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EU Council grants €14.2bn in pre-accession aid

EU Council grants €14.2bn in pre-accession aid
09/08/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. Over the period 2021-2027, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) will cover eight countries, mainly in the Western Balkans, for a total of €14.2bn, distributed according to the beneficiaries' actual performance.
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Council of the European Union, EU, EU accession, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, Iceland, Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, IPA I, IPA II, IPA III, Kosovo, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey

The World Bank invests $2.5 million to develop Turkish start-ups

The World Bank invests $2.5 million to develop Turkish start-ups
08/26/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Women's Enterprise Finance Initiative (we-Fi) are investing $2.5m in the 500 Istanbul Fund II, a venture capital fund focused on early-stage technology companies.
500 Istanbul Fund I, 500 Istanbul Fund II, Arin Ozkula, Arnaud Dupoizat, Bulgaria, EMEA, Enis Hulli, finance, IFC, Rina Onur, Romania, Southeast Europe, start-up, Startup Catalyst, Turkey, Ukraine, venture capital, We-Fi, Women's Enterprise Initiative, World Bank

Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for a two-state solution for Cyprus

Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for a two-state solution for Cyprus
07/20/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
CYPRUS / TURKEY. In the northern part of Cyprus, the Turkish president has been pushing for a partition of the Mediterranean island between the Greek and Turkish communities.
Ankara, Cyprus, Cyprus independence, Cyprus politics, Cyprus reunification, Enosis, Ersin Tatar, EU, European Union, politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Ground-breaking ceremony for the Istanbul Canal

Ground-breaking ceremony for the Istanbul Canal
06/28/2021 - Eric Apim | Transport
TURKEY. Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially launched the construction of the Istanbul Canal, a new maritime route which will allow ships to link the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.
Black Sea, Bosphorus Strait, Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul, Istanbul Canal, Kanal Istanbul, Marmara Sea, Montreux Convention, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sazlidere, Turkey

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

Bashar al-Assad to run for fourth term as president

Bashar al-Assad to run for fourth term as president
04/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SYRIA. Bashar al-Assad has officially applied to run for the next presidential election in Syria on May 26, 2021.
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Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share

Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share
04/15/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. The tempo is accelerating for many countries wishing to participate in the economic battle currently being waged around reconstruction and oil. The diplomatic ballet continues to grow in Tripoli. But the dancers are not all on the same footing.
Alain Chouet, Ankara. Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, Bernard Valero, Cameron, Charles Michel, China, Crete, DGSE, Egypt, EIB European Investment Bank, EU-Turkey Migration Agreement, European Union (EU), Fayez al-Sarraj, France, Germany, GNA, Greece, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Italy, Jean-François Coustillière Gaddafi, JFC Analysis Group, Khalif Haftar, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Libya, Libyan dinar, libyan economy, Mario Draghi, Misrata, oil, Qatar, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Robert Abela, Russia, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, Sarkozy, Sfax, Spain, Tripoli, Tunis, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Nations

Christian Graeff: "The has-beens are now out of the game in Libya"

Christian Graeff: "The has-beens are now out of the game in Libya"
04/09/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. In an exclusive interview granted to econostrum.info, Christian Graeff, French ambassador to Libya from 1982 to 1985, gives a less than optimistic assessment of the future of this country torn apart by its divisions for ten years. The ninety-seven year old diplomat however gives the keys to avoid a "Syrianization" of Libya.
Africa, Beirut, Benghazi, Berkane, Christian Graeff, Cyrenaica, Dbeibah, Fayez al-Sarraj, Fezzan, Gamal Abd El Nasser, Geneva, Italy, Joe Biden, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Mediterranean, Mitterrand, Muammar Gaddafi, Roland Dumas, Russia, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Spain, Syria, Tripolitania, Turkey, United Nations, United States

The (priority) tasks of the new Libyan executive and the (indelible) stains of the previous ones

The (priority) tasks of the new Libyan executive and the (indelible) stains of the previous ones
04/08/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Who will lead the Libya of tomorrow? Today, no name stands out, except those of the former contenders: Fayez al-Sarraj, Khalifa Haftar and Saif el Islam Gaddafi. The analysis of their candidacies by the experts of econostrum.info disqualifies them all because of their past mistakes.
Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, Alain Chouet, Barah Mikaïl, Bernard Valero, Christian Graeff, Cyrenaica, Egypt, Emmanuel Macron, EU-Turkey Migration Agreement, Fayez al-Sarraj, France, Gaddafi, GNA, Government of National Unity, Haftar, Henry Marty-Gauquié, ICC, International Criminal Court, Jean-François Coustillière, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Libyan politics, Madrid, Morocco, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Skhirat agreements, The Hague, Tobruk, Tractégia, Tripoli, Turkey, United Nations, Zintan

The new Libyan governance: An equation with several unknowns

The new Libyan governance: An equation with several unknowns
04/07/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Libya has entered a new era since Fayez Al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar finally decided to throw in the towel. Their withdrawals have allowed for the emergence of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum and a new interim governance. Part 1/5
Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, Abdullah Hussein Al-Hafi, Alain Chouet, Canada, Christian Graeff, CNT, conflicts, Cyrenaica, DGSE, EIB European Investment Bank, European Union (EU), Fayez Al-Sarraj, Fezzan, Geneva, Heiko Maas, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Jean-François Coustillière, Jean-Yves Le Drian, JFC Conseil analysis group, Ján Kubiš, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Libyan conflict, Libyan politics, LPDF, Luigi di Maio, Maghreb, Manul, Mashrek, Mediterranean, Misrata, Mohamed Menfin, Mouammar Kadhagi, Moussa al-Koni, National Transitional Council, North Africa, Political Dialogue Forum, politics, Russia, Sahel, Septimius Severus, Sirte, Tobruk, Toronto, Tripoli, Tripolitania, Turkey, United Nations, UNSMIL

EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey

EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey
03/26/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU / TURKEY. The members of the European Council are blowing hot and cold on the troubled issue of their relations with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and are putting Turkey under observation for two months.
Cyprus, diplomacy, Eastern Mediterranean, European Council, European Union (EU), Greece, international relations, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, terrorism, Turkey, United Nations

Central Bank governor's sacking creates turmoil in Turkish financial markets

Central Bank governor's sacking creates turmoil in Turkish financial markets
03/22/2021 - Marie-Cécile Audibert | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. The Turkish lira has suffered a sharp depreciation in the foreign exchange market after the sacking of Naci Agbal, governor of the Central Bank, who was replaced by a former ruling party deputy Sahap Kavcioglu.
AKP, Berat Albayrak, financial markets, Lüfti Elvan, Naci Agbal, Nurettin Canikli, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sahap Kavcioglu, TUIK, Turkey, Turkish Central Bank, turkish economy, Turkish lira, Şahap Kavcıoğlu

Turkish justice wants to ban the pro-Kurdish HDP party in the name of Turkey's integrity

Turkish justice wants to ban the pro-Kurdish HDP party in the name of Turkey's integrity
03/18/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. The Turkish Public Prosecutor's Office launches a procedure to ban the Peoples' Democratic Party, a pro-Kurdish left-wing movement, at the Court of Cassation. The authorities consider it to be very close to the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), considered a terrorist party.
Ankara, Bekir Şahin, conflicts, Emma Sinclair-Webb, European Union (EU), Halkların Demokratik Partisi, HDP, human rights, Josep Borrell, Kurds, Labor Party, Left Party of the Greens of the Future, LGBT, Libyan conflict, Ned price, Olivér Várhelyi, Peace and Democracy Party, Peoples Democratic Party, PKK, politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Selahattin Demirtaş, Socialist Democracy Party, Socialist Party of the Oppressed, Socialist Refoundation Party, Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party, Turkey, Turkish Parliament, United States, Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu

Trump is gone...

Trump is gone...
03/16/2021 | Reflections
Trump has left... Biden is replacing him. As expected, on the international level, relations have been disrupted. If the American strategy does not fundamentally change, the form of the relationship is nevertheless pleasantly affected. But the interests of the United States remain the same and the...
Aegean Sea, Algeria, Anthony Blinken, Axa, Biden, China, conflicts, Cyprus, Euromed-IHEDN, Europe, geopolitics, ICC, Iran, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, JCPOA, Lebanon, Libya, MBS, Mediterranean, Morocco, Munich Re, Nato, Navalny, Netanyahu, Nordstream2, Palestine, Russia, Salman, Syria, Trump, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, USA, Washington Post

France joins the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum

France joins the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum
03/10/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
MEDITERRANEAN. The Member States of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum have accepted the arrival of France as a member and the United States as a permanent observer. version française
Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, EMGF, energy, France, gas, Gaza, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mediterranean, Palestine, Turkey, United States

Tarak Chérif becomes President of Anima Investment Network

Tarak Chérif becomes President of Anima Investment Network
03/03/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
MEDITERRANEAN. The Anima Investment Network has unanimously elected Tarak Chérif as its new president. He succeeds Abdelkader Betari, representative of the Oriental (Morocco). version française

Abdelkader Betari, Alliance One, Anima Investment Network, Arab Businessmen's Federation, Conect, Economic Cooperation, Institut des Hautes Etudes Internationales, Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Paris, Mediterranean, Morocco, Oriental, Sfax, Tarak Chérif, Tunisia, Turkey, Université Paris-Sud

Turkey will be the largest sovereign issuer of commercial debt in 2021 in the EMEA region

Turkey will be the largest sovereign issuer of commercial debt in 2021 in the EMEA region
03/02/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EMEA. S&P Global Ratings estimates that global government borrowing is expected to be $12.6 trillion in 2021. version française
Africa, BCE, commercial debt, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, debt, economic and financial crisis, economy, Egypt, Emea, Euro zone, Europe, financial markets, loan, Middle East, rating agency, Russia, S&P, Turkey

France is the world leader in anti-competitive repression, with €1.8 billion in fines in 2020

France is the world leader in anti-competitive repression, with €1.8 billion in fines in 2020
02/23/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
FRANCE. According to the "Global antitrust enforcement" report published by Allen & Overy, France imposed nearly €1.8 billion in financial sanctions on companies found guilty of anti-competitive measures in 2020.
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Allen & Overy, anticompetitive measures, Apple, cartel, China, competition, Europe, European Commission, European Union (EU), Forex, France, Gafa, Global antitrust enforcement, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Renault records a historic loss of €8 billion in 2020

Renault records a historic loss of €8 billion in 2020
02/19/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
FRANCE. Catastrophic year for Renault with a 21.7% drop in revenues in 2020, despite a better second half of the year.
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automobile industry, China, Covid-19, Dacia, electric vehicles, Europe, France, Italy, Luca de Meo, Morocco, Renault, Renault Samsung Motor, Spain, Turkey, Zoe

Turkey obtains a new reprieve from the EU and avoids the black list of tax havens

Turkey obtains a new reprieve from the EU and avoids the black list of tax havens
02/18/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TURKEY / EU. Once again, and despite a deadline set on December 31, 2020 a year ago to regularize the sharing of tax data, Turkey escapes its placement on the European black list of tax havens. version française
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