TUNIS, Nov 10, 2022 ¨C ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ has released its second Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) report for Tunisia, titled , following the first edition produced in 2015.
These reports are produced for partner countries every five years, thus allowing the identification of key challenges and opportunities to accelerate progress in rebuilding trust, meeting aspirations, and ultimately contributing to the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Group¡¯s twin goals of ending absolute poverty and sustainably boosting shared prosperity.
The SCD is intended to become one of the key references point for consultations on priorities for ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ country engagement and as a contribution to the public debate regarding Tunisia¡¯s path forward. The findings are derived from a thorough analysis and informed by consultations with relevant stakeholders. "We are grateful to the Government and all relevant stakeholders for their close collaboration and valuable contributions throughout the SCD process. This report forms an important basis for the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳'s new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Tunisia, which will define our financial and analytical support to Tunisia for the next five years," said Alexandre Arrobbio, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Country Representative for Tunisia.
The SCD takes an overview of developments in Tunisia over the past ten years, including international benchmarks and medium-term forward-looking analyses. The CSP therefore does not focus extensively on recent events, but rather seeks to place them in the context of underlying trends in equitable growth, poverty reduction, and state capacity. The report discusses the context and record of the past decade before turning to the identification of four prospective pathways for Tunisia in terms of restoring confidence, responding to citizens' aspirations, and possible responses to the key challenges facing Tunisia. The main points of these four tracks, which are reflected in the current government's economic reform projects, are summarized below:
- Citizen participation: To boost service delivery and pave the way for a more sustainable political balance, government could capitalize on strengthening citizen participation, transparency, and local governance.
- More inclusive institutions: The authorities could accelerate the process of digitization of the economy, of the society and of the public administration. This would make the state more responsive to the aspirations of citizens, especially vulnerable groups living in rural areas, who are lagging behind in development and lack access to quality public services.