President Kais Saied's near-certain—and certainly illegitimate—reelection in the Oct. 6 election is a sad reminder of the ...

Tunisia's partnerships cannot grow, however, without the continued support of the international agencies—in particular, the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. These agencies, ...

“To him, the IMF represents world imperialism and savage liberalism, something that is against his more leftist leanings on economic thought.” Tunisia’s president has been outspoken in his ...

Tunisia's president is running for reelection with little to show for his time in office. Having removed all opposition, it ...

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in some cases in conjunction with joint IMF-World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Programs (FSAPs) (for example, Arab Republic of Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia). While indirect monetary policy ...

"Negotiations between the IMF and Tunisia have effectively been blocked," Meloni added during a closed-door meeting. "The IMF has a certain rigidity around the fact that they haven't obtained the ...

More difficult months lie ahead. Talks remain on hold with the IMF, whose bailout would require Tunisia to take unpopular measures such as phasing out subsidies for basic staples and dismantling ...

A Tunisian court sentenced presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to six months in prison on Wednesday on charges of falsifying documents, his lawyer told Reuters, the second prison sentence against him ...

The mechanism created in 1997 increases the debt payment burden. It is heavily criticized by economists and developing countries. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is preparing to ease the ...

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