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Russia’s Arms Exports to the MENA Region: Trends and Drivers

11/04/2019 | EMNES reports
Published in april 2019. Written by Alexandra Kuimova The Policy Brief begins by outlining Russia’s growing interest in the MENA region. It identifies both the strategy and motivations driving Russia’s arms exports, and equally to the region, and the demand for arms by MENA countries.
Alexandra Kuimova, arms exports, crisis report, Emnes, Euro-mediterranean network for economic studies, growth development report, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East, militarization, North Africa, Russia, trade report, weapons

The New-Old Elites and their Relations with the EU: The Cases of Egypt and Tunisia

09/09/2019 | IEMED reports
Publié en 2019. Rédigé par Günay Cengiz Europe’s southern neighbourhood is in turmoil. Over the last few years, the states in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have undergone fundamental societal, political, structural, demographic and economic changes.
economy report, Egypt, Europe, European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), Günay Cengiz, IEMED, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, politic report, Tunisia

Gender Inequalities on the Labour Market in North Africa

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Hassiba Gherbi, Philippe Adair, Amina Benhaddad, Razika Medjoub, Nacer-Eddine Hammouda The paper designs a pooled sample of almost 3,027 active people from the Sahwa dataset using a common questionnaire carried out in 2015 among 7,816 Algerian, Egyptian,...
Algeria, Amina Benhaddad, Egypt, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Science Institutes, FEMISE, gender inequality, Hassiba Gherbi, labor market, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, Morocco, Nacer-Eddine Hammouda, North Africa, Philippe Adair, Razika Medjoub, Tunisia, youth education report, youth employment

Renewable Energy Development Strategies in the MENA Region

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Myriam Ben Saad, Amandine Gnonlonfin, Naceur Khraief, Michel Dimou. This work explores the question of the dynamic link between the development of renewable energies and growth. The main results of this work can be summarized as follows. First, the results...
Algeria, Amandine Gnonlonfin, ecology environment report, Egypt, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Science Institutes, FEMISE, growth development report, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, Michel Dimou, Morocco, Myriam Ben Saad, Naceur Khraief, renewable energies, Turkey report

Catalyst for Empowering Women and Boosting Gender Equality in South Mediterranean Countries

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Doaa Salman, Mohga Bassim This policy brief proposes and recommends further policies to urgently, strengthen the current quest for empowering women and for reducing inequality in the Mediterranean countries and specifically in Egypt. It seeks to provide a...
Doaa Salman, economic report, Egypt, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Science Institutes, FEMISE, gender equality, growth, growth report, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, Mohga Bassim, political report

Migration, Comparative Advantages and Knowledge Diffusion In The EU-Mediterranean Region

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Anna Ferragina, Stefano Iandolo, Erol Taymaz. The present study explores the trade creation effects of migration flows from the MENA region to EU.2. The issues we wish to investigate is how migration inflows and outflows between MENA and EU contribute in shaping...
Anna Ferragina, Erol Taymaz, EU, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Science Institutes, FEMISE, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, migration, migration report, politic report, Stefano Iandolo, trade report

Social Entrepreneurs' Responses to the Refugee Crisis in Jordan and Lebanon

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Katarzyna Sidło, Mohammed Al-Jafari, Reema Al-Balous. Following the outbreak of the civil war in Syria in 2011, an estimated 1.5 million and 1.3 million Syrian refugees sought a safe haven in Lebanon and Jordan respectively (Reuters, 2017; Ghazal, 2017)....
Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Science Institutes, FEMISE, Jordan, Katarzyna Sidło, Lebanon, Mashrek report, migration report, Mohammed Al-Jafari, politic report, Reema Al-Balous, refugees, Syria, war

Labour supply, education and migration in south mediterranean countries

06/03/2019 | EMNES reports
Publié en juin 2019. Rédigé par Cinzia Alcidi, Nadzeya Laurentsyeva The analysis of labour supply in South Mediterranean Countries indicates that only a package of long term policies can foster employment creation. The quality of education systems needs to be improved to deliver good employees for...
Cinzia Alcidi, crisis report, education, education and migration, Emnes, employment, employment report, Euro-mediterranean network for economic studies, growth development report, Labour supply, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East, Nadzeya Laurentsyeva, youth education report

Financial Inclusion and Stability in the MED Region: Evidence from Poverty and Inequality

05/13/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Simon Neaime, Thomas Lagoarde-Segot, Isabelle Gaysset Despite a significant growth in profitability and efficiency, the Middle East (MED) well developed banking system seems to be unable to reach vast segments of the population, especially the underprivileged...
Algeria, economy report, Egypt, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Science Institutes, FEMISE, financing investment report, growth development report, Inequality, Isabelle Gaysset, Jordan, Lebanon, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MED Region, MENA, Morocco, politic report, Poverty, Simon Neaime, Thomas Lagoarde-Segot, Tunisia

Innovante nascent and early stage entrepreneurship in the southern mediterranean – evidence on Jordan and Morocco

04/19/2019 | EMNES reports
April 2019. Written by Serena Sandri, Nooh Ashyab, Elyas Azzioui This study builds on the result of in-depth interviews conducted over a sample of 72 innovative nascent and early stage entrepreneurs in Jordan and Morocco and, herewith, provides an overview of the main characteristics of innovative...
companies report, Elyas Azzioui, Emnes, entrepreneurship, Euro-mediterranean network for economic studies, growth development report, innovation, innovation report, Jordan, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, Morocco, Nooh Ashyab, Serena Sandri, startup

The rôle of Russia in the middle east and north Africa region

04/03/2019 | EUROMESCO reports
April 2019. Written by Valeria Talbot, Chiara Lovotti, Ziad A. Akl, Youssef Cherif, Christopher Hartwell, Mira Milosevich, Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti This Joint Policy Study investigates the role that Russia has played, is playing and is likely to play in shaping future political alignments in the...
Chiara Lovotti, Christopher Hartwell, Crisis report, Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti, Euromesco, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East and North Africa, Mira Milosevich, politic report, Russia, Russian military intervention, Syrian crisis, Valeria Talbot, Youssef Cherif, Ziad A. Akl

Russia’s Arms Exports to the MENA Region: Trends and Drivers

04/03/2019 | EUROMESCO reports
Publié en avril 2019. Rédigé par Alexandra Kuimova The Policy Brief begins by outlining Russia’s growing interest in the MENA region. It identifies both the strategy and motivations driving Russia’s arms exports, and equally to the region, and the demand for arms by MENA countries.
arms exports, crisis report, Euromesco, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East, militarization, North Africa, Russia, trade report, weapons

Feminization of occupations and its effect on gender wage gap in South Mediterranean Countries

04/03/2019 | FEMISE reports
Published in April 2019. Directed by Doaa M. Salman. The issue of gender equality in the labour market is an important one not only for the wider norm of fairness but also more specifically for economic development and the efficient utilization of (human) resources in the economy. For countries in...
Doaa M. Salman, economy, Egypt, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Institutes of Economics, FEMISE, french report, growth development report, Jordan, Labor Market, Mashrek report, MENA, Politic report, work

Effects of Syrian Refugees on Labor Markets of Host Middle Eastern and European Countries

01/02/2019 | FEMISE reports
January 2019. Directed by Roby Nathanson and Khalid Sekkat. Due to the ongoing Syrian civil war, between 2011 and 2016 about 5.1 million Syrian have been externally displaced. Most of the displaced Syrians initially arrived to Middle Eastern countries. Turkey hosts more Syrian refugees than any...
conflict, employment, Euro-Mediterranean forum of economics institutes, FEMISE, Lebanon, Mashrek report, migration report, Southern European countries report, Syria, war

State of Mediterranean Forests 2018

11/15/2018 | BLUE PLAN reports
November 2018. Written by FAO and Plan Bleu. The State of Mediterranean Forests 2018 analyzes the circum-Mediterranean region, a territory encompassing thirty-one countries and a wide range of political, economic, social and environmental contexts...
Blue plan, ecology environment report, ecosystems, FAO, Forest, Maghreb Report, Mashrek report, Plan Bleu, politic report, Southern European report, tourism report

The Impact of Institutional Uncertainty on Employment Generation Perspectives of Firms in Jordan

10/04/2018 | EMNES reports
October 2018. Written by Serena Sandri, Nooh Alshyab. Drawing on different traditions of institutional analysis, the present study aims at eliciting the perception of institutional uncertainty amongst private sector decision makers and to assess its effect on job creation perspectives.
Arab countries, business owners, decision makers, Emnes, Euro-mediterranean network for economic studies, job creation, Jordan, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, Nooh Alshyab, political instability, Serena Sandri, top managers

The Effects of Syrian Refugees on the Labor Markets of Host Middle Eastern and European Countries

05/16/2018 | FEMISE reports
Published in May 2018. Written by Roby Nathanson and Khalid Sekka Since 2011, over 5.3 million refugees made their way from Syria to hos ng Middle Eastern end European countries. Middle Eastern countries that absorbed the majo- rity of refugees are Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan...
economy, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Science Institutes, FEMISE, financial crisis, Jordan, Khalid Sekka, Lebanon, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East, politic, politic report, Roby Nathanso, Southern European report, Syria, Syrian refugees, Turkey report

Asset Inequality in MENA - The Missing Dimension?

04/12/2018 | EMNES reports
Published in April 2018. Written by Vladimir Hlasny and Shireen AlAzzawi Wealth must be accounted for as an economic outcome as well as a driver of lifetime opportunities. Since wealth is distributed more widely, and is related positively to income and consumption, overall inequality is likely to...
economy, Egypt, Emnes, Ethiopia, Euro-mediterranean network for economic studies, growth development report, investment, Jordan, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East, Nooh Alshyab, politic report, Shireen AlAzzawi, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Tunisia, Vladimir Hlasny

Regional workshop: Human impacts on Mediterranean marine ecosystems and the economy

04/11/2018 | BLUE PLAN reports
Published in April 2018. Written by Hilmi Nathalie, Lafitte Antoine, Allemand Denis, Ferrier-Pages Christine, Reynaud Stéphanie, Tambuté Sylvie, Venn Alexander, Cramer Wolfgang, Guiot Joel, Gazeau Fréderic, Petrucelli Chloé, van Klaveren Céline, Highman Laetitia. This document was drafted following...
blue economy, Blue Plan, climate change, demography, Denis German, development, ecology environment report, economy, environment, growth development report, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, Mediterranean, Plan Bleu, Southern European report, Turkey report

Banking Competition, Convergence and Growth across Macro-Regions of MENA

03/05/2018 | EMNES reports
Published in march 2018. Written by Samah Issa, Claudia Girardone and Stuart Snaith This paper represents the first study to examine convergence of bank competition in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the impact of bank market power on growth.
bank market, banking, banks, Claudia Girardone, economic growth, economy, Emnes, Euro-mediterranean network for economic studies, growth development report, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East, North Africa, Samah Issa, Stuart Snaith


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