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COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges and Opportunities: The Case of Jordan

COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges and Opportunities: The Case of Jordan

Jordan has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The efforts to curb its spread have created social and economic unrest. The Jordanian government ordered a lockdown to cushion the impact on the healthcare system.

 22 June 2020
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Struggling against Food Waste in the Mediterranean Region to Strengthen Food Security

In the vast debate on food security, the issues of food loss and food waste have become central.

 16 September 2015

Gulf Assistance Funds Post-2011: Allocation, Motivation and Influence

The high volumes of Arab Gulf assistance funds post-2011 to several Arab MENA countries have intensified scholarly interest in understanding the Gulf States’ motives and in detecting continuities and changes in their allocation trends.

 10 September 2015

Outcome of Fifty Years of Euro-Mediterranean Trade Partnership and DCFTA Perspectives

The first Association Agreements with Mediterranean Non-Member Countries (MNCs) were signed nearly 50 years ago. These agreements have evolved greatly over time but continue to be the object of much criticism.

 12 August 2015

Euro-Mediterranean Commercial Integration: Unequal Distribution among the Countries

Regional integration has a major role to play in expanding trading capacities and facilitating competition and innovation. With the elimination of market-access barriers, the driving force is the increase in trade within regions rather than across th...

 5 August 2015

Fomentar la formación profesional

Los países del Sur del Mediterráneo tienen que desarrollar y mejorar urgentemente y de forma eficaz su sistema de formación profesional.

 21 June 2015

Desempleo juvenil y políticas de empleo

La región del Norte de África y Oriente Medio tiene la tasa de desempleo juvenil más alta del mundo –28% en 2013–, y se prevé que llegue al 30% hacia 2018.

 21 June 2015

The Political Economy of Intervention in the Middle East

Adam Hanieh explains the evolution of the economies of the Arab countries since the 1970s and the changes that their social structures have undergone.

 28 May 2015
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Macroeconomic and Monetary Policies in the Mediterranean. Management in a Context of Uncertainty

A period of financial crisis led to a process of reassessment in fiscal, financial and monetary policies in Europe and in its neighbouring countries. In the context of uncertainty reinforcing regional cooperation is more needed than ever.

 12 May 2015

Financial Reforms in the Mediterranean: Ideas and Policies to Inspire Change

The financial systems of Arab Mediterranean countries are not contributing to economic growth. The financial system reform is an essential element of the broader and bold economic reform agenda advocated by international institutions.

 14 January 2015

Inseguridad alimentaria y nutricional: un desafío importante para el mundo árabe

La inseguridad alimentaria y la malnutrición ponen en duda las políticas públicas y económicas de los países del norte de África y de Oriente Medio.

 21 December 2014
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Macroeconomics and Monetary Policies in a Context of Uncertainty in the Mediterranean

The conference discusses and formulates ways in which economic institutions and policies can promote macroeconomic stability and the development of welfare systems in the Mediterranean region.

 31 October 2014

Investment in Turbulent Times: How Political Turbulence Has Affected the FDI Level in the MENA Region

The participation of MENA countries in global FDI has been conditioned by their specialisation model, which is mostly based on three economic activities strongly affected by volatility and cyclical trends.

 16 October 2014