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France provides €900m in loans and grants to Tunisia

France provides €900m in loans and grants to Tunisia
10/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA / FRANCE. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs confirms support for Tunisian public policies with the payment of a first tranche of €100m.
Bjaoua, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, France, Hichem Mechichi, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Kaïs Saïed, Paris, Sonede, Tunis, Tunisia

Gap plans to close all its shops in Europe

Gap plans to close all its shops in Europe
10/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
EUROPE. The American ready-to-wear brand Gap is to review its entire European business and one of the options includes the closure of all its shops in France, Italy, the UK and Ireland.
Aix-en-Provence, Angers, Banana Republic, Don Fisher, Europe, France, Gap, Ireland, Italy, Lille, Lyon, Mark Breitbard, Montpellier, Paris, ready-to-wear, Rugby, textile, United Kingdom

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE. French electrolyser and storage systems manufacturer McPhy successfully raises €180 million from strategic investors, its historical shareholders and institutional investors.
Bpifrance Banque publique d'investissement, Chart International, Drôme, Ecotechnologies, EDF Pulse Croissance, environment, France, Germany, Grenoble, hydrogen, industry, Italy, Laurent Carme, McPhy, Paris, San Miniato, sustainable development, Technip Energies, Wildau, zero carbon

iBanFirst is recruiting 80 people as part of its development in Tunisia and Europe

iBanFirst is recruiting 80 people as part of its development in Tunisia and Europe
09/24/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
FRANCE / TUNISIA. After a few months of delay on its programme because of the coronavirus, the fintech iBanFirst launches a recruitment plan for eighty employees in Tunisia and Europe. version française

Antwerp, Berlin, BpiFrance, Brussels, coronavirus, Dijon, Elaia Partners, Europe, finance, financial services, fintech, France, FX4Biz, iBanFirst, National Bank of Belgium, Paris, Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier, R&D, recruitment, Rotterdam, Tunis, Tunisia

Marco Sansavini becomes CEO of Vueling Airlines

Marco Sansavini becomes CEO of Vueling Airlines
09/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
SPAIN. The airline company Vueling Airlines (IAG Group) announces the appointment of Marco Sansavini, ex-Iberia, as CEO. Version française
airline, Alitalia, Bologna, carnet, Europe, IAG, Iberia, IMD, Javier Sanchez-Prieto, KLM, KLM-Air France, Lausanne, Luis Gallego, Marco Sansavini, North Africa, Paris, Spain, Vueling, Willie Walsh

According to Euler Hermes, the French and Italian fiscal stimulus plans will stimulate economic growth

According to Euler Hermes, the French and Italian fiscal stimulus plans will stimulate economic growth
09/03/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
FRANCE / ITALY. Euler Hermes estimates that the French fiscal stimulus plan will boost growth by 2.4% points and the Italian plan by 0.7%.
Euler Hermes, France, Germany, Italy, Paris, recovery plan, Rome

When Covid-19 brings public health and hygiene to question urban planning

When Covid-19 brings public health and hygiene to question urban planning
07/24/2020 - Bernard Valero, Director General of the Avitem | Reflections
The Covid-19 pandemic was truly revealing and raised many questions: about the meaning to be given to the so-called international community at a time when borders were closing and when the temptation of every man for himself was trampling on the desire for solidarity, about territorial and social...
Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories, Avitem, Barcelona, Baron Haussmann, Bernard Valero, Casablanca, Covid-19, Durance, Example, Healthy Cities Network, Marseille, Mediterranean, Mediterranean cities, Paris, Tunis, urban planning, Venice

Frenchman François-Louis Michaud appointed Executive Director of the European Banking Authority

Frenchman François-Louis Michaud appointed Executive Director of the European Banking Authority
07/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
EU. MEPs elected François-Louis Michaud as President of the European Banking Authority (EBA). He succeeds the Hungarian Adam Farkas.
Adam Farkas, Banque de France, Brexit, EBA, ECB, European Banking Authority, European Central Bank, European Union (EU), Europlaza, François-Louis Michaud, London, Paris

Mehdi Arifi becomes managing director of credit insurance for the Maghreb at Coface

Mehdi Arifi becomes managing director of credit insurance for the Maghreb at Coface
03/25/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
MAGHREB / FRANCE. French credit insurer Coface announces the appointment of Mehdi Arifi as managing director of credit insurance in the Maghreb in charge of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
Agadir, Algeria, Bordeaux, Casblanca, Coface, Coface Maroc, credit insurance, France, Maghreb, Mehdi Arifi, Morocco, Paris, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, PwC France, Saham, Tunisia

Ndiouga Sakho: "We must experiment within the territories, with the local actors"

Ndiouga Sakho: "We must experiment within the territories, with the local actors"
03/19/2018 - Interviewed by Frédéric Dubessy, in LA VALETTE (MALTA) | Socio-economic assessments


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Africa, BRT, city-to city cooperation, Dakar, eco-citizen behaviour, energy efficiency, energy saving, environmental, European union, FAO, Food and agriculture organization of the United nations, Marseille, Mediterranean, migration, Milan, Ndiouga Sakho, Paris, pollution, public tranportation, renewable energy, TER, Territorial Energy Climate Plan, transport

The Moroccan TGV – Future spearhead for economic development

The Moroccan TGV – Future spearhead for economic development
03/10/2017 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects


Version française
AFD, Agadir, Agence française de développement, Atlantic, Casablanca, Cop22, Deloitte, FADES, Fasep, France, Gibraltar, Gibraltar tunnel, high-speed rail line, investments, Kenitra, LGV, Madrid, Marrakech, Marrakesh, Mediterranean, Moroccan TGV, Morocco, Office national des chemins de fer, ONCF, Paris, Rabat, railways, Tangiers, TGV, Tohmatsu, Touche, train, transport

Mediterranean region ready for COP22 in Marrakesh

Mediterranean region ready for COP22 in Marrakesh
11/09/2016 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
The 22nd session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP22, taking place in Marrakesh from 7th to 18th November, 2016, will be an opportunity for the Mediterranean region to make its voice heard Version française
Ademe, agriculture, Anne-France Didier, Catalonia, climate, climate change, Conference of Parties, COP21, COP22, desertification, Energy 2050, energy scenarios, European Union, IPCC, MAP, Marrakesh, Mediterranean, Mediterranean action plan, Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development, Morocco, MSSD, Paris, Plan Bleu, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, tourism, UNEP

Special issue: Fostering women's participation in Mediterranean economic life

Special issue: Fostering women's participation in Mediterranean economic life
05/15/2015 | Special report
With the support of the Secretariat of the UfM
Barcelona, Fostering women's participation in economic life, Méditerranean, Paris, UfM, Union for the mediterranean

"Political instability in the Mediterranean limits creativity"

"Political instability in the Mediterranean limits creativity"
03/27/2013 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Transport
econostrum.info : What are the most popular routes for your passengers in the Mediterranean? Georges Azouze : French cruise passengers in general love the Mediterranean. More than 70% of them feel this way. The favourite routes are oriented towards Italy, Sicily, Malta, Greece and the Greek...
AFCC, Association of French Cruise Lines, Costa, Costa Voyager, cruises, eastern mediterranean, Egypt, Georges Azouze, Greece, Greek islands, Israel, Italy, itineraries, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Marseille, mediterranean, Paris, Sicily, stops, Syria, TAAJ, Tunisia, Turkey

Increased investment in Mediterranean rail

12/11/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy | Euro-Mediterranean projects


MEDITERRANEAN. In the space of a year, the EIB has agreed more than €1bn of loans for rail related public transport projects (trams, trains, and subways) in Mediterranean countries.
French version
AFD, Agence française de développement, Algérie, Annaba, Athènes, Batna, Besançon, Cairo, EIB, european investment bank, France, French development agency, Ile de France, Le havre, LGV, LGV Atlantique, LGV Bretagne Pays de la Loire, LGV Est, lignes de train à grande vitesse, Mans, Maroc, mediterranean, mediterranean bassin, mediterranean rail, Montpellier, Moselle, Mostaganem, Méditerranée, Orléans, Ouargla, Paris, Piraeus, Pirée, rail, rail transport, Rennes, Rome, Sidi Bel Abbes, subway, Sétif, Tours, trams, Tramway, Tunis, Tunisie, Vendenheim

Towards an agency for sustainable Mediterranean regions and cities

Towards an agency for sustainable Mediterranean regions and cities
10/30/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy avec l'Institut de la Méditerranée | Mediterranean territorial issues
Version française
AFD, Algéria, caisse des dépôts et consignations, Datar, Euroméditerranée, IHEDAT Med, Institut de la Méditerranée, Italy, Jean Nouvel, Marseille, mediterranean, mediterranean countries, Paris, provence alpes côte d'Azur, Roux-Alezais, régions and cities, Spain

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, EIB, energy, Europe, Femip, Israël, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Morocco, OECD, Palestinian territories, Paris, PPP, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, water, Égypte


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