Tunisia wants to borrow billions from its central bank to address deficits. Experts call that risky

Critics allege that Saied has sought to undermine Tunisia's institutions since assuming power, and argue that the move could hasten inflation.

Those laws added the central bank to a growing list of institutions that critics say Saied has sought to undermine since taking power in the North African nation, along with briefly suspending parliament and rewriting Tunisia's constitution.

His government wants the central bank to directly buy up to 7 billion Tunisian dinars ($2.25 billion) in interest-free bonds to help plug a 10 billion dinar ($3.2 billion) budget deficit.