Circular to Banks No. 2026-01 of January 5, 2026

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Tunis, January 5, 2026.
CIRCULAR TO BANKS NO. 2026-1
Subject: Regulation of Banking Conditions.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia,
Having regard to Law No. 2016-35 of April 25, 2016, establishing the status of the Central Bank of Tunisia, Having regard to Law No. 2016-48 of July 11, 2016, on banks and financial institutions, Having regard to Circular No. 86-42 of December 1, 1986, on the regulation of banking conditions as amended by subsequent legislation and in particular its Article 8, Having regard to Circular No. 91-22 of December 17, 1991, on the regulation of banking conditions as amended and supplemented by subsequent legislation and in particular its Article 36, Having regard to the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Tunisia dated December 30, 2025, Having regard to the opinion of the Compliance Monitoring Committee No. 2026-1 of January 2, 2026, as provided for in Article 42 of Law No. 2016-35 of April 25, 2016, establishing the status of the Central Bank of Tunisia. Decides:
Article 1 – The provisions of the first paragraph of Article 36 of Circular No. 91-22 of December 17, 1991, cited above are repealed and replaced as follows:

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Article 36 (new first paragraph) – The interest rate on savings (TRE) is set at an annual rate of 6%.
Article 2 – This circular takes effect as of January 2, 2026.
The Governor,
Fethi Zouhaier NOURI