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Spared by the financial crisis, Tunisia began to feel the effects of the global economic downturn in key sectors of its economy wide open to Europe. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi has set the tone: “The year 2009 will see many dangers because of the economic and financial crises,” he said recently in the press. He assured that his country will keep heading in “taking advantage of opportunities” despite the crisis, even though the economic growth rate initially expected to more than 6% of GDP in 2008 fell to 5% by year end.