Change in the main macroeconomic indicators of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT). On November 19, 2020, foreign exchange reserves recorded a slight decrease compared to the beginning of the week, from 151 days of import to 148 days of import (21.491 billion dinars).
This figure remains, however, encouraging, knowing that in 2019, during the same period, it had reached 106 days of import (77 days in 2018). Foreign currency transfers from Tunisians Residing Abroad (TRE) have tangibly contributed to replenishing the BCT's foreign currency coffers – 4.69 billion dinars until October 2020 – knowing that tourism and other foreign exchange-generating sectors have been heavily impacted by the health crisis.
Regarding the foreign exchange market, the euro is traded at 3.25 dinars (3.15 dinars in 2019) and the dollar is traded at 2.73 dinars (2.86 dinars in 2019). As for the volume of refinancing of commercial banks by the BCT, it reached 9.446 billion dinars as of November 19, 2020 against 12.2 billion dinars during the same period in 2019.