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OECD reports record second quarter GDP falls in France, Italy and Turkey

OECD reports record second quarter GDP falls in France, Italy and Turkey
09/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
FRANCE / TURKEY. The decline in GDP in the second quarter in the G20 zone reached 6.9% in the zone against -1.6% recorded in the first quarter of 2009, at the height of the financial crisis. Version française

Institutions failing to play their role in the Southern Mediterranean job market

Institutions failing to play their role in the Southern Mediterranean job market
04/23/2018 - Frédéric Dubessy | Development models in Mediterranean

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More work needed on efficient water use

More work needed on efficient water use
10/24/2012 - Michel Neumuller | Environmental and development issues
Plan Bleu investigates the main criteria for efficient water use. With supply low and demand on the rise, we need to avoid conflicts of usage as much as we can by justifying demand and focusing on reuse. Against a background of global warming and an increasing population in the southern...

Turkey emerges as Europe’s BRIC economy

Turkey emerges as Europe’s BRIC economy
10/16/2012 - Guillaume Perrier, à ISTANBUL | Socio-economic assessments
TURKEY. The crisis of 2008 and 2009 has already been forgotten in Turkey, where the economy has returned to pre-recession growth levels.

Egyptian economy weathers economic crisis well

Egyptian economy weathers economic crisis well
10/15/2012 - Nina Hubinet, au CAIRE | Socio-economic assessments
EGYPT. Strong internal demand and government measures to support the economy allowed Egypt to avoid the worst effects of the global crisis. For 2011, the Egyptian authorities have forecast economic growth of more than 6%.

Tunisia’s gradual economic modernisation must continue

Tunisia’s gradual economic modernisation must continue
10/15/2012 - Brigitte Challiol | Socio-economic assessments
TUNISIA. The ability of the southern Mediterranean countries to stave off the devastating effects of the financial crisis justified the limited deregulation of their financial markets. Tunisia is a case in point, and it must continue its steady economic reforms by resisting the temptation of potentially troublesome short-term capital.

“National savings still not enough for true convergence”

“National savings still not enough for true convergence”
10/15/2012 - Brigitte Challiol | Socio-economic assessments
MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES. Crisis did not spared Southern Mediterranean countries. They must now meet the dual challenge of solving the unemployment and finance their upgrades while favouring cost-effectiveness to political wishes.