• Shoppers browse shoes for sale at a secondhand clothing market in the Ettadhamen district of Tunis, Tunisia. All photos: Bloomberg
    Shoppers browse shoes for sale at a secondhand clothing market in the Ettadhamen district of Tunis, Tunisia. All photos: Bloomberg
  • A barrage of economic shocks is building that’s unlike anything emerging markets have had to confront since the 1990s.
    A barrage of economic shocks is building that’s unlike anything emerging markets have had to confront since the 1990s.
  • Turmoil triggered by rising food and energy prices is already gripping countries like Sri Lanka, Egypt, Tunisia and Peru.
    Turmoil triggered by rising food and energy prices is already gripping countries like Sri Lanka, Egypt, Tunisia and Peru.
  • It risks turning into a broader debt debacle and yet another threat to the world economy’s fragile recovery from the pandemic.
    It risks turning into a broader debt debacle and yet another threat to the world economy’s fragile recovery from the pandemic.
  • A cash-strapped government has raised fuel prices at least four times over the past 13 months in Tunisia.
    A cash-strapped government has raised fuel prices at least four times over the past 13 months in Tunisia.
  • A banner featuring Kais Saied, Tunisia's president, outside a food store in the Ariana district of Tunis.
    A banner featuring Kais Saied, Tunisia's president, outside a food store in the Ariana district of Tunis.
  • Tourism has dried up, and shortages are spreading.
    Tourism has dried up, and shortages are spreading.
  • A Tunisian dinar price tag on a display of fresh produce at a fishmonger's shop.
    A Tunisian dinar price tag on a display of fresh produce at a fishmonger's shop.
  • Workers serve customers at a poultry and food shop.
    Workers serve customers at a poultry and food shop.
  • Shoppers browse products inside a supermarket.
    Shoppers browse products inside a supermarket.

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Tunisia consumers facing crisis over rising food and energy prices - in pictures

A cash-strapped government has raised fuel prices at least four times over the past 13 months

The National

April 23, 2022

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Updated: June 17, 2023, 12:51 PM
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