8 billion dinars (a 14% decrease compared to the same period in 2024).
- The BCT also reported a 7.7% decline in the overall refinancing volume, to 11.7 billion dinars, from the beginning of the year to October 24, compared to 12.7 billion dinars in the previous year.
Interbank Transactions
In contrast, the total interbank transactions recorded a 60.5% increase, to approximately 4.1 billion dinars, during the same period.
