The impact of the financial crisis on the Tunisian financial market The patterns of cross-border capital raised the effect on the developments of domestic markets and highlighted the differences between advanced and developing economies. One of the effects of this globalization is the introduction of the euro and the effect it had on the European and global capital markets by bringing into existence a currency area comparable in size to that of the United States. However, the globalization had also a downside resulted by the effects of the financial crises on foreign capital raisings during the 2007-09 global financial crisis. Financial globalization expanded the international capital markets to investors and firms all over the world. Foreign capital raisings by firms have increased substantially since the early 1990s in terms of equity as well as debt. The integration of financial markets has emphasized the rapid flow of capital across borders as well as magnifying
Introduction The regional imbalance between the Tunisian North-West, South-West, Centre and coast, which has long been designed by the established regimes since the independence, has not been without consequences for the rise of unemployment in the most disadvantaged areas. Several public, social and international actors are mobilized in these areas so as to improve the job prospects in the labor market. In this regard, one of the proposed solutions is to encourage self employment by helping the creation of micro-enterprises through micro-credits. This financial mechanism could promote the regional development. It has also become a component of the development programs and a matter of priority for the transitional government. Micro-credit is a tool that is not new in Tunisia. The old regime, through its Tunisian Solidarity Bank and Inter-Arab ENDA microfinance institution (MFI), was the specialist in granting microcredits . The number of pe