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Morocco denies a revision of free trade agreements with Tunisia and Egypt

01/20/2022 | Society / Institutions

MOROCCO / TUNISIA / EGYPT. Ryad Mezzour, Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade, denies press reports that Rabat is working on a revision of the free trade agreements (FTA) signed with Tunisia and Egypt.

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An ambitious roadmap for the new Prime Minister of North Macedonia

01/18/2022 | Society / Institutions

NORTHERN MACEDONIA. After more than two months of political crisis, Dimitar Kovacevski becomes the new Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia and will try to develop the economy of his country and to get closer to the European Union.

Irena sees Morocco as a future green hydrogen giant

01/18/2022 | Environment

MOROCCO. According to the latest report "Geopolitics of the energy transformation: the hydrogen factor" by the International Renewable Energy Agency, "the rapid growth of the global hydrogen economy can lead to major geo-economic and geopolitical upheavals and a wave of new interdependencies".

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he wants to "prevent the sabotage of Turkey-Europe relations

01/14/2022 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY / EU. Speaking before the ambassadors of the EU countries posted in Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a point of recalling the interest of the partnership between Turkey and the European Union and asked that the "strategic myopia" of the Europeans be stopped.

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The ITCEQ calls for a renewal of the industrial policy in Tunisia

01/14/2022 | Industry

TUNISIA. A study of the Tunisian Institute of competitiveness and quantitative studies (ITCEQ) of January 2022 gives tracks to develop the industry in Tunisia and insists on the importance of the intervention of the public authorities.

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Southern European passports among the most "powerful" in the world

01/13/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. As it has done every year for the past 17 years, the British consultancy Henley & Partners has drawn up a hierarchy of the most powerful passports in the world, those that allow their holders to access the greatest number of destinations without having to apply for a visa...

Tunisia has a deficit of 16.2 billion dinars in its trade balance in 2021

01/13/2022 | Society / Institutions

TUNISIA. The more important increase of the imports compared to that of the exports digs the Tunisian trade balance which posts a deficit of 16,21 billion dinars, that is to say 4,97 billion €.

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Turkey to have its own fighter jet in 2025

01/07/2022 | Industry

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Turkish inflation hits two-decade high

01/04/2022 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY. According to the country's National Statistics Office, inflation in Turkey has reached 36.08% over the year, seven times higher than the figure forecast by the government. Exports have also reached a record high.

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan resigns to an indirect increase in interest rates

12/21/2021 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY. Turkish President reverses course and halts the collapse of the Turkish lira.

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Turkish lira's fall still fuels inflation chapter

12/17/2021 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY. The low interest rate policy advocated by Recep Tayyip Erdogan is leading to a surge in inflation and an inexorable fall in the Turkish lira.

Inflation in the Mediterranean

12/02/2021 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. The situation varies from worrying to dramatic depending on the country.

Algeria, Egypt, Europe, Eurostat, France, Greece, inflation, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Mediterranean, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, World Bank

The UfM points out the untapped potential of integration in the Mediterranean

11/30/2021 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. Gathered in Barcelona for their 6th Regional Forum, the foreign ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean have exchanged on the progress made since the adoption of the roadmap of the organisation in 2017.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's economic strategy causes the pound to plunge

11/24/2021 | Society / Institutions

Turkey. While the inflation rate would impose a rise in interest rates, the President of Turkey forces the Central Bank to lower them.

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The socio-economic consequences of Covid-19 have a greater impact on already vulnerable populations

11/23/2021 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. A report by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warns of "the enormous socio-economic impact of Covid-19", particularly in Spain, Lebanon and Turkey.

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Garanti BBVA Leasing to on-lend $25m of climate finance

11/23/2021 | Environment

TURKEY. The Turkish company Garanti BBVA Leasing is to benefit from a $25 million line of credit from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to help companies with their climate investments.

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Sixty-one contenders for Libya's first presidential election

11/23/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. The post of President of Libya is coveted with sixty-one candidates declared and registered with the High National Electoral Commission.

econostrum.info great witness of "Génération Méditerranée" on France 3 Corse ViaStella

11/18/2021 | Services

Frédéric Dubessy, editor in chief of econostrum.info, is the guest, on Sunday 21 November 2021 at 12:25 pm, of the programme "Génération Méditerranée" on France 3 Corse ViaStella, as a great witness. Presented by Caroline Ettori, this weekly meeting of the Mediterranean news will evoke the hot...

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Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi files his candidacy for the Libyan presidency

11/16/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. The International Conference for Libya has reaffirmed the need to hold the presidential elections on 24 December 2021. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi has officially declared himself a candidate.

600 million in loans earmarked for Turkish women-owned businesses

11/09/2021 | Services

TURKEY. Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the EBRD, unveils the release of a €600 million credit line for local banks, exclusively dedicated to on-lending to Turkish companies run by women.

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