President Kais Saied stressed on Friday the need for the Tunisian Financial Analysis Committee to trace funds and transfers and to combat hidden financing. During his visit to the headquarters of the Central Bank of Tunisia and his meeting with Governor Marouane El Abbassi, Saied urged the committee to play its role as required and to stop talking on a daily basis about suspicions of corruption and that the extortion of investors has at some point led to the flight of investors. In a related context, he stressed the need to confront the lobbies that question the state and say "that Tunisia is in a state of bankruptcy" and that "one of the Central Bank's tasks is to refute these claims". He said that postal or bank transfers should be monitored by the Central Bank of Tunisia's financial analysis committee, adding that the state will work to eliminate corruption and will not "obey dictates". He noted that monetary policy is still under control at the moment, with foreign exchange reserves covering about 117 days of imports, and that the agreement with the IMF should not be unilateral, but should take into account the humanitarian aspect. Saied pointed out that the ratings given to Tunisia by rating agencies are not based on "innocent" criteria and that the latest ratings have led some in Tunisia to express "joy". It is noteworthy that the meeting lasted more than 40 minutes, according to the video released by the Presidency of the Republic.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse