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Over a Million Tourists Visited Tunisia Since Beginning of 2022

People shop in the old city in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 13, 2022. (EPA)
People shop in the old city in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 13, 2022. (EPA)
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Over a Million Tourists Visited Tunisia Since Beginning of 2022

People shop in the old city in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 13, 2022. (EPA)
People shop in the old city in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 13, 2022. (EPA)

Over a million tourists have flooded to Tunisia since the beginning of the year and as off April 20, revealed the country's Tourism Ministry.

This marks a rise of 128 percent compared to the same period in 2021 and a sign of a promising season ahead.

However, 2019 remains the benchmark for the authorities given the record number of tourists that visited the country. Authorities say that record remains out of reach.

Moreover, the Tourism Ministry said Tunisia was the top destination for African and Arab tourists, and fourth for French travelers.

Tunisia made record revenues from tourism in 2019, with over 5 billion dinars and witnessing nearly 9 million visitors.

The coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc in the sector in 2020 and 2021.

This year, Tunisia is looking towards its Algerian and Libyan neighbors to revive the sector. It can also look forward to visitors from France, Germany and Denmark.

It was hoping for the arrival of a million tourists from Ukraine and Russia, but the ongoing war between them changed those plans.

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ECB's Lagarde Says 2% Inflation Target in Reach

FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde addresses the media after the ECB's Governing Council meeting, at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, June 5, 2025. REUTERS/Heiko Becker/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde addresses the media after the ECB's Governing Council meeting, at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, June 5, 2025. REUTERS/Heiko Becker/File Photo
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ECB's Lagarde Says 2% Inflation Target in Reach

FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde addresses the media after the ECB's Governing Council meeting, at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, June 5, 2025. REUTERS/Heiko Becker/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde addresses the media after the ECB's Governing Council meeting, at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, June 5, 2025. REUTERS/Heiko Becker/File Photo

The European Central Bank's inflation target of 2% is in reach, ECB President Christine Lagarde was quoted as saying in an interview published on Saturday.

In the interview with China's Xinhua news agency earlier this week which was released on the ECB website, Lagarde said financial stability was a prerequisite for price stability.

"We are within reach of the 2% medium-term inflation target that we have defined as price stability," she said, according to Reuters.

Earlier this month, the ECB lowered its inflation forecasts for this year and next in the 20-nation euro zone, projecting inflation of 2.0% in 2025 and 1.6% in the coming year.

Lagarde also that the ECB's efforts to create a digital currency were getting to the point where, if lawmakers support the proposal, it should be ready to move forward.