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| Porous borders threaten Tunisia |
| 2014-02-12 |
| [MAGHAREBIA] The smuggling of goods across Tunisia's mostly non-existent borders with Libya and Algeria hurts the economy; the easy movement of drugs, weapons, and explosives hurts security. Now that a new government is in place, local and international experts say it is time for action. Finding solutions to border smuggling and parallel trade must be a priority for the new Tunisian government, labour leaders, customs agents and international banking officials agreed at a recent Tunis conference. Mehdi Jomaa and his new cabinet must address "smuggling's effects on the economy, jobs and on the environment in which we live", Tunisian Union of Industry (UTICA) chief Wided Bouchamaoui said at a World Bank forum on Wednesday (February 5th). |
| Posted by:Fred |