Tunisia’s dinar loses 49% of dollar value as food prices surge
AI Summary- Mohamed Bouazizi’s 2010 self-immolation helped trigger Tunisia’s uprising and the wider Arab Spring.
- The dinar fell from 1.47 to 2.93 per dollar, retaining 49% of its former value.
- President Kais Saied halted planned subsidy reforms in 2023 after a 2022 IMF-linked agreement.