Tunisia Needs $125 Billion In Funding Over Five Years: Report

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's government said it needs $125 billion in funding over the next five years to finance a massive economic program aimed at boosting growth and cutting unemployment, state-run news agency TAP said on Sunday.

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