The President of the Republic, Kaïs Saïed, received yesterday, at the Palais de Carthage the governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia, Fethi Zouhaier Nouri. The interview focused on the role of the Tunisian Committee on Financial Analysis in the fight against money laundering and the illicit transfer of funds.
Suspected money flows from abroad
The Head of State has warned of important sums transferred clandestinely from abroad, as well as against laundering and hijacking operations benefiting natural or legal persons, whether banking or non -banking, “without control or verification”.
Kaïs Saïed insisted on the need to put an end to these practices, which violate not only national laws but also international conventions and treaties. He also called for increased responsibility for the actors responsible for the control and the application of the law, believing that the failures observed “must stop immediately”, reports a press release from the Presidency of the Republic published on his Facebook page.
The role of the financial sector in economic recovery
Addressing the economic situation, the President of the Republic has reaffirmed that the Central Bank of Tunisia is a public institution with autonomy, but not of absolute independence.
He praised the results recorded in mastery of inflation, the stability of the exchange rate and the consolidation of foreign currency reserves, believing that they testify to the success of Tunisia in the face of several challenges.
However, Kaïs Saïed stressed that beyond the figures, this progress must translate concretely in the daily life of citizens and in all sectors.
