Tunisia Taps Veteran Adviser for Finance Ministry in Reshuffle
- Chelghoum served as economic adviser to the president
- Cabinet changes come as PM faces economic reform pressures
Yousef El-Shahed
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Tunisia’s prime minister appointed a senior economic adviser to the president as finance minister, as the birthplace of the Arab Spring uprisings struggles to revive its economy and win back investor support.
Ridha Chelghoum’s appointment to a position he held around the time of the 2011 upheaval was part of a broader cabinet reshuffle aimed at ending weeks of uncertainty following the dismissal of the former finance and education ministers. The North African nation is under pressure to carry out fiscal and economic reforms that were conditions for a $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund loan even as it grapples with high youth unemployment and a tourism industry battered by militant attacks.