Tunisia project 664-0346 · 1992–1995 · private sector competitiveness · Abt Associates, Inc.

Project to promote private enterprise in Tunisia by helping the Government of Tunisia (GOT) to (1) privatize state-owned enterprises (SOE's) and decentralize government functions, and (2) improve the efficiency of financial markets. Privatization efforts will be managed by a Privatization Committee, composed of representatives of the GOT, USAID, and the U.S. institutional contractor and will be in five areas. (1) The project will conduct brief, professional assessments of the privatization prospects of selected SOE's; 20-35 SOE's will then be chosen for indepth analyses. The project will also fund studies needed to refine the GOT's privatization strategy and/or methods. (2) Once SOE's have been selected for privatization, detailed plans, generally including valuations, marketing plans, and schedules, will be developed. Transactions may involve public share offerings, public bids, employee stock ownership plans, etc. The work will be conducted by U.S./Tunisian teams of financial and industry experts. (3) Seminars and observation tours will be funded to increase public understanding of the privatization program. (4) The GOT will monitor the performance of privatized firms, gath

Source: DEC abstract, PD-ABE-693 (1992). The source's own text.