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Tunisia Islamist leader meets Bourse executives, encourages listings

Arab World Materials 26 October 2011 17:15 (UTC +04:00)

Rachid Ghannouchi, whose party looks set to win the election, says extra listings are needed to diversify Tunisian economy Reuters reported

Tunisian Islamist leader Rachid Ghannouchi, whose party is set to be declared winner of last weekend's election, on Wednesday met executives from the country's stock exchange and encouraged more listings, a senior party official said.

Ghannouchi conveyed the message that the exchange was very important and he was in favour of more listings "to accelerate economic growth and to diversify the Tunisian economy," the senior official told Reuters.

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