25 Years After the Barcelona Process: Enhancing Mediterranean Integration
Nov 26, 2020 / Blog entry
Several studies focusing on regional integration had pointed to the existence of a large untapped potential to increase trade flows of goods and services, as well as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the mobility of people between the two shores of the Mediterranean.
You can read the full article on the Union for the Mediterranean ...
Enhancing Mediterranean Integration
Nov 26, 2020 / Blog entry
This essay by CMI Manager Blanca-Moreno Dodson, provides an insight on a forthcoming CMI report on the same topic. It advocates for trade liberalization, human capital development, and sectoral reforms which can bring Mediterranean countries closer together, especially now in times of COVID-19.
You can read the full article on The Cairo...
CMI Manager at UfM #Women4Mediterranean: E-Commerce Could Accelerate Jobs for Women in Times of COVID-19
Nov 26, 2020 / Library
In the context of the UfM #Women4Mediterranean High-Level Conference (November 16 - 20, 2020), and as part of a high-level panel comprised of intergovernmental agencies and Mediterranean think tanks representatives, CMI Manager, Ms. Blanca Moreno-Dodson presented COVID-19 as both an urgent challenge but also an opportunity for the Mediterranean....
MENA Countries Can Improve Trade and Regional Integration to Improve the Economy After COVID-19
Oct 27, 2020 / Library
In this interview, MENA Economic Update authors Ha Nguyen, World Bank Senior Economist for MENA, and Blanca Moreno-Dodson, Director of the Centre for Mediterranean Integration, explain just how trade openness in the region can be significant in achieving inclusiveness and alleviating poverty, and how there is a key opportunity now to move towards...
COVID-19, Challenges and Opportunities: The case of Tunisia
Oct 26, 2020 / Library
This article is part of the CMI/FEMISE joint “COVID-19 Med Policy Brief Series”, aimed at addressing the urgent issue of the COVID-19 socio-economic effects and impact on the EU-Mediterranean region.
Trading Together: Reviving Middle East and North Africa Regional Integration in the Post-Covid Era
Oct 21, 2020 / Highlight
Alors que la croissance économique atteint des abîmes, la balance des transactions courantes et le solde budgétaire se détériorent, et on prévoit une augmentation considérable de la dette publique.
Washington, 19 octobre 2020 — Le commerce et l’intégration, au sein de la région Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord (MENA) et avec le reste du...
A Digital Financial Education to Support the «New Normal» in the Post-Pandemic Era
Oct 20, 2020 / Library
This article is part of the CMI/FEMISE joint “COVID-19 Med Policy Brief Series”, aimed at addressing the urgent issue of the COVID-19 socio-economic effects and impact on the EU-Mediterranean region.
Trading Together: Reviving Middle East and North Africa Regional Integration in the Post-Covid Era
Oct 19, 2020 / Library
Trade and integration—within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and with the rest of the world—will be critical to lowering poverty, empowering the poor, and igniting economic growth in the post-Covid era, according to the World Bank’s latest regional economic update.
The report, titled Trading Together: Reviving Middle East and...
Youth, Mobility and Employability in the Mediterranean
The Turkish Banking Sector
Post crisis Bank Resolution Key challenges in FinSAC client countries: Pamela Lintner
IMPACT OF FINANCIAL REFORMS IN THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN AREA: Program
[Round Table] The Mediterranean at the Forefront of the Energy Transition
May 03, 2018 / Highlight
Context
Aimed at enabling the EU to deliver on its Paris Agreement commitments and at implementing the Energy Union, the 'Clean Energy for All Europeans' (CE4ALL) Package has three main goals: putting energy efficiency first, achieving global leadership in renewable energies and providing a fair deal for consumers. By achieving these aims, the...
EU CLEAN ENERGY FOR ALL PACKAGE AND MEDITERRANEAN ELECTRICITY MARKET INTEGRATION
[Concept Note and Agenda] EU Clean Energy Package and Mediterranean Electricity Market Integration
[Workshop] EU Clean Energy Package and Mediterranean Electricity Market Integration
Mar 14, 2018 / Highlight
Rationale
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) launched, in November 2015, the Mediterranean Forum on Electricity and Climate Change, a permanent discussion platform among countries, international organisations, regulators and electricity companies. The purpose of the Forum is to raise awareness about the benefits of Mediterranean...
[Workshop] EU ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ Package Explained to Mediterranean Countries
May 04, 2017 / Highlight
Context
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) launched, in November 2015, the Mediterranean Forum on Electricity and Climate Change, a permanent discussion platform among countries, international organisations, regulators and electricity companies, and organised a first regional workshop entitled ‘From COP21 to COP22: Renewables and...
Mobilizing the Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Economic Integration and Entrepreneurship
الأردن يسعى لجذب الاستثمارات السورية لخلق وظائف للاجئين
Mar 22, 2017 / Library
مقابلة مع وزير الصناعة والتجارة والتمويل الأردني، للحديث عن وضع الاقتصاد الأردني، والذي تأثر خلال السنوات الأخيرة بالأزمة السورية، وخاصة بما يتعلق باستقبال اللاجئين في الأردن.
Economic Transitions in the Mediterranean
Towards a Concerted Economic Strategy in the Mediterranean
Oct 06, 2015 / Blog entry
Malgré leur proximité géographique et culturelle, l’Europe et les Pays du Sud et de l’Est Méditerranéen (PSEM) n’ont toujours pas élaboré une véritable stratégie économique commune, comme le Japon des années 1960 a su le faire en Asie, ou l’Allemagne des années 1990 avec les Pays d’Europe Centrale et Orientale. Chaque zone pourrait pourtant puiser...
Diagnostic & Plan Directeur du Secteur de l’Artisanat à Chefchaouen - Défis rencontrés et propositions d’actions
Challenges of the Mediterranean Economic Area
Oct 01, 2015 / Library
Eco d’ici Eco d’ailleurs, the economic show of Radio France Internationale, with Jean-Pierre Boris, discusses the challenges and successes of the Mediterranean economic area. Panelists : Mourad Ezzine, Manager of the Center for Mediterranean Integration; Jean-Louis Reiffers, President of the Scientific Council of the Institut de la...
Mobilizing MENA Diaspora - Expert’s View – Imelda NICOLAS
Jul 21, 2015 / Library
Secretary Imelda Nicolas, Chairperson of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, discusses the Philippine’s experience in involving the diaspora. Interview conducted in the context of the workshop on Mobilizing Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Global Integration, Investment, Trade, and Knowledge Transfer, organized by the World Bank and the...
Mobilizing MENA Diaspora - Expert’s View – Anis MNIF
Jul 21, 2015 / Library
M. Anis MNIF, Program Manager of the Tunisian Handicraft Export Program at the Tunisian American Young Professionals association, discusses the role of governments in strengthening the contributions of diaspora members. Interview conducted in the context of the workshop on Mobilizing Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Global Integration,...
Mobilizing MENA Diaspora - Expert’s View – Abderrazek ELHAJRI
Jul 21, 2015 / Library
Mr. Abderrazek ELHAJRI, Director of Migrations & Développement association, discusses the role of governments in strengthening the contributions of diaspora members. Interview conducted in the context of the workshop on Mobilizing Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Global Integration, Investment, Trade, and Knowledge Transfer, organized...
Mobilizing MENA Diaspora - Expert’s View – Karim MANSOUR-DAHBI
Jul 21, 2015 / Library
M. Karim MANSOUR-DAHBI, PDG of eXtra (United Electronics Company), discusses the role of governments in strengthening the contributions of diaspora members. Interview conducted in the context of the workshop on Mobilizing Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Global Integration, Investment, Trade, and Knowledge Transfer, organized by the World...
Mobilizing MENA Diaspora - Expert’s View – Uri DADUSH
Jul 21, 2015 / Library
Mr. Uri DADUSH, Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discusses the role of the diaspora in the development of MENA countries. Interview conducted in the context of the workshop on Mobilizing Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Global Integration, Investment, Trade, and Knowledge Transfer, organized by the World...
Mobilizing MENA Diaspora - Expert’s View – Georges AKIKI
Jul 21, 2015 / Library
Mr. George AKIKI, Head of Strategic Planning and Corporate Social Responsibility at Cisco and Co-founder and President of LebNet explains his role as a diaspora member and how he is giving back to his country of origin. Interview conducted in the context of the workshop on Mobilizing Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Global Integration,...
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