BRIEF-Fitch Upgrades Tunisia To 'CCC+'

BY Reuters | CORPORATE | 09/16/24 11:08 AM EDT

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Fitch:

* FITCH UPGRADES TUNISIA TO 'CCC+'

* FITCH ON TUNISIA: UPGRADE REFLECTS INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO MEET ITS LARGE FISCAL FINANCING NEEDS

* FITCH ON TUNISIA: PERSISTENT EXTERNAL SUPPORT, FALLING EXTERNAL AMORTISATIONS, SHOULD ALLOW TUNISIA TO BALANCE ITS NET EXTERNAL FINANCING BY 2026

* FITCH: BELIEVE DOMESTIC BANKING SECTOR COULD HELP MEET TUNISIA'S FINANCING NEEDS

* FITCH ON TUNISIA: EXPECT STATE-OWNED BANKS TO TAKE ON GREATER SHARE OF FINANCING BURDEN DUE TO CAUTION BY SOME PRIVATE BANKS

* FITCH: TUNISIA'S ABILITY TO MEET 2024-2025 EXTERNAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS HAS IMPROVED Source text for Eikon:

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