Tunisia News News Tunisia » Economy: Tunisia’s economic crisis deepens as the promise of a better life fades
Joblessness, failing services and rising costs deepen hardship across the country.
News Tunisia » Economy: Tunisia: What has Kais Saied achieved economically in seven years?
For Tunisian taxi driver Houssam Oueslati, inflation has a price tag: The cost of keeping his car on the road. In 2018, he paid about 35 Tunisian dinars ($13) for engine oil. Today, the same purchase ...
News Tunisia » Economy: Tunisia fuel strike highlights growing economic and political anger
A 48-hour strike in Tunis adds to mounting public frustration over worsening living conditions and basic services.
News Tunisia » Economy: Tunisia’s Water Crisis Puts Jobs and Growth at Risk as Economic Recovery Loses Speed
The government’s Plan Eau 2050 envisions investment of around US$900 million annually through mid-century, an undertaking whose success will depend on more than building infrastructure.
News Tunisia » Economy: Tunisia: An economy drowning in debt
TUNIS: Tunisia was widely hailed as the only democratic success story to emerge from the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011. Today, the country is drowning in public and personal debt, and social turmoil.
News Tunisia » Economy: Tunisia advances inclusive development through the social and solidarity economy
Tunis (ILO News) - From 26 to 28 May 2025, the Forum on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and Social Innovation took place in Tunis, marking a milestone in Tunisia’s journey toward a more ...
News Tunisia » Economy: How prices in Tunisia have skyrocketed since the Arab Spring
In Tunisia, the cost-of-living crisis has outlasted the government it once toppled. On December 17, 2010, street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid following years of police ...
News Tunisia » Economy: Tunisia economy needs foreign help to recover -minister
BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - Tunisia's economy was seriously damaged by its popular uprising this year and will need extensive assistance from the EU and others to rebound, its trade and tourism ...
News Tunisia » Economy: Travel & Tourism Set to Inject TND 23BN into Tunisia's Economy This Year
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2024 Economic Impact Research (EIR) has today revealed that Tunisia’s Travel & Tourism sector is set to inject a record-breaking TND 23BN into the national ...
News Tunisia » Economy: Tunisia’s President Fires Another Premier as Economy Languishes
(Bloomberg) -- Tunisia's president fired his third prime minister in less than two years, deepening a political malaise in the North African country that's struggling to revive its sluggish economy.