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The attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunisia risks putting much needed economic reforms on hold. Arguably, addressing high youth unemployment is as important as security efforts to mitigate the terror threat.
The freely elected non-transitional government has the legitimacy to embark on these reforms. There are three key reforms that can increase employment, which pertain to the overvaluation of the Tunisian exchange rate, the protection against imports, and the role of the State as an investor.
