Publication: Tunisia Infrastructure Diagnostic
Date
2019-12
ISSN
Published
2019-12
Author(s)
World Bank Group
Abstract
Tunisia’s has made significant
investments in infrastructure, which has contributed to
economic growth. The investments have enabled reasonably
good access to basic infrastructure services. While access
rates are high, the relative quality of Tunisia’s
infrastructure has deteriorated significantly over the last
ten years. State-owned enterprises (SOEs), which dominate
the infrastructure sector, receive considerable subsidies
and incur notable financial losses. Overall, there is a
heavy reliance on external borrowing to fund infrastructure
investment, which creates contingent liabilities, and
enhances foreign exchange and macro-economic risk. Chapter
one provides an overview of Tunisia’s infrastructure
performance; chapter two discusses each sub-sector in more
detail in terms of achievements and challenges; chapter
three looks at historical trends in spending followed by a
scenario analysis of investment needs with anecdotal
examples, and discusses the present macro-economic and
fiscal constraints; and chapter four presents possible
action items for further discussion with the Tunisian government.
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Citation
“World Bank Group. 2019. Tunisia Infrastructure Diagnostic. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35116 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”