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Tunisia Central Bank Keeps Key Interest Rate Unchanged at 7% Amid Inflation Risks

The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) has decided to maintain its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 7%, following its Monetary Policy Council meeting held on June 3, 2026. The decision reflects the Bank’s continued cautious stance as it assesses recent economic, monetary and financial developments at both domestic and international levels, particularly evolving inflation trends […]

Tunisia: President dismisses Prime Minister amid economic and migration crisis

Tunisian President Kais Saied has dismissed on March 20 Prime Minister Kamel Maddouri less than eight months after his appointment, amid growing economic challenges and a worsening migration crisis. Saied replaced him by Sara Zaafarani, an engineer and former Minister of Equipment. The presidency announced the dismissal through a brief statement on Facebook, without specifying […]

Fall of Syria’s Aleppo could create big problems for Russia in Africa

Leaders across Africa and the Middle East are watching carefully the successful rebel offensive on Aleppo in Syria, experts and observers say, as this could create big problems for Russians and its so-called Africa Corps on the African continent. Experts and observers say that if the rebel offensive launched in the Syrian province of Aleppo […]