Tunisia has managed to pay off all its domestic and external debts for 2023 despite enormous pressure on public finances, Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri said on Monday, dispelling doubts about the possibility of a default. Tunisia will pay $4 billion in external debt in 2024, a 40% increase on 2023, according to an official document, amid a shortage of external financing for the North African country as it struggles to redress its ailing public finances. According to economists, Tunisia has relied heavily on new domestic loans to repay its external…
Tunisia paid all its 2023 internal and foreign debts
