Tunisia: World Says No To Saied’s Racism, And The IMF Loan Is Stopped
Written by Piero Messina The World Bank has suspended relations with Tunisia. The $1.9 billion loan needed to save the...
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Written by Piero Messina
The World Bank has suspended relations with Tunisia. The $1.9 billion loan needed to save the country led by Kais Saied from default is now a mirage. Without that money, Tunisia will fail and a scenario of chaos will open up, with the suspension of essential public services and a new diaspora towards Europe.
The World Bank took this decision after President Saied’s statements on the racial issue. In recent weeks, the Tunisian leader had hypothesized the existence of a racial conspiracy to change Tunisian identity and mix it with that of the Central African peoples, who transit through that country either in search of work or as an intermediate step towards Europe.
The decision of the international organization is however temporary and serves to put pressure on the North African government. Formally, discussions on the National Partnership Framework with Tunisia have been blocked. That document establishes the strategic guidelines for medium-term operational activities (2023-2027).
The move by the international organization further complicates the situation in the country of jasmine and everything suggests that the blockade risks postponing indefinitely the processing of the 1.9 billion dollar loan request formulated last year by the Tunisian government.
For the World Bank, “the safety and inclusion of immigrants and minorities is part of the fundamental values of our institution represented in inclusion, respect and anti-racism in all its forms”, reads the internal note, so far not denied by the international institute. What is happening in Tunisia, against the background of the president’s statements on sub-Saharan citizens, will have a very high cost for Tunisia and for Europe, which could find itself facing a new wave of migration. Tunisia should have receive the loan from the International Monetary Fund. But the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are complementary structures that work in coordination with each other. The decision of the World Bank, therefore, will make it difficult, if not impossible, for Tunisia to obtain foreign financing “.
The position taken by the Carthage government against sub-Saharan citizens is causing street protests and clashes. On the one hand, a form of repression against “Africans” has been triggered by Saied’s supporters, on the other, the Central African governments are trying to repatriate their fellow citizens: more than a thousand are returning to their countries of origin, from Ghana to the Ivory Coast.
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