Economy & Finance

The Economic Impacts of the New Suez Canal

The Suez Canal has been considered, since its establishment in 1869, as the most important artery and waterway for world trade between East and West. It is the most important waterway for moving petroleum between the production sources and consumptio...

FDI in the MENA Region: Factors that Hinder or Favour Investments in the Region

A striking feature of the new globalization process is the role played by multinational enterprises in generating employment and growth. Attracting foreign direct investment therefore, is placed at the top of the agenda for most countries.

Trade, Security and Neoliberal Politics: Whither Arab Reform?

Although large-scale protests were driven by a combination of political and socioeconomic factors and grievances, they have yielded many different outcomes.

Transport Dimension of the BRICS Penetration in the Mediterranean Region

The impact on the transport sector of the BRICS penetration in the Mediterranean is conditioned by two elements: the BRICS evaluations of the geo-economic role of the area and the extent of the cooperation agreements.

Barcelona Euro-Med Forum on the Role of SMEs

The IEMed participates in the annual conference of the MED Confederation, an entity that aims to promote socio-economic cooperation in the Mediterranean to place this region in a better economic, commercial and social position.

Southern European Migration Towards Northern Europe

Although it was qualified as “global”, the 2008 economic and financial crisis did not produce identical effects in all parts of the globe. It hit the South much more severely than the North.

Trade, Security, And Neoliberal Policies: Where Are The Reforms In Arab Countries Going?

The reforms that North African regimes have implemented from the 1990s to the present, especially in Morocco and Tunisia, neither generate general economic growth nor expand social justice or contribute to economic liberalization.

The Chinese Breakthrough in the Arab and Mediterranean Markets

Comparing the War Economies of Syria and Libya

There are four principal modalities of the Libyan and Syrian war economies: the extraction of rents and extortion; the direct sale of goods; access to or predation upon state revenues; and the patronage of external actors.

6th Euromed Capital Forum

Euromed Capital in collaboration with the IEMed is organizing the 6th forum in Barcelona, during which several experts from the financial community, politicians and others analyze the impact of digitalisation on the world of business and finance.

Maghreb: Bridging The Gap Between Europe And Africa

Over the course of three days, the MedaWeek Barcelona hosts a number of key thematic and sectoral fora, more than 60 working sessions, and over 1,500 attendees from all corners of the world.

Presentation of The Regional Economic Outlook of The IMF for The Middle East

Economic prospects for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAP) and Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) regions are diverging.