TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia’s economy grew by 2.4% in the first quarter of this year, driven by growth in the tourism and agriculture sectors, the state statistics institute said on Monday.
In the same period last year, the economy contracted by 1.8%.
The government expects the economy to grow 2.6% this year after 2021 growth of 3.1%.
The tourism sector expanded by 11.2% and agriculture was up 3.3% in the first quarter of this year.
(Reporting By Tarek Amara; Editing by Toby Chopra and Philippa Fletcher)
