# Kais Saied’s economic experiment has failed Tunisia

https://mins.news/en/item/43785

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-03 13:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/3/kais-saieds-economic-experiment-has-failed-tunisia?traffic_source=rss

> Kais Saied’s promises of fighting corruption, recovering stolen funds, creating community companies and pursuing “self-reliance” have deepened rather than solved Tunisia’s economic crisis, the article argues. By summer 2026, persistent power and water cuts, a collapsed health system and sharply reduced purchasing power had left people struggling to obtain basic food.

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