"In my opinion [these conditionalities] are too harsh because it is a question of restructuring about a hundred public companies. By restructuring, it means that we will put thousands of people out of work because these companies are heavily indebted. But above all, it is also about ending fuel subsidies, because Tunisia imports a lot of fuel, and also subsidies on basic necessities," Makalou explained to Sputnik.
Need for a Breath of Fresh Air
"Tunisia needs this economic and financial breath of fresh air ... because it is at this price that we will maintain political peace and political stability and social peace, which are already compromised."
BRICS as Credible Alternative
"Most non-Western countries see the BRICS bloc as a credible alternative. Another world, another bloc, that faces the West and will allow an alliance where people come together, where people feel comfortable and where people can get help," the economic expert stated.
"There is no longer any question of having a unipolar world. And I think that these international financial organizations, especially those of Bretton Woods, are obliged to change!" the expert concluded. "And so I think that global governance itself has to change, whether it is financial, political or social."