LONDON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund stands ready to continue to help Tunisia to cope with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, achieve a “job-rich” recovery and restore finances to a sustainable footing, a spokesperson said on Monday.
“We are closely monitoring the evolving situation in Tunisia,” the spokesperson said in response to Reuters questions. “Tunisia continues to face extraordinary socio-economic pressures, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is causing tragic loss of life, and Tunisian’s unmet aspirations for higher, job-rich, and inclusive growth.”
Tunisia’s nascent democracy faced its worst crisis in a decade on Monday after President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze parliament with help from the army, a move denounced as a coup by the main parties including Islamists. [L1N2P20AO]
(Reporting by Tom Arnold; editing by Rodrigo Campos)
