The Tunisian government will request again in 2026 exceptional direct funding from the central bank up to $3.7 billion, the budget bill seen by Reuters showed on Wednesday, in a move aimed at filling the fiscal deficit, given the scarcity of external financing. Tunisia is grappling with a severe financial crisis marked by high public debt, weak growth, and limited access to external funding since President Kais Saied seized almost all powers in 2021, in a move that the opposition called a coup.

The economic strain has put pressure on the government to find urgent solutions to stabilize the country's finances and maintain essential public services. The government this year borrowed $2.3 billion to repay urgent debts, a move experts have warned could push the country into a spiral of inflat

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