These new, better-trained migrants enrich their country of origin but not enough to compensate for the loss their departure causes. They contribute to this loss by relocating and by the hope given to those looking to develop their skills. Only their return, however, could change this. MAGHREB. Over...

MEDITERRANEAN. Experts from Femise delivered their Firm, Trade and Development reports at a workshop organised by Defi, the research centre of the Université de la Méditerranée (Aix-Marseille II) on economic development and international finance in Aix-en-Provence on 4-5 July 2011. In delivering their conclusions, these scientists made several observations that could also been as appeals for assistance.

MEDITERRANEAN. On 16 and 17 April 2011, Femise, the network of economic research institutions that deal with issues that affect the Mediterranean, and the ERF, a network of three hundred economists from the Mediterranean, brought some fifty experts together in Istanbul to discuss “Migration in the Arab region: Factors and consequences.” Focus on remittances from emigrants.

While the US and European banking systems were overwhelmed by the subprime crisis and credit crunch, Mediterranean member countries of the FEMIP (*) to a large extent withstood the crisis in 2009. How did they overcome this hurdle, and how can the road to growth be rediscovered? A study on this issue was published by Femise and the EIB on 29 November 2010.

An emphasis on training and encouraging the emergence of business clusters to produce value-added: these are the challenges to be addressed by countries in the Mediterranean if they wish to remain in the race in the face of the emergence of competitors from Asia.