Economy & Finance

Rural Vulnerability, Employment and Social Safety Programmes in Egypt: How Far Could State Initiatives Go?

Rural Vulnerability, Employment and Social Safety Programmes in Egypt: How Far Could State Initiatives Go?

This paper aims to assess the Haya Karima initiative, launched by the Egyptian government in 2019 to target rural communities to achieve inclusive development and eliminate poverty.

 4 April 2023
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The Airports of the Maghreb Face the New Century

The Maghreb, in North Africa, is a crucial part of the Western Mediterranean region. The development of transport infrastructure and services on both shores is key to encouraging and strengthening all manner of relations.

 11 August 2020

Economic Impact of COVID-19: Powerful Shock to Post-Reform Egypt

For all governments dealing with the pandemic, there is a difficult short term trade-off between public health and economic considerations. The Egyptian authorities have given a higher weight to the latter.

 22 June 2020

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

The Socioeconomic Impact of COVID-19 on Lebanon: A Crisis Within Crises

The COVID-19 crisis comes on the heels of grave economic and political crises that hit Lebanon in 2019. The pandemic is expected to have devastating economic costs given the country´s fragile economic environment.

 22 June 2020

Morocco Fighting Against COVID-19: Drastic Times Call for Drastic Measures

Morocco is expected to undergo an economic slowdown due to the pandemic. The combined effect of poor crop year and the impact of confinement on some sectors has led to a revision of the growth rate.

 22 June 2020

COVID-19 in Palestine: Economic Slump, Rising Vulnerability and Limited Policy Response

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 and fatalities in Palestine remain very low in absolute terms. However, the pandemic is expected to have wide-reaching economic and social impacts.

 18 June 2020

La Crise Covid-19 en Tunisie: Impacts et Préoccupations

Au-delà de la dimension sanitaire, la gravité du Covid-19 doit se mesurer à l’aune de son impact socio-économique. Cette crise pourrait inviter à penser une communauté plus respectueuse des équilibres environnementaux.

 18 June 2020

Advancing Youth Financial Inclusion To Boost Job Creation And Growth In The Mediterranean Region

The event aims to shed light on the obstacles that the youth is facing to access finance and policies that can lead to improvements in the Mediterranean region.

 10 June 2020

Digitalisation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Mediterranean

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Mediterranean create job opportunities and, increasingly, stimulate innovation. Unfortunately, they are often prevented from reaching their full potential.

 7 June 2020

Perspectives of Container Shipping in the Western Mediterranean

In recent decades, container shipping has undergone a series of transformations as a result of both maritime and terrestrial stakeholders seeking bigger economies of scale. These transformations have led to the consolidation of a number of trends .

 25 October 2019

The Idea of Balkan Regional Economic Integration

Regional economic integration in the Balkans is not a new idea, but it has received new attention in recent years with the “Berlin Process” and the renewed engagement of the European Union with the six Western Balkan countries.

 23 October 2019

Trade Networks in the MENA Region

Forecasts for economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) stand at between a modest 1.5 and 3.5 percent for the period 2019-2021. This growth is also likely to be heterogeneous, with some laggards and a few emerging growth stars.

 21 October 2019