High prices, inflation, and unemployment...problems looming over Tunisia's markets ahead of Ramadan. Tunisia, with a population of 12 million, has suffered from two years of high inflation rates (10% on average annually) Food prices sometimes tripling, leading to a decline in the conditions of the working and middle classes.
The Tunisian government has a central purchasing monopoly on subsidized products, which is also burdened by the salaries of more than 650,000 government employees. In addition, Tunisian banks to finance the country's increasing debt (80% of GDP)