Warns of the current economic situation

Tunisian economic expert Al Sadek Jabnon stressed that his country needs an inclusive national dialogue on different political, economic, and social dialogue to draft a plan to save the country from the current economic crisis.

He added, during an interview with “Arabs Today”, that the country’s economic crisis is clear, stressing that it is documented by the statistics. He signaled that the economic situation could be deteriorated in the light of the high rates of unemployment that hit 15.6 percent. He stressed the need for improving the economic growth to hit seven percent during the coming years, describing such objective as the mission impossible.

He added that the Tunisian government needs to change its economic approach, while such objective would not be achieved without dialogue, saying that the Tunisian dialogue should not be limited to the social and economic sides, while to extend to the political level.

The economic plan, the Tunisian expert said in a statement to “Arabs Today”, should drafted in participation of the different parties of the country with no exclusion. He warned that the current economic growth which does not transcend one percent is not enough. He clarified that the public debt witnessed notable rise, while the Tunisian budget suffers from deficit.