TUNISIA’S CLOTHING AND TEXTILE SECTOR PROSPERS, DESPITE COUNTRY’S POLITICAL DISCORD
September 12th, 2023
Tunisia’s clothing and textile sector driven ahead with its near-sourcing export promotion, despite the political turmoil facing the country, where President Kais Saied has since 2019 suspended parliament, dismissed governments, imprisoned opposition leaders, undermining judicial independence and helped fuel anti-refugee and migrant violence.
Despite this, Tunisia’s economy has grown steadily – at 2.4% in 2022, according to the African Development Bank and a projected 1.3% for 2023 (predicts the International Monetary Fund – IMF), although with inflation ...
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