This article provides an evaluation of the effect of the macroeconomic factors on credit risk in Tunisian banks. These factors are mainly the financial liberalization and the monetary policy. The first is manifested through the liberalization of interest rates, competition and the entry of foreign banks. The second, on the other hand, is exerted by the supervising authorities and includes the interest rate, the injection of money and the regulatory ratio. | The role of the macro-economic factors in the credit risk management in Tunisian deposit banks