Head of Confederation of Tunisian Citizenship Institutions Tariq Sherif revealed that the training programs are continued thanks to the support provided by a number of countries including Italy and Switzerland. He added that the programs perform a major role to support the capabilities of different institutions and to develop them in the different fields.

He added, in an interview with “Arabs Today”, that the major challenge facing them is the financial problem, saying that the governmental institutions work to support such programs depending on investment funds instead of the banking loans. He added that dependence on investment funds is better than the banking loans which are difficult to be paid due to the increasing rates of interests.

He added that the Tunisian government should not demand the Europeans to provide them with only loans, while to establish an investment fund. He stressed that the Europeans will accept the Tunisian demand, as they work currently to find serious solution for the crisis of immigration. He added that they will support such funds aiming to support projects that could resolve the problems of those Tunisians aspiring to leave their country.

He added that the businesspersons fear the absence of political will of the Tunisian state, saying that they could withdraw from the Tunisian scene if they felt that the syndicates controlled the government.

He added, during an interview with “Arabs Today”, that the country’s economic crisis is clear, stressing that it is documented by the statistics. He signaled that the economic situation could be deteriorated in the light of the high rates of unemployment that hit 15.6 percent. He stressed the need for improving the economic growth to hit seven percent during the coming years, describing such objective as the mission impossible.

He added that the Tunisian government needs to change its economic approach, while such objective would not be achieved without dialogue, saying that the Tunisian dialogue should not be limited to the social and economic sides, while to extend to the political level.

The economic plan, the Tunisian expert said in a statement to “Arabs Today”, should drafted in participation of the different parties of the country with no exclusion. He warned that the current economic growth which does not transcend one percent is not enough. He clarified that the public debt witnessed notable rise, while the Tunisian budget suffers from deficit.