World Bank2012-05-222012-05-222009978-0-8213-7668-3https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6298This study on a world integration for Tunisia attempts to contribute to the achievement of the growth of the 11th development plan. It first takes stock of past integration policies, outlining policies implemented and assessing their impact on foreign direct investments (FDI), exports and employment. Then, it examines the current challenges of integration of Tunisia, which is both global and multisectoral pursuant to the actual creation of a free trade area with Europe for industrial products in January 2008. In the light of challenges expected, another generation of integration reform is identified to further improve the positioning of a competitive Tunisia and realize the potential growth in services. The report contains four chapters. Chapter one analyzes integration policies implemented since the early 70s and evaluates the impact thereof on the FDI, exports and employment. Chapter two examines the current challenges and major reforms necessary to correct the side-effects of past integration policies. Chapter three attempts to identify the reforms necessary to improve quality and lower prices of services. Finally, chapter four examines the prospects for export of professional services (accounting, auditing, legal services) and health by Tunisia, which showed a real capacity to compete in these areas in recent years.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCOUNTINGACTIVE DEBTAGRICULTUREANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICESAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITYAVERAGE TARIFFBALANCE OF PAYMENTBANK PROFITABILITYBENCHMARKBENCHMARKINGBENEFICIARIESBILATERAL AGREEMENTBILATERAL AGREEMENTSBILATERAL COOPERATIONBORROWERBROKERSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTCAPITAL GOODSCOLLATERALSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGESCOMPETITION AUTHORITIESCOMPETITION LAWCOMPETITION LAWSCOMPETITION LEGISLATIONCOMPETITIVE POSITIONCOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMER PRICESCONSUMERSCOPYRIGHT CLEARANCECOPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTERCOUNTRY MARKETSCOUNTRY RISKCREDIBILITYCREDIT GUARANTEECREDIT MARKETCREDIT STRUCTURECURRENT ACCOUNTCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS PROCEDURESDEBTDEBT MANAGEMENTDEBT SERVICEDEPOSITSDEVELOPING COUNTRYDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSDOMESTIC CONSUMPTIONDOMESTIC INDUSTRIESDOMESTIC MARKETDOMESTIC MARKETSDOUBLE TAXATIONECONOMIC EXPANSIONECONOMIC SECTORSECONOMIES OF SCALEEMERGING ECONOMIESENTRY BARRIERSEQUIPMENTEQUIPMENTSEXCHANGE CONTROLSEXCHANGE RATESEXOGENOUS SHOCKSEXPENDITURESEXPORT BIASEXPORT COMPETITIVENESSEXPORT GROWTHEXPORT MARKETEXPORT MARKETSEXPORT OPPORTUNITIESEXPORT PERFORMANCEEXPORT VOLUMESEXPORTEREXPORTERSEXPORTSEXTERNAL TRADEFINAL GOODSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SUPPORTFISCAL DEFICITFOREIGN BANKSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTSFOREIGN EXCHANGEFOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVESFOREIGN FIRMSFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTORSFORMS OF CREDITFRAUDFREE ACCESSFREE TRADEFREE TRADE AGREEMENTSFREE TRADE AREAGDP PER CAPITAGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELGLOBAL COMPETITIONGLOBAL INTEGRATIONGLOBAL MARKETGROWTH MODELSGROWTH RATEHUMAN CAPITALINCOME GROWTHINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTSINDUSTRIAL SECTORINFLATIONINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANIESINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL PRICESINTERNATIONAL STANDARDINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVENTORYINVESTINGINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT INCENTIVESKNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERSLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLACK OF COMPETITIONLIBERALIZATION OF TRADELOANLOAN DEFAULTLOAN DEFAULTSMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENTMARKET ACCESSMARKET ECONOMYMARKET FAILUREMARKET FAILURESMARKET REFORMMARKET SHAREMARKET SHARESMATURITIESMULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATIONMUTUAL RECOGNITIONNET INFLOWSNON-PERFORMING LOANSNONPAYMENTOIL EXPORTERSOPENNESSOUTPUTOWNERSHIP STRUCTUREPREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTPREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTSPREFERENTIAL PARTNERSPREFERENTIAL TRADEPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE INVESTMENTPROCESS OF NEGOTIATIONSPRODUCT DIFFERENTIATIONPRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPROPERTY RIGHTPROTECTION RATESPUBLIC DEBTPURCHASING POWERREAL GDPREAL INCOMEREGIONAL TRADEREGULATORY BARRIERSREGULATORY CONVERGENCEREGULATORY OVERSIGHTREGULATORY RESTRICTIONSRETAIL TRADINGRISK OF LOANRULES OF ORIGINSHAREHOLDERSPECIALIZATIONTARIFF RATETARIFF RATESTARIFF REDUCTIONTARIFF REDUCTIONSTAXTAX RATETAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTIMELY PAYMENTTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTRADE AGREEMENTTRADE DIVERSIONTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE INTEGRATIONTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADE LOGISTICSTRADE NEGOTIATIONSTRADE POLICYTRADE REFORMTRADE REFORMSTRADE REGIMETRADE RESTRICTIONSTRADINGTRANSACTIONTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSACTIONS COSTSTRANSITION COUNTRIESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORT COSTSTREATIESTRUST FUNDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNFAIR COMPETITIONUNILATERAL REFORMURUGUAY ROUNDVALUE ADDEDWAREHOUSESWORKING CAPITALWORLD MARKETSWTOZERO TARIFFSWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-7668-3