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Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed assumes full powers

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed assumes full powers
07/27/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA. Ten years after the Jasmine revolution, seven years after the vote of a new constitution, is the Tunisian government succumbing to the temptation of returning to dictatorship after the freezing of the activities of the Parliament, the dismissal of the Prime Minister and the lifting of the immunity of the deputies?
Arab News, AstraZeneca, BCT, Beirut, Central Bank of Tunisia, Covax, Covid-19, Crédit Agricole, Delta, Ennahdha, FFP2, Fitch, health crisis, health crisis in Tunisia, Hichem Mechichi, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Janssen, Johns Hopkins University, Lebanon, Moody's, Nissaf Ben Alaya, Oliver le Cabellec, Palais de Carthage, pandemic, politics, Rached Ghannouchi, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisian economy, Yves Souteyrand

Christian Graeff: "The has-beens are now out of the game in Libya"

Christian Graeff: "The has-beens are now out of the game in Libya"
04/09/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. In an exclusive interview granted to econostrum.info, Christian Graeff, French ambassador to Libya from 1982 to 1985, gives a less than optimistic assessment of the future of this country torn apart by its divisions for ten years. The ninety-seven year old diplomat however gives the keys to avoid a "Syrianization" of Libya.
Africa, Beirut, Benghazi, Berkane, Christian Graeff, Cyrenaica, Dbeibah, Fayez al-Sarraj, Fezzan, Gamal Abd El Nasser, Geneva, Italy, Joe Biden, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Mediterranean, Mitterrand, Muammar Gaddafi, Roland Dumas, Russia, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Spain, Syria, Tripolitania, Turkey, United Nations, United States

President Michel Aoun gives his Prime Minister-designate an ultimatum

President Michel Aoun gives his Prime Minister-designate an ultimatum
03/18/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. After five months of political stalemate in Lebanon, President Michel Aoun asked Saad Hariri to form a government immediately or step down as Prime Minister-designate.
Baabda, Beirut, FPC, Free Patriotic Current, Future Party, Hassan Diab, Hezbollah, Lebanese Book, Lebanon, Michel Aoun, politics, Saad Hariri

The fall of the Lebanese Pound, mirror of an exsanguinated economy

The fall of the Lebanese Pound, mirror of an exsanguinated economy
03/03/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. While their country has been without a government for the past six months, the Lebanese are seeing their economy sink further and further, as is their currency, which now trades on the parallel market at £10,000 to $1.
 version française
3RF, Alvarez & Marsal, Antonio Guterres, Athanasios Thanos Arvanitis, Bank of Lebanon, BBL, Beirut, Conference on Lebanon, Covid-19, dollar, European Union (EU), ICP, IMF International Monetary Fund, lebanese economy, Lebanese Pound, Lebanon, Mazen Hamdane, port of Beirut, productive capacities, Riad Salamé, UNCTAD, United Nations, World Bank

The port of Beirut has once again been the victim of a disaster

The port of Beirut has once again been the victim of a disaster
09/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
LEBANON. One month after the two explosions that caused 180 deaths, the port of Beirut is in the grip of a huge fire. Version française
Bassem al-Kaissi, Beirut, disaster, fire, Lebanese Red Cross, Lebanon, port of Beirut

Mustapha Adib appointed Prime Minister in Lebanon

Mustapha Adib appointed Prime Minister in Lebanon
08/31/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
LEBANON. The new Lebanese President, Mustapha Adib indicates that he wants to form a government in record time to bring Lebanon out of the economic slump.
Beirut, economy, IMF International Monetary Fund, Lebanon, Michel Aoun, Moustapha Adib, notebook, politics

The port of Beirut suffered less than expected

The port of Beirut suffered less than expected
08/27/2020 - Gérard Tur | Transport
LEBANON. "The port is once again operating at 100%, for imports and exports" according to the new director of the port.
Bassem el-Kaïssi, Beirut, Lebanon, port of Beirut

Expat remittances – An aid to better living in Lebanon

Expat remittances – An aid to better living in Lebanon
03/21/2016 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier à Athènes | Socio-economic assessments
Remittances of money from investments or bank deposits sent back by Lebanese expats to their families represent a vital component of the Lebanese economy and an important part of its financial resources. A study published recently by Chogig Kasparian, professor at St. Joseph University, Beirut, has shed new light on the subject, with the statistical data it contains being immediately put to use. Version française
Beirut, Chogig Kasparian, Femise, Observatoire Universitaire de la Réalité Socio-Economique, Remittances of money, St. Joseph University

econostrum.info launches en.econostrum.info

econostrum.info launches en.econostrum.info
11/09/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy (translation Leslie Barla) | Services
MEDITERRANEAN. The econostrum.info website, specialized in current events on the economy of Mediterranean countries, launches a version in english.
Algiers, Athens, Barcelona, Beirut, Cairo, Casablanca, correspondents, economy, econostrum.info, editorial staff, english, Jerusalem, journalists, launches, Lisbon, Mediterranean, readers, Tirana

Remittances from migrants an asset to countries of origin

Remittances from migrants an asset to countries of origin
10/16/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy | Socio-economic assessments
MEDITERRANEAN. On 16 and 17 April 2011, Femise, the network of economic research institutions that deal with issues that affect the Mediterranean, and the ERF, a network of three hundred economists from the Mediterranean, brought some fifty experts together in Istanbul to discuss “Migration in the Arab region: Factors and consequences.” Focus on remittances from emigrants.
arab, Beirut, Chaaban, el mouhoub mouhoud, ERF, euro-mediterranean, Europe, Femise, gender equality, Hamdouch, households, Istanbul, Jordan, Lebanon, Mansour, Mediterranean, MENA, migrants, Morocco, Paris Dauphine, poverty, remittances, Sekkat, Syria, World Bank, zagora


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