Memo: EU/Tunisia: €300 million Macro-Financial Assistance package signed

The European Union and the Tunisian authorities completed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the Loan Facility Agreement related to the €300 million Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) package for Tunisia. The documents were signed on behalf of the Republic of Tunisia by the Tunisian Minister of Finance, Mr. Hakim ben Hammouda, and by the Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia, Dr. Chadly Ayari.

This assistance is part of the EU's and other international donors' efforts to help Tunisia overcome the severe economic difficulties caused by the combination of a weak external economic environment and the political transition process following the 2011 revolution.

ESO: Background information: EU-Tunisia: More steps to deepen cooperation and support http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-eu-tunisia-more-steps-to-deepen-cooperation-and-support/

ESO: Background information: EU and Tunisia establish their Mobility Partnership http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-and-tunisia-establish-their-mobility-partnership/

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