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Tunisia cuts 2013 growth forecast to 4pc
Muhammad Iqbal
16 Apr, 2013
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![](https://i.brecorder.com/images/2013/04/tunisia.jpg">Tunis: Tunisia government has cut its economic growth forecast for this year to 4 percent, down from a previous forecast of 4.5 percent due to events at home and in Europe, its finance minister said on Tuesday.</P><P class=MsoNormal> </P><P class=MsoNormal>Tunisia plunged into political crisis on February 6 when the assassination of secular opposition politician Chokri Belaid ignited the biggest street protests since the overthrow of strongman Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali two years ago.</P><P class=MsoNormal> </P><P class=MsoNormal>An uprising in January 2011 forced Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to leave Tunisia after 23 years in power, sparking the )