Tunisia called to focus on reducing deficits and inflation while protecting disadvantaged (IMF)

“Near-term policies should continue to focus on reducing fiscal and external deficits, lowering inflation further, and strengthening the social safety net for low-income households”, concluded mainly the International Monetary (IMF) staff team after the end of their mission in Tunisia on July 11-17, 2019. According to a statement issued by the Fund on Wednesday, at the end of this mission “Tight monetary and fiscal policies during the first half of 2019 have reduced inflation and laid the foundation for the second year of budget deficit reduction. However, “risks to the…