by Adel Al-Nouqti | Oct 1, 2014 | Business
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Tunisian central bank said on Tuesday it was lowering its growth forecast for 2014, amid growing budget and trade deficits and a general state of economic stagnation in the North African country, which has faced serious economic problems...
by Adel Al-Nouqti | Aug 20, 2014 | Features
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Like all border zones across the world, Tunisia’s borders have never been completely secured. But the nature of problems along Tunisia’s southern border with Libya and western border with Algeria have seen radical shifts in recent years, mainly...
by Adel Al-Nouqti | Sep 23, 2013 | Features
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Almost three years after the revolution, Tunisia celebrates January 14—the day Ben Ali was toppled—as its national day. But the residents of Sidi Bouzid insist that December 17 should be Tunisia’s day of celebration. On December 17, 2010,...
by Adel Al-Nouqti | Aug 18, 2013 | Business
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Economic experts fear that the repercussions of Tunisia’s current political crisis will influence the country’s economy, which has been suffering since the former regime of Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali fell in January 2011. While the Tunisian...
