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European banks still love tax havens

European banks still love tax havens
09/07/2021 - Eric Apim | Services
EUROPE. A study by the European Tax Observatory (EUTAX Observatory) shows that European banks continue to earn a significant proportion of their profits in tax havens.
Banco Santander, BBVA, BNP Paribas, BPCE, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Mutuel, Europe, European Tax Observatory, European Union, EUTAX Observatory, France, Gibraltar, HSBC, Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy, Malta, Monte dei Paschi, OECD, Paris School of Economics, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, tax havens, tax rates, taxation, United Kingdom

Integration advances in the Mediterranean, but at a reduced speed

Integration advances in the Mediterranean, but at a reduced speed
05/27/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Entrusted by the Union for the Mediterranean to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the publication of the first report on regional integration in the Mediterranean will serve as a basis for measuring its evolution.
Carlos Conde, cooperation, Egypt, European Union (EU), GIZ, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, MENA, Morocco, Nasser Kamel, North Africa, OECD, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Palestine, regional integration in the Mediterranean, trade, Turkey, UfM, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Western Balkans

The Maghreb countries have the highest rates of women engineers in the world

The Maghreb countries have the highest rates of women engineers in the world
02/11/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MAGHREB. In its latest report on science entitled "The race against time for a more intelligent development", Unesco denounces the low proportion of women engineering graduates in the world. version française
Audrey Azoulay, digital revolution, gender equality, Ipsen, Maghreb, OECD, PISA, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), Unesco, women

Gibraltar, the Mediterranean sand grain rock of Brexit

Gibraltar, the Mediterranean sand grain rock of Brexit
01/18/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Despite the signing on Christmas Eve of a nearly 1,300-page pavement setting out the post-Brexit relationship between Britain and the European Union, the question of Gibraltar has not yet been fully resolved. It will only be settled after bilateral negotiations between London and Madrid.
Brexit, Edward Davis, Fabian Picardo, Gibraltar, Joseph Garcia, La Linea de la Concepcion, London, Madrid, Morocco, OECD, Pedro Sanchez, Spain, Statute of Gibraltar, Tangier, Theresa May, United Kingdom

World Bank calls for coordinated integration in the Mena region

World Bank calls for coordinated integration in the Mena region
10/19/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MENA. The World Bank is alarmed about the economies of the Middle East and North Africa region being doubly hit by the coronavirus and falling oil prices. A report calls for a new framework for global trade integration in the region. version française
Africa, Algeria, Blanca Moreno-Dodson, Centre for Mediterranean Integration, CMI, Covid-19, Egypt, Ferid Belhaj, Gaza, Ha Nguyen, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, MENA, Middle East, Morocco, OECD, regional integration, Trade Together: Towards a New Beginning for Middle East and North Africa Integration in the Post-Covid Era, Tunisia, Washington, West Bank, World Bank

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 / 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

Baris Dincer to join EBRD as Head of Ankara Office

Baris Dincer to join EBRD as Head of Ankara Office
05/20/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
TURKEY. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announces the appointment of Baris Dincer as head of the Ankara office and as deputy director in Turkey.
Alain Pilloux, Ankara, ARGE, Arvid Tuerkner, Baris Dincer, Bilkent University, City University of London, EBRD, Istanbul, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC, Turkey

Female entrepreneurship key to Mena region inclusivity.

Female entrepreneurship key to Mena region inclusivity.
12/21/2018 - Frédéric Dubessy | Development models in Mediterranean

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Algeria, Egypt, Emnes, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, jobs, Jordan, Mediterranean, Morocco, OECD, Rym Ayadi, Tunisia, women

Female Labour Force Participation and Entrepreneurship: The Missing Pillar for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Development in MENA?

11/01/2018 | EMNES reports
Published in November 2018. Written by Rym Ayadi and Rim Mouelhi Despite substantial investment in women’s education in the MENA region and a significant increase in their educational attainment, women’s labour force participation remains very low. In 2017, Women’s Labour Force Participation (LFP)...
Emnes, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, Maghreb Report, Mashrek Report, MENA, OECD, OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Rim Mouelhi, Rym Ayadi, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), women, youth, youth education report

The main routes of migration steered by religion

The main routes of migration steered by religion
11/06/2017 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Mediterranean territorial issues


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Does culture affect migratory flows? The latest Femise study (FEM 42-03) analyzes the impact of cultural factors on the destination choices of migrants from the Middle East and North Africa...
Aysit Tansel, Femise, Frédéric Docquier, gender equality, MENA, Middle East, migrants, OECD, religiosity, Riccardo Turati

Is happiness the Mediterranean’s largest economy?

Is happiness the Mediterranean’s largest economy?
11/26/2012 - Étienne Pauchant | Reflections
Shorter, closer, cheaper, less frequent – these were the four watchwords for European holidaymakers in 2012 favouring “staycations” or, for wealthier families, travel closer to home in Europe and the Mediterranean.
Algeria, Atout France, Baltic sea, Bavaria, Cordoue, departures abroad, ECB, economic and financial crisis, economic crisis, employment, euro, Euro zone, Europe, holidays, international incoming, Italy, Lanquar, leasures, Libya, Maghreb, Mediterranean, META, nations, OECD, resilience, SARS, Spain, stress, target market, tourism, travel

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.
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

Three long-term scenarios …

Three long-term scenarios …
10/08/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy | Reflections
By Bénédict de Saint-Laurent, advisor at Anima
Americas, Asean, Asia, Atlantis, benedict de Saint Laurent, Bunge, bureaucracy, business, CNPC, economic and financial crisis, education, Emaar, euro-mediterranean, Europe, India, industrial, logistics, med, Med-15, Mediterranean, Mittal, Nafta, OECD, rationality, scenario, Tata, training

FEMIP wants to develop public-private partnerships south of the Mediterranean

FEMIP wants to develop public-private partnerships south of the Mediterranean
05/24/2011 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. FEMIP, the financial arm of the EIB, has put a technical assistance programme in place to encourage partner Mediterranean countries to resort to PPP in order to accelerate the realisation of their major infrastructure programmes.
Algeria, Bosporus strait, Casablanca, Egypt, energy, Europe, European Investment Bank, FEMIP, Israël, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, OECD, Palestinian territories, Paris, PPP, public-private partnership, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, water


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