Acronyms

ALMP

Active labour market policies

AMC

Asset Management Company

APII

Industry and Innovation Promotion Agency

BCT

Central Bank of Tunisia

CAWTAR

Center of Arab Woman for Training and Research

CEPEX

Promotion and Export Center

CNSS

National Social Security Fund

CRES

Centre for economic and social studies and research

FDI

Foreign direct investment

FIPA

Foreign Investment Promotion Agency

FTC

Fixed-term contracts

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GFCF

Gross fixed capital formation

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IACE

Arab Institute of business leaders

ITCEQ

Institute of Competitiveness and Quantitative Studies

INS

National institute of statistics

MENA

Middle East and North Africa

NPLs

Non-performing loans

ONTT

National office of the Tunisian Tourism

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

PMR

Produt Market Regulation

PPP

Public-private partnerships

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprise

SMIG

Interprofessional guaranteed minimum wage

SONEDE

National Water Distribution Utility

SOTUGAR

Tunisian Guarantee Company

VAT

Value-added tax

TFI

Trade facilitation indicators

TIVA

Trade in Value-added

TND

Tunisian Dinar

UGTT

Tunisian General Labour Union

UTICA

Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handy crafts

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

VET

Vocational education and training

WEF

World Economic Forum

WTO

World Trade Organization

WDI

World Development Indicators