These past few months, Tunisians have been protesting the country's worsening socioeconomic conditions and living standards. Officially, however, the economic growth indicators are on the rise. So what is happening? The post Power Cuts, Protests, and (Lack of) Policy: Tunisia’s Economy Under Pressure first appeared on…
These past few months, Tunisians have been protesting the country’s worsening socioeconomic conditions and living standards. Officially, however, the economic growth indicators are on the rise. So what is happening?
Five years since President Kais Saied’s July 25, 2021 power grab, the consequences of his consolidation of power are increasingly visible in Tunisia. Since suspending Parliament and later ruling by decree, Saied has reshaped and dismantled the institutions that emerged from Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, weakening parliam…
Five years since President Kais Saied’s July 25, 2021 power grab, the consequences of his consolidation of power are increasingly visible in Tunisia. Since suspending Parliament and later ruling by decree, Saied has reshaped and dismantled the institutions that emerged from Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, weakening parliam…
Fifteen years ago, people across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) took to the streets to demand “bread, freedom, and dignity.” It was not the first time that protesters in the region had organized around socioeconomic rights and it would not be the last. Today, these demands remain unresolved. Across many MENA …
TUNIS, TUNISIA - NOVEMBER 08: Tunisian Prime Minister Kamel Madouri makes a speech during the opening session of the budget negotiations for 2025 at the Tunisian Parliament in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia on November 08, 2024. (Photo by Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu via Getty Images) Development & Economy Tunisia Tunisia’s 2…
A destroyed ATM by a boarded bank facade on July 2, 2021, in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo by Marwan Tahtah/Getty Images). Development & Economy Tunisia Bretton Woods Institutions Turn 80: Time to Retire Their Failed Economic Recipes in MENA? Despite the mountain of evidence on the failure of their policies, the IMF and the…
BEIRUT, LEBANON – AUGUST 4: Photos shows the building of the central bank of Lebanon- Banque du Liban, days after the governor Riad Salameh ended his 30 years in office on August 4, 2023 in Beirut, Lebanon. Amid a declining economic situation and failing to elect a president for the 12th time since the Beirut Port bla…