Tunisia’s President Kais Saied sacked Thursday minister of Industry, Energy and Mines Neila Nouira Gongi, his office announced without giving any details. The announcement came as the government is set to increase gas prices in the next coming days. “The government is busy studying the alternatives of the subsidy system and the assumptions of its direction in a well-studied way. Tunisia is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $1.9-billion loan to supplement its national budget facing a $2-billion deficit. The loan attached to a string of conditions has been rejected by the country’s powerful labor union, UGTT.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 05, 2023 11:08 UTC