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The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region should post a growth of 4.2% in 2021

The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region should post a growth of 4.2% in 2021
11/04/2021 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is becoming more optimistic than in June 2021 about the growth of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region, which should be 4.2% in 2021.
EBRD, economic outlook, Egypt, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, FDI, GDP, growth, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, Semed, South and East Mediterranean, Tunisia

EBRD predicts 3.5% growth in 2021 for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries

EBRD predicts 3.5% growth in 2021 for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries
06/29/2021 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is revising upwards its regional economic outlook for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries, which should see growth of 3.5% in 2021.
Beata Javorcik, Covid-19, EBRD, Egypt, GDP, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, Semed, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Tunisia

The Tunisian GDP shows a historical decline of 8.8% in 2020

The Tunisian GDP shows a historical decline of 8.8% in 2020
02/16/2021 | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA. According to figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), Tunisia's Gross Domestic Product fell by 8.8% in 2020 compared to 2019. version française

coronavirus crisis, GDP, GDP Tunisia, IMF International Monetary Fund, National Institute of Statistics, NSI, tunisian economy, unemployment, unemployment in Tunisia

UNCTAD estimates the cost of the Israeli occupation of Gaza at $16.7 billion in ten years

UNCTAD estimates the cost of the Israeli occupation of Gaza at $16.7 billion in ten years
11/26/2020 | Society / Institutions
PALESTINE / ISRAEL. The cost of the Israeli occupation, prolonged blockade and military operations in Gaza would amount to $16.7 billion according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Covid-19, Gaza, GDP, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian economy, UNCTAD, United Nations

According to UNCTAD, the fight against financial flows in Africa could save $89 billion a year

According to UNCTAD, the fight against financial flows in Africa could save $89 billion a year
09/29/2020 | Society / Institutions
AFRICA. According to the latest UNCTAD report on development in Africa, the fight against illicit financial flows in the continent could generate new funds to respond to the Covid-19 crisis and foster its economic resilience. version française

Africa, capital flight, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, development in Africa, economic and financial crisis, financial markets, GDP, illicit financial flows, Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD

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 | Society / Institutions
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
China, economy, France, G20, GDP, India, Italy, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Russia, South Korea, Turkey

"Drowning in a sea of debt" according to its Prime Minister, Lebanon defaults on its payments

"Drowning in a sea of debt" according to its Prime Minister, Lebanon defaults on its payments
03/09/2020 | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. For the first time in its history, and as the country celebrates its 100th anniversary, Lebanon is in default with a debt of $92 billion or 170% of its GDP.
ACS, CEDRE, Central Administration of Lebanon, GDP, Grand Serail, Hassan Diab, Hezbollah, IMF International Monetary Fund, lebanese economy, lebanese public finances, Lebanon, Lebanon's bankruptcy

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 | Development models in Mediterranean

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economists, economy, education, Egypt, Emnes, employees, employment contracts, employment policies, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, GDP, investment, Jordan, Mediterranean, MENA, Morocco, public assets, salary, social security, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), tax evasion, Tunisia, underground economy, unemployment

More work needed on efficient water use

More work needed on efficient water use
10/24/2012 | 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...
agriculture, Algeria, Algiers, Blinda, Bomerdes, Casablanca, GDP, Maghreb, Mediterranean, Morocco, National water plan, Plan Bleu, Rabat, resources, Tlemcen, wastewater, water, WDM, yields

Sami Mouley : " Tunisian economy hit hard by political crisis"

Sami Mouley : " Tunisian economy hit hard by political crisis"
10/16/2012 | Socio-economic assessments
Professor of International Finance at the University of Tunis, expert and international consultant Sami Mouley analyses the short- and medium-term impacts of the Tunisian revolution on the country’s economy. The road to democracy won’t be smooth…
economic and financial crisis, Femise, GDP, GDP Tunisia, investors, offshore, parallel trade, political crisis, Sami Mouley, tunisian economy, University of Tunis

Turkey emerges as Europe’s BRIC economy

Turkey emerges as Europe’s BRIC economy
10/16/2012 | 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.
Abdullah Gül, Africa, bankruptcy, Baran, BRIC, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, economic and financial crisis, economic development, Egemen Bagis, Europe, GDP, IMF International Monetary Fund, inflation, Iraq, OECD, Pekin, Raphaël Esposito, Turkey, Tusiad, underground economy, unemployment, youth

Egyptian economy weathers economic crisis well

Egyptian economy weathers economic crisis well
10/15/2012 | 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%.
bank, Cairo, domestic demand, economic and financial crisis, EFG Hermes, Egypt, egyptian economy, Europe, finance, GDP, Hany Dimian, Rachid Mohamed Rachid, tourism, unemployment, world economic, Zoheir Garranah

Tunisia’s gradual economic modernisation must continue

Tunisia’s gradual economic modernisation must continue
10/15/2012 | 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.
banking, capital flows, economic and financial crisis, euro-mediterranean, FDI, Femise, financial markets, GDP, investment, macroeconomic, Mediterranean, monetary policy, partnership, short-term, Tunisia

“National savings still not enough for true convergence”

“National savings still not enough for true convergence”
10/15/2012 | 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.
Africa, economic and financial crisis, Europe, European Union (EU), GDP, Jean-Louis Reiffers, Mediterranean, unemployment


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