Article: TUNISIA - Mohammed Ben Hassouna Ghannouchi & The Government.

The PM since Nov. 17, 1999, Ghannouchi is a prominent economist. Until then, he was minister for international co-operation and foreign investment, a powerful portfolio which oversees Tunisia's relations with the EU, the IMF and the other multilateral agencies, as well as the management of Tunis' foreign borrowings and foreign investments into the country.

The previous PM was Hamed Karoui, who had held the premiership since September 1989. Ghannouchi's promotion followed President Ben Ali's election in October 1999 for a third term, and has been active in the government for the past 20 years.

Aged 68, Ghannouchi's elevation a PM was welcomed by the ...

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