Now in charge, Tunisian president faces looming fiscal crisis By Reuters
By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - At the Sidi Bahri market in Tunis, shoppers were pleased with the president's attacks on corruption and high prices since he seized control of the government last month in moves his foes called a coup. President Kais Saied has criticised Tunisia's economic policy, urged traders to charge less for food and medicine and accused unnamed businessmen of stealing billions of dollars while police are investigating corruption in state industry. "The citizen feels reassured and prices have gone down in everything," said Azza Belwaer, a 36-year-old...
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