(Al-Arabiya News) An International Monetary Fund delegation will arrive in Tunisia on Friday for talks with the government and other Tunisian groups, a top trade union official said, as fears rise over the North African country’s risk of financial deficit.

After meeting representatives of the government and central bank, the IMF team is also scheduled to have discussions with the Tunisian General Labor Union on April 1, its assistant secretary-general Sami Tahri said by phone.