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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Targets IMF Deal in April, Says State Salaries Secure

People shop in the old city in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 13, 2022. (EPA)

Tunisia hopes to seal a funding agreement with the IMF in April, its finance minister said on Wednesday, adding that public sector salaries were not at risk after delays in paying workers raised fears about state finances.

Talks between the International Monetary Fund and Tunisia over a rescue package predicated on painful economic reforms were halted in July, when President Kais Saied dismissed the government, suspended parliament and assumed executive authority.

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