TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisias parliament approved the
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Posted On: 12/20/2012 11:40:08 PM
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's parliament approved the appointment of Elyess Fakhfakh as finance minister on Thursday after President Moncef Marzouki called for a new cabinet following violent protests last month by Tunisians demanding more jobs. Fakhfakh, who is the minister of tourism and a former businessman, faces a number of challenges as the Tunisian economy's recovery after the uprising that overthrew veteran ruler Zain al-Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, is fragile. The economy shrank 2.2 percent last year and though the government has forecast 3. ...
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