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Russia’s Arms Exports to the MENA Region: Trends and Drivers

11/04/2019 | EMNES reports
Published in april 2019. Written by Alexandra Kuimova The Policy Brief begins by outlining Russia’s growing interest in the MENA region. It identifies both the strategy and motivations driving Russia’s arms exports, and equally to the region, and the demand for arms by MENA countries.
Alexandra Kuimova, arms exports, crisis report, Emnes, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, growth development report, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East, militarization, North Africa, Russia, trade report, weapons

The Long-Term Impact of Syrian Refugees on Turkish Economy

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Published in september 2019. Written by Ramon Mahia, Ali Koc The total value-added impact generated by the occupations of Syrian refugees in the Turkish economy was an estimated 27.2 billion TL at the end of 2017, representing 1.96% of total Turkish GDP.
Ali Koc, employment report, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Institutes, Femise, growth development report, migration report, Ramon Mahia, refugees, Syria, Syrian refugees, Turkey, turkish economy, Turquey report

Renewable Energy Development Strategies in the MENA Region

09/09/2019 | FEMISE reports
Publié en septembre 2019. Rédigé par Myriam Ben Saad, Amandine Gnonlonfin, Naceur Khraief, Michel Dimou. This work explores the question of the dynamic link between the development of renewable energies and growth. The main results of this work can be summarized as follows. First, the results...
Algeria, Amandine Gnonlonfin, ecology environment report, Egypt, energy, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Institutes, Femise, growth development report, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, Michel Dimou, Morocco, Myriam Ben Saad, Naceur Khraief, renewable energy, Turkey report

Outsmart climate change: work with nature!

07/01/2019 | BLUE PLAN reports
While climate change is becoming more and more of a concrete reality, impacting people and places throughout the Mediterranean region, a broad range of Nature-based Solutions are available to enhance society’s resilience in this new, dynamic and highly challenging context.
Angela Klauschen, biodiversity, blue economy, Celine Dubreuil, climate, climate change, demography, development, ecology environment report, economy report, environment, growth development report, Nelly Bourbon, Plan Bleu, Southern Europe

Labour supply, education and migration in south mediterranean countries

06/03/2019 | EMNES reports
Publié en juin 2019. Rédigé par Cinzia Alcidi, Nadzeya Laurentsyeva The analysis of labour supply in South Mediterranean Countries indicates that only a package of long term policies can foster employment creation. The quality of education systems needs to be improved to deliver good employees for...
Cinzia Alcidi, crisis report, education, Emnes, employment, employment report, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, growth development report, Labour supply, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East, Nadzeya Laurentsyeva, youth, youth education report

Policy Factsheet - Mediterranean Sustainable tourism

06/03/2019 | BLUE PLAN reports
June 2019. Written by Cinzia De Marzo, Jérémie Fosse, Julier Wilson, Monica Rivera Escrich. The great wealth of ecological and cultural heritage and the beauty of the marine and coastal destinations on the Mediterranean Sea attract an increasing flow of tourists from all over the world every year....
blue economy, Cinzia De Marzo, climate, climate change, ecology environment report, economy report, environment, growth development report, Julier Wilson, Jérémie Fosse, Mediterranean, Monica Rivera Escrich, Nelly Bourbon, Plan Bleu, Southern Europe, sustainable tourism, tourism report

Financial Inclusion and Stability in the MED Region: Evidence from Poverty and Inequality

05/13/2019 | FEMISE reports
Published in September 2019. Written by Simon Neaime, Thomas Lagoarde-Segot, Isabelle Gaysset. Despite a significant growth in profitability and efficiency, the Middle East (MED) well developed banking system seems to be unable to reach vast segments of the population, especially the...
Algeria, economy report, Egypt, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Institutes, Femise, financing investment report, gender equality, growth development report, Isabelle Gaysset, Jordan, Lebanon, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MED Region, MENA, Morocco, politic report, Poverty, Simon Neaime, Thomas Lagoarde-Segot, Tunisia

Financial Development and Employment: New Evidence

05/02/2019 | EMNES reports
May 2019. Written by Rym Ayadi, Sami Ben Naceur, Mohamed Goaied This paper adds to the existing literature on finance and growth, by exploring the effect of finance on the labour market, using data on 143 countries from 1995 to 2015. We also examine whether the impact of financial development on...
crisis report, economic and financial crisis, Emnes, employment, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, financing investment report, growth development report, Mashrek Report, MENA, Mohamed Goaied, Rym Ayadi, Sami Ben Naceur, Southern Europe

Over education Tunisian labour market: Characteristics and Determinants

04/21/2019 | EMNES reports
April 2019. Written by Wajdi Kthiri This study analyses the incidence and determinants of over-education amongst workers graduating from Tunisian universities.
Emnes, entrepreneurship, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, growth development report, labour market, Maghreb report, Tunisia, Wajdi Kthiri, youth education report

Innovante nascent and early stage entrepreneurship in the southern mediterranean – evidence on Jordan and Morocco

04/19/2019 | EMNES reports
April 2019. Written by Serena Sandri, Nooh Ashyab, Elyas Azzioui This study builds on the result of in-depth interviews conducted over a sample of 72 innovative nascent and early stage entrepreneurs in Jordan and Morocco and, herewith, provides an overview of the main characteristics of innovative...
companies report, Elyas Azzioui, Emnes, entrepreneurship, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, growth development report, innovation, innovation report, Jordan, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, Morocco, Nooh Ashyab, Serena Sandri, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), startup

Descriptive analysis of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt from a start-up perspective : challenges ans opportunities

04/17/2019 | EMNES reports
April 2019. Written by Heba Zaki, Nahed Zeini The purpose of this paper is to present a descriptive analysis of start-ups in Egypt and the related ecosystem, relying on a unique survey. This is the first survey that aims to provide useful and insightful data specifically about Egyptian start-ups....
crisis report, economic growth, Egypt, Emnes, employment, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, growth development report, Heba Zaki, Mashrek Report, MENA, Nahed Zeini, start-ups

Feminization of occupations and its effect on gender wage gap in South Mediterranean Countries

04/03/2019 | FEMISE reports
Published in April 2019. Directed by Doaa M. Salman. The issue of gender equality in the labour market is an important one not only for the wider norm of fairness but also more specifically for economic development and the efficient utilization of (human) resources in the economy. For countries in...
Doaa M. Salman, economy, Egypt, Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic Institutes, Femise, french report, growth development report, Jordan, labour market, Mashrek report, MENA, Politic report, work

Youth Unemployment in Algeria and Discouraged Workers effects

02/06/2019 | EMNES reports
February 2019. Written by Felix Appler, Moundir Lassassi This work asks whether the unemployment rate in Algeria should be calculated to also include young people who say they want to work but have not recently searched for a job, especially regarding labour market policies that are meant to...
Algeria, Emnes, employment, entrepreneurship, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, Felix Appler, growth development report, Maghreb report, Moundir Lassassi, politic report, unemployment, youth, youth education report

The Tunisian Integration into Global Value Chains: The role of offshore regime & FDI

02/02/2019 | EMNES reports
February 2019. Written by Iheb Sammoud, Souad Dhaoui This paper focuses on the study of Tunisia’s integration into the global value chains (GVCs) and the role of the offshore regime and foreign direct investment (FDI) in this process.
Emnes, entrepreneurship, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, growth development report, Iheb Sammoud, labour market, Maghreb report, Souad Dhaoui, Tunisia, youth, youth education report

Femip Trust Fund Annual Report 2017 : serving the southern neighbourhood

11/13/2018 | BEI & FEMIP reports
November 2018. Written by EIB. In view of the challenges the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood region is facing, including those posed by the forced displacement of people, persistent fiscal deficits and the threat of climate change, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU bank, and the FEMIP Trust...
climate change, European Investment Bank, FEMIP, FEMIP Trust Fund, finance, financing investment report, growth development report, investment, Maghreb report, Mashrek Report, MENA, Southern Europe, Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMC), Turkey report

Strengthening the Role of Women in Rural and Agricultural Areas

10/10/2018 | CIHEAM reports
October 2018. Written by CIHEAM-UPM The Watch letter n ° 40 aims to show different perspectives of the situation in the Mediterranean region by analyzing the challenges and opportunities in the socio-economic, social, environmental, legal and political domains.
Africa, agriculture, CIHEAM, economic report, growth development report, labor force, Maghreb report, Mashrek Report, Mediterranean, politic report, report ecology environment, rurality, UPM, women

Asset Inequality in MENA - The Missing Dimension?

04/12/2018 | EMNES reports
Published in April 2018. Written by Vladimir Hlasny and Shireen AlAzzawi Wealth must be accounted for as an economic outcome as well as a driver of lifetime opportunities. Since wealth is distributed more widely, and is related positively to income and consumption, overall inequality is likely to...
economy, Egypt, Emnes, Ethiopia, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, growth development report, investment, Jordan, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East, Nooh Alshyab, politic report, Shireen AlAzzawi, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMC), Tunisia, Vladimir Hlasny

Regional workshop: Human impacts on Mediterranean marine ecosystems and the economy

04/11/2018 | BLUE PLAN reports
Published in April 2018. Written by Hilmi Nathalie, Lafitte Antoine, Allemand Denis, Ferrier-Pages Christine, Reynaud Stéphanie, Tambuté Sylvie, Venn Alexander, Cramer Wolfgang, Guiot Joel, Gazeau Fréderic, Petrucelli Chloé, van Klaveren Céline, Highman Laetitia. This document was drafted following...
biodiversity, blue economy, climate change, demography, Denis German, development, ecology environment report, economy, environment, growth development report, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, Plan Bleu, Southern Europe, Turkey report

Banking Competition, Convergence and Growth across Macro-Regions of MENA

03/05/2018 | EMNES reports
Published in march 2018. Written by Samah Issa, Claudia Girardone and Stuart Snaith This paper represents the first study to examine convergence of bank competition in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the impact of bank market power on growth.
bank market, banking, banks, Claudia Girardone, economic growth, economy, Emnes, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, growth development report, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East, North Africa, Samah Issa, Stuart Snaith


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