Economia i finances

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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 octubre 2012

Investment Protection and Arbitration in the Arab Mediterranean Area: The Arab Spring of Hope

It is unequivocal that the region has witnessed an accelerated rise in foreign investment, arguably caused by a set of internal factors, such as liberalisation, reforms, large public projects, drops in customs tariffs, and demography.

 17 octubre 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 octubre 2012

Public Transport and Arab Revolutions: Three Opportunities

It is undoubtedly the urban dramas of the vast majority of cities in the area, with high levels of unemployment and extremely poor living conditions that has been one of the de facto catalysts of the revolutions.

 15 octubre 2012

The Euro Crisis: Will it Lead to Better and Stronger Governance?

For some years now Europe has been producing only dire news, and since early 2010 the euro crisis has gone from bad to worse.

 10 octubre 2012

The Challenges of Tourism in the Mediterranean Region

The Arab revolutions have badly hit the tourism sector of Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries, which have all met with declining arrivals – over 20% in losses on average for the entire sub-region.

 11 setembre 2012

The Arab Economies in the Face of Crisis: Assessment and Perspectives since the Tunisian Revolution

The countries in the region weathered the 2008 global subprime crisis. The Maghreb countries and Egypt were poorly integrated into international financial markets, which allowed them to considerably limit the financial spread of the crisis.

 3 setembre 2012

Young Graduates in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries: Untapped Potential Waiting in Employment Queues

The problem of the integration of youth (15-24 years of age) into the labour market in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMCs) has grown worse over the past ten years.

 3 setembre 2012

The EU Mediterranean Countries and the Euro Crisis

Since 2010, the euro zone has suffered a sovereign debt crisis. Although its effects have been felt by all countries that share the single currency, the crisis has hit those in the south hardest.

 29 agost 2012

Urban Development Strategies in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries: Emerging Practices versus Deep-Rooted Attitudes

To rise to these challenges, anticipate the economic, social and spatial development of cities and complement, many countries have been engaging in more global practices in their urban development for a decade now.

 25 juliol 2012

Italy: Economic Crisis, Domestic Politics and the International Panorama

Italy today is an isolated, ageing and relatively impoverished country with no common horizon. The crisis that we have faced since the fall of the “Wall Street wall” is not only economic but also, above all, social and cultural.

 17 juliol 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 juny 2012