Ghassan-Salame

Tunisia to take action against Coronavirus suspects refusing quarantine

Tunisia will take action against any citizen suspected to be infected by the Coronavirus who refuses to be quarantined, Health Minister Abdellatif Mekki said Wednesday. “If some people refrain from abiding by voluntary quarantine measures or not, they are liable to punishment in accordance with the law, given that the health of citizens is in […]

World Bank issues new guidance on African inflation challenges

African economies face an urgent need for coordinated responses to inflation threats that could destabilize social equilibrium, according to the World Bank’s latest Africa’s Pulse report. While the continent’s median inflation rate decreased from 9.8% in 2022 to 4.2% in January 2025, significant disparities persist. The interquartile range of inflation rates has widened from 6% […]

Libya outlines integrated plan to stabilize prices, curb currency smuggling

Libya’s Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohammed Al-Huweij, has announced an integrated policy framework aimed at protecting consumers, stabilizing prices and combating currency smuggling, as part of broader efforts to regulate the domestic market. The plan, developed on the instructions of the Prime Minister, also includes the preparation of a guiding import budget to align […]