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, ...

Tunisia's President Kais Saied gave his clearest rejection yet of the terms of a stalled $1.9 billion IMF bailout package when he said on Thursday he would not accept "diktats" and suggested that ...

Yet prospects of Tunisia's sealing the biggest deal of all - a $1.9-billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund - seem increasingly remote. The inflation-ravaged and heavily indebted ...

The agreement in principle, reached between IMF staff and Tunisian authorities meeting this week in Washington, still requires the approval of the fund’s board, which is scheduled to discuss the ...

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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 ...

Tethered to a small speedboat and being towed towards us was the first of nine migrant boats we would encounter during our 24-hour patrol with the Tunisian coast guard. More than 180 people were ...

Tunisia's economy has also been in a state of ... In 1984, under pressure from the IMF, the government of then President Habib Bourguiba completely ended wheat and semolina subsidies, causing ...