Publication date: 06 June 2023

OECD Competition Assessment Reviews: Tunisia 2023

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This review analyses regulatory barriers to competition in the tourism sector in Tunisia, with the goal of helping Tunisian authorities mitigate harm to competition and foster long-lasting growth. This report is based on a competition assessment conducted by the OECD identifying rules and regulations that may hinder the competitive and efficient functioning of markets in the tourism activities under review. This review also includes estimates of how the implementation of certain recommendations could impact the economy. This is the second competition assessment review conducted by the OECD in Tunisia, after a 2019 review of the freight transport sector and of the wholesale and retail trade sectors.

The report was launched in Tunisia on 06 June 2023 during the first Tunisia Competition Day.  

See also

Fostering competition in Tunisia

OECD Competition Assessment Toolkit

OECD Recommendation on Competition Assessment 

More OECD work on Competition

Tunis, 6 June 2023: Picture album

Publication date: 18 September 2019

OECD Competition Assessment Reviews: Tunisia 2019

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The Tunisian economy has been resilient in the last few years but the extensive regulation in the country – compared to many OECD countries – prevents it from reaching its full potential.

In 2018-2019, the OECD teamed up with the Government of Tunisia and the Millennium Challenge Corporation to review the laws and regulations in two sectors of the economy (freight transport and retail and wholesale trade) to identify those that may restrict competition. The aim was to provide recommendations to increase consumer’s welfare and foster economic growth.

The report makes 220 recommendations for change on specific legal provisions that should be abolished or amended. If implemented, the recommendations could bring a positive effect for the economy ranging between TND 574.6 million and TND 645.8 million. 

About the project

In 2018, a project to review two key sectors of the Tunisia economy was launched. Making use of the methodology in the OECD Competition Assessment Toolkit, about 250 pieces of legislation were analysed in order to assess costs and benefits of regulations restricting competition in the sectors of trade and freight transport.