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Peaceful protests took place as planned yesterday, the seventh anniversary of the fall of the Ben Ali regime. The new wave of austerity demonstrations is the latest in a string of…
Prospects for North Africa in 2019.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240200
ISSN: 2633-304X
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244759
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The president has repeatedly rejected the idea of resuming negotiations with the international lender. Instead, he aims gradually to reduce dependence on external financing from…
Some observers, and some Tunisians themselves, argue the successes so far achieved are explained by a set of factors unique to Tunisia, including: a homogeneous population; a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229519
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North Africa prospects H2 2020.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253534
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Tunis has been in negotiations with the IMF for a new package all year. The government needs the UGTT’s support to implement any IMF deal, but relations between government and…
Inflation, debt and unemployment are recurrent themes across the region, even in energy exporters Libya and Algeria, which are enjoying elevated revenues from high energy prices…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273942
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The loan is especially critical because Tunisia is struggling with a rising debt burden and a shortage of foreign currency, while inflation is rising and foreign investors, plus…
The day before, Noureddine Taboubi, the leader of Tunisia's largest trade union, the UGTT, said the union backs the position of President Kais Saied, who rejected the IMF's…