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Private Equity in the North African Region. Case Study of Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria
Private equity is a key catalyst for growth in terms of job creation, increasing tax revenues, improving SME governance and many other very positive outcomes, all of which could create significant benefits for the region.
15 July 2013
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Financial Development and Economic Growth in the Mediterranean Associated Countries
Slow growth in the MEDA countries can be partly traced to underperformance by the financial sector. Policy should therefore aim to provide a financial infrastructure conducive to bank and financial market development.
21 October 2012
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Economic Agendas of Islamic Actors
The parties that have taken hold in Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Libya have promised their electorate a democratic transition accompanied by economic and social reforms. Many wonder whether they will live up to the expectations they raised.
17 October 2012
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What Economic Governance for Arab Transitions?
Since the beginning of the uprisings in the Arab world much emphasis was placed on the political dimension and the social and media aspects of the revolts, but the economic consequences have received little attention.
18 June 2012
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The Political Economy of Arab Uprisings
Throughout the past two decades, neoliberal economic reforms were initiated forcefully in the development of the region. These economic reform projects have proven futile in the attainment of an equitable distribution of income.
8 March 2012
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The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. A Deeper Insight into the Economic and Financial Dimension
This report focus on an overview of the progress of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership in the context of the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, a « thematic dossier » on the economic cooperation and on the Euro-Mediterranean sectoral cooperation....
8 November 2010
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A Deeper Free Trade Area and Its Potential Economic Impact
Since 1976, the policies of the EU towards the countries of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership evolved from giving unilateral trade preferences to greater financial aid, commercial reciprocity and non-economic aspects.
20 September 2010
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Le développement d’entreprises dans les pays méditerranéens. Constats. Stratégies. Actions
Le défi le plus immédiat posé à la plupart des pays méditerranéens concerne la création d’emplois. L’accroissement d’emplois ne pourra reposer en très large partie que sur de nombreuses créations de petites et moyennes entreprises.
14 September 2009