Africa
EU Readies $1 Billion to Boost Tunisia’s Economy, Curb Migration
- Joint trip signals depth of concern over country’s trajectory
- Tunisia is trying to reach crucial $1.9 billion deal with IMF
A secondhand market stall in the Ariana district in Tunis, Tunisia.
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European leaders pledged support for Tunisia in the latest bid to break the deadlock surrounding an International Monetary Fund rescue package, amid concerns that the North African nation’s deepening economic woes will spur more migration across the Mediterranean.