Tunisia

Secular opposition parties stormed Tunis' Habib Bourguiba Avenue on April 9, in defiance of a ban on rallies in the area. As the police used tear gas and batons to disperse the crowd,... 2012-04-27

Tunisia cut its economic growth forecast for 2012 to 3.5% from 4.5% on March 6, due to declines in foreign investment and tourism, and revised its 2012 budget deficit forecast to 6.5%... 2012-03-27

As thousands of Tunisians assembled to commemorate the day of independence on March 20, President Moncef Marzouki asked for unity amid rising tensions between secularist and religious... 2012-03-27

We forecast Tunisia's current account shortfall to come in at 10.5% and 9.4% of GDP in 2011 and 2012, down from 11.4% in 2011. Although the trade deficit will increase, tourism revenues... 2012-03-27

Islam is described as "The principal source of Tunisia's legislation" in the draft of the constitution which the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia is writing, reported Reuters on February... 2012-02-27

We estimate that Tunisia's budget deficit came in at 5.9% of GDP at end 2011. Following the approval of the 2012 budget by the National Constituent Assembly of Tunisia, we see Tunis... 2012-02-27

We expect Tunisia's budding economic recovery to persist in 2012. After dropping off sharply in the aftermath of the political crisis in early 2011, industrial production and fixed... 2012-01-26

Headline inflation in Tunisia increased by 4.2% y-o-y in 2011. Inflation will remain elevated in the medium term, and we reaffirm our forecast that it will come in at 4% by end 2012.... 2012-01-24

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki asked for a six-month political truce and a moratorium on strikes and protests on January 11, warning that the country would otherwise risk committing... 2012-01-24

Industrial production data from Tunisia reveal that the country's Jasmine Revolution has had markedly different effects on the wide array of industries in the economy, and we expect... 2011-12-12