Tunis, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The World Bank has approved a $500 million loan to Tunisia to support the North African country's 2013 budget and help it recover from the Arab Spring uprising that toppled its former ruler, a Tunisian minister said on Thursday.
"The World Bank approved a loan of $500 million to support Tunisia's budget in 2013," Riadh Bettaib, minister of investment and international cooperation, said.
(Reporting By Tarek Amara; Editing by Susan Fenton)
((tarek.amara@thomsonreuters.com))
Keywords: TUNISIA WORLD BANK LOAN
