TUNIS (Reuters) – The European Investment Bank, the lending arm of the European Union, has approved a 220 million euro loan ($233 mln) for Tunisia, including 150 million euros in emergency support for food security, the Tunisian Ministry of Economy said on Sunday.
Tunisia is in a deep financial crisis which has resulted in a shortage of many food commodities in recents weeks.
Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Elyess Hamza said the loan will help Tunisia to regularly supply soft wheat.
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(Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)
