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Libya's economic outlook: Too many clouds block the horizon of a diversification

Libya's economic outlook: Too many clouds block the horizon of a diversification
04/20/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Libya must recover from ten years of internal conflict and tackle not only its reconstruction, but the diversification of its economy. However, a prerequisite for this is the establishment of a genuine state and administration.
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Libya's economic outlook: Oil fuel for future investments

Libya's economic outlook: Oil fuel for future investments
04/15/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Its foreign exchange reserves and oil windfall have returned to pre-revolution levels, allowing Libya to invest in its future. The 2021 budget currently under discussion reveals the priorities of the new government.
Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, AfDB, Bernard Valéro, BPMC, Brega Petroleum Marketing Company, Budget Libya, CBL, economy, Egypt, European Union, Fayez al-Sarraj, GDP Libya, GNA, Government of National Unity, Great Man-Made River, Henry Marty-Gauquié, IPC, Jean-François Coustillière, Libya, Libya al-Ghad, Libyan Central Bank, Libyan economy, Libyan Investment and Development Company, Libyan Investment and Local Development Fund, Lidco, Llidf, Manul, Muammar Gaddafi, Mustafa Sanalla, NOC, Nubia Basin, oil, Opep, Pnud, Ras Lauf, Saïf al-Islam, Tobruk, Transparency International, Tripoli, Tunisia, United Nations Development Program, United Nations Support Mission in Libya, USAID, World Bank

Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share

Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share
04/15/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. The tempo is accelerating for many countries wishing to participate in the economic battle currently being waged around reconstruction and oil. The diplomatic ballet continues to grow in Tripoli. But the dancers are not all on the same footing.
Alain Chouet, Ankara. Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, Bernard Valéro, Cameron, Charles Michel, China, Crete, DGSE, Egypt, EIB, Erdogan, EU, European Investment Bank, European Union, Fayez al-Sarraj, France, Germany, GNA, Greece, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Italy, Jean-François Coustillière Gaddafi, JFC Analysis Group, Khalif Haftar, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Libya, Libyan dinar, Libyan economy, Mario Draghi, Misrata, oil, Qatar, Robert Abela, Russia, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, Sarkozy, Sfax, Spain, Tripoli, Tunis, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Nations

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

The (priority) tasks of the new Libyan executive and the (indelible) stains of the previous ones

The (priority) tasks of the new Libyan executive and the (indelible) stains of the previous ones
04/08/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Who will lead the Libya of tomorrow? Today, no name stands out, except those of the former contenders: Fayez al-Sarraj, Khalifa Haftar and Saif el Islam Gaddafi. The analysis of their candidacies by the experts of econostrum.info disqualifies them all because of their past mistakes.
Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories, Alain Chouet, Avitem, Barah Mikaïl, Bernard Valero, Bernard Valéro, Christian Graeff, Château de la Celle, Cyrenaica, Egypt, EIB, Emmanuel Macron, Erdogan, European Investment Bank, Fayez al-Sarraj, France, Gaddafi, GNA, Government of National Unity, Haftar, Henry Marty-Gauqié, Henry Marty-Gauquié, ICC, International Criminal Court, Jean-François Coustillière, JFC Conseil analysis group, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Libyan politics, Madrid, mercenaries, Morocco, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Skhirat agreements, The Hague, Tobruk, Tractégia, Tripoli, Tripolitania, Turkey, United Nations, Université de Saint-Louis, Zintan

The new Libyan governance: An equation with several unknowns

The new Libyan governance: An equation with several unknowns
04/07/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Libya has entered a new era since Fayez Al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar finally decided to throw in the towel. Their withdrawals have allowed for the emergence of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum and a new interim governance. Part 1/5
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Three Mediterranean countries will need external food aid in 2021

Three Mediterranean countries will need external food aid in 2021
03/08/2021 - Eric Apim | Environment
MEDITERRANEAN. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) lists forty-five countries that will need external food aid in 2021. Three of them are in the Mediterranean. version française
Africa, ESCWA, Eswatini, European Union (EU), FAO, Food and Agriculture Organisation, food deficit, food security, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, North Africa, Syria, UN, UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, wheat

"The Mediterranean is a small region on the world map where the heaviest challenges are piled up"

"The Mediterranean is a small region on the world map where the heaviest challenges are piled up"
03/04/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Bernard Valéro is retiring after a rich career at the Quai d'Orsay, consul, ambassador and director general of Avitem (Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories) in Marseille for his last position. The sixty-six-year-old diplomat comments, unvarnished and exclusively on econostrum.info, on the highlights of his professional life confronted with the ups and downs of the Mediterranean region.
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The Spanish oil company Repsol would like to disengage from Morocco

The Spanish oil company Repsol would like to disengage from Morocco
02/15/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
SPAIN / MOROCCO. Repsol intends to reduce its countries of intervention and in particular to start from Morocco, where the Spanish company has a 75% share in the Ghrab Offshore South block. version française
Algeria, Chile, Ghrab Offshore, Ilizi, Josu Jon Imaz, Libya, Morocco, Peru, Portugal, Reggane, Repsol, Rharb Prérif, Spain, Tin-Fouye

The EU adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean with €7 billion

The EU adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean with €7 billion
02/09/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Six years after the last revision of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership launched in 1995 in Barcelona, the European Commission adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean, with a Southern Neighbourhood Instrument endowed with €7 billion over six years.
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Turkey takes first step towards normalisation of its relations with the EU

Turkey takes first step towards normalisation of its relations with the EU
01/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. On a visit to Brussels, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkish Foreign Minister, is trying to resume dialogue with the European Union despite the many points of disagreement between the two sides.
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Libyan Political Dialogue Forum opens door to national elections

Libyan Political Dialogue Forum opens door to national elections
01/21/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum has approved the mechanism for selecting the executive branch of government to enable national elections to be held at the end of December 2021. version française
Geneva, Ján Kubiš, Libya, Libyan Consultative Committee, Libyan elections, Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, Manul, Stephanie Williams, UN, United Nations Support Mission in Libya

Slovakia's Ján Kubiš takes over as head of the United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNMISL)

Slovakia's Ján Kubiš takes over as head of the United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNMISL)
01/19/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. António Guterres, UN Secretary General, appoints Slovak Ján Kubiš as Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. version française
Afghanistan, António Guterres, Consultative Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, Europe, EWC, Geneva, Ghassan Salamé, Iraq, Ján Kubiš, Lebanon, Libya, Slovakia, Stephanie Turco Williams, Tunis, UN, United Nations

Italian and Spanish passports enter the world's Top 5 of the most "powerful" in the world

Italian and Spanish passports enter the world's Top 5 of the most "powerful" in the world
01/11/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
WORLD. The two leading Mediterranean countries, Italy and Spain, are in fourth place in the world ranking of passports that allow their holders to access the greatest number of destinations without having to apply for a visa in advance.
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Henley & Partners, Henley Passport Index, IATA, International Air Transport Association, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Passport, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia

Emerging Mediterranean reveals five Mediterranean technological nuggets from the Tech for Good

Emerging Mediterranean reveals five Mediterranean technological nuggets from the Tech for Good
12/17/2020 - Eric Apim | Services
MEDITERRANEAN. The Emerging Mediterranean Digital Summit awarded five start-ups developing innovations with a positive impact on society in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania.
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AFD, Ahmed Khaled Elfaituri, Aida Kandil, Algeria, Aminetou Sy, Bootcamp des deux rives, Daadoo VDP, e-health, Emerging Mediterranean, Emerging Valley, French Development Agency, Libya, Marsielle, Mauritania, Mediterranean, Morocco, Mourad Mohammed Benosman, MyTindy, Samir Abdelkrim, Speetar, Summit of the Two Shores, Tech for Good, telemedicine, Ysa Med Tech

France support the end of the Customs Union with Turkey

France support the end of the Customs Union with Turkey
11/09/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
FRANCE/TURKEY. According to Europe 1, the French government will propose to the European Council to abolish the customs union with Turkey.
 version française
customs union, Cyprus, Europe 1, European Council, France, Greece, Libya, Syria, trade surplus, Turkey

AFD and the Sahara and Sahel Observatory sign an agreement to combat water stres

AFD and the Sahara and Sahel Observatory sign an agreement to combat water stres
11/06/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
NORTH AFRICA / FRANCE. The Sahara and Sahel Observatory and the French Development Agency are entering into a partnership to implement a regional initiative on "water stress and climate change in North Africa".
AFD, Algeria, climate change, Egypt, France, French Development Agency, Julie Gonnet, Libya, MedeCC, Mediterranean, Morocco, North Africa, OSS, Sahara, Sahara and Sahel Observatory, Sahel, Tunis, Tunisia, water stress

UN underlines the involvement of the Libyan parties in the implementation of the ceasefire

UN underlines the involvement of the Libyan parties in the implementation of the ceasefire
11/05/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Meeting from 2 to 4 November 2020 in Ghadames for a joint military commission, the various Libyan parties made progress on the preparation of the future of Libya.
ceasefire, conflict, Geneva, Ghadames, Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, Libya, NOC, partition of Libya, Stephanie Williams, UN, United Nations

Libyan belligerents sign permanent national ceasefire agreement

Libyan belligerents sign permanent national ceasefire agreement
10/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. After almost ten years of conflict, negotiations organised under the aegis of the UN in Geneva have led to the signing of a permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya which regulates, at least, the military chapter.
Berlin International Conference on Libya, Egypt, Emmanuel Macron, Erdogan, Fayez al-Sarraj, Gaddafi, Geneva, Ghassan Salamé, GNA, Government of National Accord, Josep Borrell, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Libyan conflict, Manul, NOC, Russia, Tobruk, Tripoli, Tunis, Turkey, UN Support Mission in Libya, United Arab Emirates, United Nations

Nicosia accuses Ankara of "undermining regional security"

Nicosia accuses Ankara of "undermining regional security"
10/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. Meeting in Nicosia, the three Greek, Cypriot and Egyptian presidents denounced Turkey's "provocations" in several theaters of conflict in the Mediterranean.
Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Aegean Sea, Ankara, Athens, Cairo, Caucasus, Charles Michel, conflicts, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Ersin Tatar, European Council, Kastellorizo, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Libya, Mediterranean, Mustafa Akinci, Nicos Anastasiades, Nicosia, Oruç Reis, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Republic of Northern Cyprus, SOmalia, Syria, TRNC, Turkey

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