Tunisia: Hopes of IMF Deal Shrink as Economic Minister Fired

by | Oct 17, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia

Summary:

On 17 October 2023, the office of President Kais Saied announced that Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Saied, had been terminated from his position. 

Official statements did not clarify the reason for the firing. However, the announcements indicated that Siham al-Boughdiri Namsieh, the current Minister of Finance, would assume the vacated role in a temporary capacity. 

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