MBL Mohamed Baraa Lafi

Articles & posts

Opinion Articles & Blog Posts.

Tunisia and the IMF: Has Borrowing Ended, or Has the Lender Changed?
September 2026Economy

Tunisia and the IMF: Has Borrowing Ended, or Has the Lender Changed?

Between the Rhetoric of Sovereignty and the Reality of Public Financing.

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The Problem Is Neither Capitalism nor Socialism: Private Universities Reveal Tunisia's Distorted Economic Model
August 2026Economy

The Problem Is Neither Capitalism nor Socialism: Private Universities Reveal Tunisia's Distorted Economic Model

Tunisia Turns Socialist Against Competition and Capitalist for Rent-Seeking.

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STEG: Public Governance, Pricing and Paths to Reform
July 2026Economy

STEG: Public Governance, Pricing and Paths to Reform

A look at the recurring power-outage crisis, between the company's internal governance and the broader economic model within which it has operated since independence.

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Food Subsidies in Tunisia: Between Social Protection and Public Health Concerns
December 2025Society

Food Subsidies in Tunisia: Between Social Protection and Public Health Concerns

Is it time to rethink Tunisia's food subsidy policy?

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Morocco's Development Model: Investment, Infrastructure and Competitiveness
December 2025Economy

Morocco's Development Model: Investment, Infrastructure and Competitiveness

Lessons from Morocco's experience: why development needs a long-term vision.

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The Tunisian Dinar in Africa: Is the Exchange Rate Enough to Measure Currency Strength?
November 2025Economy

The Tunisian Dinar in Africa: Is the Exchange Rate Enough to Measure Currency Strength?

A cost-of-living comparison across 9 African countries, beyond the nominal exchange rate.

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Voting in the United States: Beyond Common Assumptions About Political Parties
November 2025Politics

Voting in the United States: Beyond Common Assumptions About Political Parties

Is the Democratic Party still the party of the poor?

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2026 Tunisian Finance Law: Public Employment and Fiscal Sustainability
October 2025Economy

2026 Tunisian Finance Law: Public Employment and Fiscal Sustainability

Can Tunisia keep expanding public employment?

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Reconstruction in the Middle East: A comparison between regional contributions
September 2025Politics

Reconstruction in the Middle East: A comparison between regional contributions

After every war... who rebuilds what wars destroy in the Middle East?

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Lebanon: Two Lost Decades of Economic Growth?
September 2025Economy

Lebanon: Two Lost Decades of Economic Growth?

How did Lebanon lose twenty years of economic development?

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Tunisia's Population Census: Key Demographic and Economic Insights
May 2025Society

Tunisia's Population Census: Key Demographic and Economic Insights

What do Tunisia's population census results tell us?

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Cross-Investment Between the United States and Gulf Countries: What the Data Show
May 2025Economy

Cross-Investment Between the United States and Gulf Countries: What the Data Show

An economic relationship often framed as unbalanced — what do foreign direct investment figures really show?

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The Marine Le Pen Case: Judicial Transparency and Democratic Process in France
April 2025Politics

The Marine Le Pen Case: Judicial Transparency and Democratic Process in France

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Implementing Political Platforms: The Case of Donald Trump
April 2025Politics

Implementing Political Platforms: The Case of Donald Trump

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