Tunisia-Marouane Abassi: Unemployment is predicted to Rise due to pandemic

Speaking at a hearing session, Central Bank Governor Marouane  Abbasi affirmed that revenues of the Tourismamounted to 3 billion dinars, recording a 30% decrease, adding that many sectors were hit by the pandemic, which will affect the unemployment rate, which is heading to high levels, exceeding the recently recorded figure.

He considered that the olive oil sector played an important last year, and there are expectations that its revenues will reach 2.5 billion dinars.

He also indicated that the failure for Nawara field to operate will not contribute to subduing Tunisia’s deficit in gas and phosphate, which used to generate one billion dinars annually, but today it is in great debt.