Tunisia assembly backs central bank head firing

Published July 18, 2012 10:19pm ET



TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s elected assembly approved on Wednesday the president’s move to fire the head of the central bank.

President Moncef Marzouki fired central bank Governor Mustapha Kamel Nabli on June 27, alleging that the financial official had refused to bring the country’s monetary policies in line with its economic needs.

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