IMF Due in Tunisia on Friday for Talks, Union Official Says

Pedestrians at the Port de France entrance to the Medina old city district of Tunis.Photographer: Amira Karaoud/Bloomberg
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An International Monetary Fund delegation will arrive in Tunisia on Friday for talks with the government and other groups, a top trade union official said, as fears rise over the North African country’s risk of default.

After meeting representatives of the government and central bank, the IMF team is also scheduled to have discussions with the powerful Tunisian General Labour Union on April 1, its assistant secretary-general Sami Tahri said by phone.