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France 24
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Lilia BLAISE

Tunisia looks for ways to stem 'brain drain'

Eight years after its revolution, Tunisia is facing a "brain drain". More and more graduates and skilled workers are leaving the country in search of better working conditions and salaries abroad. Some 10,000 engineers have left in the past three years, while the number of doctors uprooting to France, Germany or Gulf countries each year has doubled. In the meantime, Tunisian authorities and businesses are looking for ways to stem the flow. Our correspondents report.

A programme prepared by Patrick Lovett and Rebecca Martin.

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