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Lebanon's political paralysis could be defused

Lebanon's political paralysis could be defused
01/06/2022 | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. According to Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, the Parliament could soon vote the 2022 budget, allowing the Council of Ministers to meet again after three months of paralysis.
Amal, António Guterres, Fadi Sawan, Hezbollah, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Lebanese book, Lebanese economy, Lebanese politics, Lebanon, Michel Aoun, Najib Mikati, politics, Tareq Bitar, World Bank

UN Secretary General raises his voice in Lebanon

UN Secretary General raises his voice in Lebanon
12/20/2021 | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. Visiting Lebanon, Guterres calls on political leaders to restore the economy, government and effective institutions.
António Guterres, Banque du Liban, Beirut, Bretton Woods, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Jerry, World Bank

Turkish lira's fall still fuels inflation chapter

Turkish lira's fall still fuels inflation chapter
12/17/2021 | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. The low interest rate policy advocated by Recep Tayyip Erdogan is leading to a surge in inflation and an inexorable fall in the Turkish lira.
AKP, Berat Albayrak, China, Christine Lagarde, Erkan Kilimci, G20, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Moody's, Murat Cetinkaya, Murat Uysal, Naci Agbal, Nureddin Nebati, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, S&P, TCMB, Turkey, Turkish Central Bank, Turkish economy, Turkish Lira, Turkish Statistical Institute, TÜIK, Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankasi, Şahap Kavcıoğlu

Algeria signs $300m cheque to help Tunisia

Algeria signs $300m cheque to help Tunisia
12/16/2021 | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA / ALGERIA. In official visit in Tunis, the Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune granted an agreement of loan of 300 M$ to his counterpart Kaïs Saïed.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, African Development Bank, Algeria, Algeria-Tunisia relations, Algiers, Ayman Ben Abderrahmane, BCT, Central Bank of Tunisia, Centre d'Etude et de Réflexion sur le Monde Francophone, CERMF, Congo, Covid-19, economy, economy of Tunisia, Egypt, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Kaïs Saïed, Saudi Arabia, Tunis, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, World Bank

The Mediterranean tries to counter the Omicron variant

The Mediterranean tries to counter the Omicron variant
11/30/2021 | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. A step seems to be on the verge of being taken, but the obstacles are still numerous because the elites in power slow down the process to protect their interests.
BDL, Central Bank of Lebanon, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Lebanese public debt, Lebanon, Michel Aoun, Riad Salamé, Saadé Chami

Perhaps a hope for an agreement between Lebanon and the IMF

Perhaps a hope for an agreement between Lebanon and the IMF
11/30/2021 | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. A step seems to be on the verge of being taken, but the obstacles are still numerous because the elites in power slow down the process to protect their interests.
BDL, Central Bank of Lebanon, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Lebanese public debt, Lebanon, Michel Aoun, Riad Salamé, Saadé Chami

Algeria joins the EBRD as a shareholder

Algeria joins the EBRD as a shareholder
10/25/2021 | Society / Institutions
ALGERIA. Algeria becomes the sixty-third shareholder of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and will be able to benefit from its financial aid and support for its reforms.
AfDB, African Development Bank, Algeria, delmadjid Tebboune, EBRD, Egypt, EIB, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, Morocco, Nigeria, Odile Renaud-Basso, Semed, Tunisia, World Bank

New Tunisian government to focus on fighting corruption

New Tunisian government to focus on fighting corruption
10/14/2021 | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA. After a reign without sharing of the president Kaïs Saïed since the end of July 2021, a new government was named in Tunisia led by Najla Bouden.
ARP, Assembly of People's Representatives, corruption, Fethi Selouati, Hichem Mechichi, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Kaïs Saïed, Leïla Jaffel, Najla Bouden, Othman Jarandi, Palais de Carthage, Samir Saïd, Sihem Boughdiri, Taoufik Charfeddine, Tunisia, Tunisian government

Lebanon's new government faces crucial challenges

Lebanon's new government faces crucial challenges
09/13/2021 | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. With his new team presented, the new Prime Minister Najib Mikati immediately set about trying to resolve the economic and social crisis facing his country and hoping for the release of conditional international aid.
BDL, Central Bank of Lebanon, Covid-19, Emmanuel Macron, Hassan Diab, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, Lebanon SDR, Michel Aoun, Najib Mikati, Port of Beirut

IMF Special Drawing Rights offer a breath of fresh air to Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia

IMF Special Drawing Rights offer a breath of fresh air to Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
08/23/2021 | Society / Institutions
EGYPT / MOROCCO / TUNISIA. Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia have been allocated $2.9bn, $1.3bn and $775.8m respectively, in the first allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) from the International Monetary Fund since 2009. It is also the largest allocation ever.
Abdellatif Jouahri, Bank Al-Maghrib, dirham, dollar, Egypt, euro, finance, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Kaïs Saïed, Kristalina Georgieva, Moroccan Central Bank, Morocco, pound sterling, renminbi, SDR, Special Drawing Rights, Tunisia, Tunisian dinar, yen, yuan

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed assumes full powers

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed assumes full powers
07/27/2021 | 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

Najib Mikati appointed to form a government team in Lebanon

Najib Mikati appointed to form a government team in Lebanon
07/27/2021 | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. In order to remedy the political impasse that is sinking the country economically every day, Lebanese President Michel Aoun has appointed Najib Mikati to form the next government. His name received the majority of the votes of the deputies.
3RF, Bashar al-Assad, Hassan Diab, International Monetary Fund, Investcom, Lebanese economy, Lebanese politics, Lebanon, M1, Michel Aoun, Moustapha Adib, Nabila Massrali, Najib Mikati, Saad Hariri

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


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