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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

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, Agence française de développement, Algeria, climate change, Egypt, France, Julie Gonnet, Libya, MedeCC, Mediterranean, Morocco, North Africa, OSS, Sahara, Sahara and Sahel Observatory, Sahel, Tunis, Tunisia, water stress

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

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

The Covid-19 crisis is undermining the Tunisian economy and exacerbating poverty

The Covid-19 crisis is undermining the Tunisian economy and exacerbating poverty
10/12/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA. Covid-19 has aggravated an already unsustainable economic and social crisis in Tunisia. Forced to return to restrictive health measures, the government will no longer be able to help the poorest and businesses as it did in the spring to respond to the consequences of the pandemic.
Ariana Ville, Béchir Boujday, coronavirus, Covid-19, Djedeliane, El Ayoun, El Menzah, El-Rouhia, Elyes Fakfakh, EMEA, Hassi Ferid, Hichem Mechichi, INS, Johns Hopkins, Kasserine, la Goulette, Neber, Oxfam, pandemic, Sakiet Sidi Yousset, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisian national statistics institute, Utica

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

Flight cancellations and delays in France this summer could cost airlines €26 million

Flight cancellations and delays in France this summer could cost airlines €26 million
09/11/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. According to a survey conducted by Flightright, between July and August 2020, just over 65,000 flights were operated out of France, down 60% from 2019. version française
Air Corsica, air transport, airlines, airports, Ajaccio, ASL Airlines, Barcelona, Bastia, Beauvais, British Airways, destinations, EasyJet, Europe, flightright, France, Hop! Lille, Lisbon, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice, Paris-CDG, Ryanair, Strasbourg, Toulouse, transport, Tunis, Tunisair, Vueling, Wizz Air

Tunisia's new government of technocrats invests by the Parliament

Tunisia's new government of technocrats invests by the Parliament
09/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TUNISIA. Tunisia's new Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi won the confidence of Parliament by presenting a government of technocrats.
ARP, Assembly of People's Representatives, Elyes Fakhfakh, Hichem Mechichi, Ibrahim Bartagi, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Kaïs Saiëd, Mohamed Boussetta, National School of Administration, Politics, Strasbourg, Taoufik Charfeddine, Tunis, Tunisia

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

A Blue Economy Initiative for the Western Mediterranean basin

A Blue Economy Initiative for the Western Mediterranean basin
02/08/2017 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
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Algeria, ASME, Barcelona, blue economy, Carla Murciano, DG MARE, Ecorys, European Commission, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development, Morocco, MSSD, Plan Bleu, Portugal, Spain, Stratégies Mer et Littoral, Tunis, UNEP/MAP, Western Mediterranean

Institut de la Méditerranée and FEMISE pointers for revitalizing the Tunisian economy

Institut de la Méditerranée and FEMISE pointers for revitalizing the Tunisian economy
07/24/2015 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments
Invest in innovation, overhaul the Tunisian education system and vocational training, improve the banking system and build new infrastructure… According to the economists of the Institut de la Méditerranée (Marseille and Tunis) and the FEMISE, boosting the Tunisian economy requires activating a number levers. Version française
business, Chedly Ayari, development, economic, Femise, France, Institut de la Méditerranée, Jean-Louis Reiffers, jobs, Marseille, Sami Mouley, Tunis, Tunisia

Tunis looks to regain its 900,000 cruise passengers

Tunis looks to regain its 900,000 cruise passengers
03/27/2013 - Nadia Chahed, TUNIS | Transport
TUNISIA. Tunisia hopes to attract as many cruise passengers in 2013 as in 2012 and eventually to regain the 900,000 passengers that visited the destination in 2010. Recent activity has been promising, but is still suffering from uncertainty over national security.
cruise passengers, cruises, FTAV, GSC, La Goulette, La Goulette Shipping Cruise, Mustapha Jabeur, National Office of Tourism and Thermal Treatments, Office of the Merchant Navy and Ports, OMMP, ONTT, revolution, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisian Federation of travel agents, tunisian terminal

Greek, Italian and Spanish ports are the favourite playing fields of the cruise lines

Greek, Italian and Spanish ports are the favourite playing fields of the cruise lines
03/27/2013 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Transport
The western Mediterranean ports of call, starting with Barcelona, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands, confirm their success. Disney Cruise Line is targeting Spain in 2013. The Disney Magic will set sail from Barcelona for a four-day cruise. The Carnival Sunshine is also operating in the...
Aegean Sea, Antoine Lacarrière, Balearic islands, Barcelona, canary islands, Carnival Sunshire, Casablanca, Civitavecchia, Compagnie du Ponant, Costa Concordia, Costa Cruises, Croisières de France, Disney cruise Line, Egypt, Genoa, Greek islands, Israel, Istanbul, Italy, l'Asutral, Libya, Livorno, Mediterranean, MSC Cruises, Naples, NCL, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Portofino, RCI, Royal Caribbean International, Savona, Spain, Splendour of the Seas, Tangiers, Tunis, Tunisia, Venice

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

The Tunisian road programme: the path to democratic transition

The Tunisian road programme: the path to democratic transition
10/30/2012 - Frédéric Dubessy avec la BEI | Euro-Mediterranean projects
TUNISIA / EUROPA.  In late May 2011, in Deauville, France, the G8 SET the agenda: “begin new projects without delay” to support democratic transition in the wake of the Arab spring. A month later, the European Investment Bank (EIB) becomes the first vehicle for this ambition by deciding to...
arab spring, de fontaine vive, Deauville, democratic transition, development, economic, eib, europa, Kef, loan, Mahdia, Monastir, Sfax, social, Triki, Tunis, Tunisia

Modern financial systems key to Mediterranean growth

Modern financial systems key to Mediterranean growth
10/15/2012 - Brigitte Challiol | Socio-economic assessments
MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES. The backward financial systems in Mediterranean countries are still a barrier to inward investment. However, things could alter quickly if the changes undertaken are followed through.
Algeria, banks, Casablanca, Egypt, European commission, European Investment Bank, European Neighbourhood Policy, Femise, investment, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean countries, Mediterranean Sea, Morocco, stock markets, Tunis, Tunisia, Turkey

Institutional quality is the key to the level of domestic and foreign investment

Institutional quality is the key to the level of domestic and foreign investment
10/15/2012 - Marie-Pierre Vega | Socio-economic assessments
International investors tend to favour countries where local investment is already high, a Femise study demonstrates. However, in the countries south of the Mediterranean, internal investment remains low. The explanation can be found in terms of institutional quality.
Algeria, Algiers, CEPN, CNAM, CREAD, domestic investment, FDI, Femise, foreign investment, Institutional quality, internal investment, south of the Mediterranean, the El Manar Faculty, Tunis, Tunisia, University of Paris-XII


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