Economy & Finance

The Effects of the International Crisis on Mediterranean Countries

The Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs) have entered an economic crisis for which they have no direct responsibility whatsoever, considering their weak engagement on international capital markets.

Mediterranean Cruises as Drivers of Investment and Relations between Ports and Cities

With an increase of 163% in the number of passengers, the European cruise industry has registered significant growth in the last 10 years and emerged virtually unscathed from the 2008-2009 economic crisis.

Logistics in the Mediterranean: Current Situation and Prospects

The Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs), particularly those in the South Mediterranean, display numerous logistics-transport weaknesses.

Economic Evolution in the Mediterranean Countries in a Changing World

The structural adjustment programmes and EU aid programmes showed little concern for the real economies and their revitalization, but rather were much more concerned with institutional modernization of a free trade nature.

EU Development Funding in the Southern Mediterranean: Diagnosis and Prospects

Decreasing Investments of Gulf Countries in the Mediterranean Region

The global economic crisis, for which the GCC states’ economies were not immune, reduced their financial surpluses and their ability to invest in the Mediterranean.

La revolución: factor de convergencia de unas economías del Magreb dubitativas

El Magreb se caracteriza por dos modelos de crecimiento: uno impulsado por las exportaciones de bienes y servicios (Marruecos, Túnez), otro por el gasto público interno (Argelia).

Financiación europea para el desarrollo mediterráneo

La ayuda europea es limitada con respecto a otros recursos financieros externos o a las sumas de los déficit comerciales de los países del sur y este del Mediterráneo.

Norte de África: la revolución económica pendiente

El proceso de democratización, con sus dificultades, es solo uno de los aspectos de la transición que deben afrontar los países del norte de África.

Un perfil demográfico

Los países árabes están en plena transición demográfica. El peso desproporcionado de los jóvenes en la sociedad y la falta de oportunidades han disparado los conflictos.

The Role of SMEs in Mediterranean Economies: The Egyptian Experience

The economic and political landscape has dramatically changed in Egypt since January 2011 and, as a result, the economy is currently facing major challenges.

Digital Economy Perspectives in the Mediterranean Region

The South Mediterranean is the first area in the world to experience a real revolution initiated, in part, by the spread of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).