Financial rating agency Fitch downgrades Tunisia's rating to CCC- The reason: the length of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund. Fitch is concerned about the Tunisian state's ability to raise funds to meet its needs.
Three European leaders - Italy, the Netherlands and the Commission - are going on an official delegation to meet President Kaïs Saïed. The Italian prime minister's trip to Tunis on Tuesday seems to have helped to obtain ways to defuse tensions with the IMF.