UPDATE 2-Qatar bank grants Tunisia $500 mln to support currency reserve | Reuters:
"* Qatar deposit to help stabilize economy, reserves
* Ruling Islamists trying to end political crisis
* Tunisia's lenders pushing for reforms to cut deficit (Adds quote and more economic details)
By Tarek Amara
TUNIS Nov 23 (Reuters) - Qatar National Bank, part owned by the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund, has given Tunisia a $500 million deposit to support its foreign currency reserves, a senior official in Tunisia's central bank said on Saturday.
The deposit was made as Tunisia's Islamist-led government faces pressure from lenders such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to make reforms to trim its budget deficit and end a political crisis.
"Qatar National Bank gives a deposit of $500 to the central bank, which supports foreign currency reserves .. it is a shot of oxygen for the economy," the official told Reuters, asking not to be identified because he was not authorised to speak to the media on the matter."
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