TUNISIA’S TEXTILE SECTOR SHRUGS OFF COUNTRY’S POLITICAL TURMOIL AND TARGETS GROWTH

The leaders of Tunisian textile industry argue that their independent development plans will help them weather Tunisia’s ongoing political storms, staying on track in growing export and internal markets. When President Kais Saied announced froze parliament and sacked Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on July 25 (2021), there were initially scenes of jubilation, but these have morphed into fears about instability and uncertainty as he gathered power into his hands to rule by presidential decree. Since bowing to international pressure and on October 11 forming a ...


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