The accumulated external debt servicing increased by 20.4%, to 8.7 billion dinars, from the beginning of the year until October 20, 2021, according to indicators published by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) Thursday.

As for net foreign exchange reserves, they reached 21.3 billion dinars, as of October 27, 2021, compared with 21.2 billion dinars on the same date last year.

Still, in an upward trend, the cumulative labour income has risen by 38.8%, from 4.7 billion dinars to 6.5 billion dinars, as of October 20, 2021.

As for the accumulated tourism revenues, they have, in turn, increased by 6.2% to 1.7 billion dinars.

Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts, Mohamed Moez Belhassine had announced, Tuesday, an increase in the number of overnight stays in Tunisia by nearly 19%, and the number of arrivals by 3%, from January 1 to October 20, 2021.

Besides, the BCT has reported a rise in total interbank transactions by 27.6% to 2.2 billion dinars, while the overall volume of refinancing has declined slightly by 4% to 8.2 billion dinars.

Source: Tap News Agency