{"id":27719,"date":"2018-02-08T12:05:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T12:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2.ecomnewsmed.com.ecn-01.ovea.com\/2018\/02\/08\/tunisia-inflation-hit-record-of-6-9\/"},"modified":"2020-08-11T11:30:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T09:30:48","slug":"tunisia-inflation-hit-record-of-6-9","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/en\/2018\/02\/08\/tunisia-inflation-hit-record-of-6-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunisia: inflation hit record of 6, 9 %"},"content":"\nFears expressed by some economists following the adoption of a tough financial act\u00a0for 2018 are taking shape in Tunisia. Is austerity starting to take its toll? Obviously, the answer would be \u201cyes\u201d if we consider the 6, 9 % increase in the inflation rate in January 2018.\nThis is such a historical rise establishing a new record in Tunisian economy because it\u2019s the highest level registered in the last 20 years.\nEarly this year, the government which is exhausting every available means to bring down the budget deficit introduced a piece of austerity measures that weighs heavily on consumers purchasing power: goods prices hike and new taxes. The social cost of that strategy was also heavy and did not appear on the government\u2019s radar. young Tunisians, indeed, took to the streets to protest against the new law.\u00a0\nMoreover, Reuters news agency reported that the central bank of Tunisia, which rose is its main interest rate from 4, 75 % to 5 % in May 2017, is planning to pursue its commitment and raise rates again in February and March 2018 to curb inflation.\nDiscover out our latest videos about the economic news in Tunisia:\n\u00a0\n\n","author":78,"featured_media":3412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[5754,5761,5751,5756,5753,2961,5750,5759,5762],"location":[5587],"class_list":["post-27719","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-business","tag-decision-makers","tag-economy","tag-employment","tag-entrepriseslife","tag-institutions","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-trending","location-tunisia"],"short_url":"","have_related_news":null,"chapo":"Tunisia\u2019s annual inflation hit a new record in January 2018 as it rose up to 6, 9 % which is the highest level in the last 20 years.","media":{"src":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pain-arabe.jpg","srcset":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pain-arabe.jpg 550w","sizes":"550px","alt":"Tunisia: inflation hit record of 6, 9 % 1","width":550,"height":360,"ratio":0.67,"credit_photo":""},"media-news-header":{"src":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pain-arabe-898x598.jpg","srcset":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pain-arabe-898x598.jpg 1170w","sizes":"1170px","alt":"Tunisia: inflation hit record of 6, 9 % 1","width":1170,"height":658,"ratio":0.67,"credit_photo":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tunisia: inflation hit record of 6, 9 % - Ecomnews Med<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fears expressed by some economists following the adoption of a tough financial act\u00a0for 2018 are taking shape in Tunisia. 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