The report explores post-COVID opportunities for fostering growth and for deepening regional cooperation in the Mediterranean region, with a focus on five Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia). In three thematic chapters, the report brings... more

English    “Youth, Actors for Change: Rethinking Mobility” This paper aims to contribute to a new discourse – around education, employability, and mobility, to enable the youth to become drivers for change in the Mediterranean region – appealed for in the “Commitments for a New Ambition... more

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... more

Trade and integration — within MENA 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... more

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,... more

As the first MENA regionwide report on the subject, this report was conceived out of a real need for data and analysis on internationalization, as well as a direct demand from stakeholders including tertiary education institutions in the region. Its primary objectives are to raise awareness on... more

French Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian entrusted the CMI with hosting a platform for facilitating and monitoring the implementation of the projects emerging from the Sommet des Deux Rives (Summit of the Two Shores).     The Summit of the Two Shores is an initiative... more

This working paper was commissioned by the CMI and produced by the following MedYWat Members:     Kholoud Al Ajarma, MedYWat Member, Palestine Ghadeer Arafeh, MedYWat Member, Palestine Faisal Aziz, MedYWat Member, Morocco Lamiss Qdemat, MedYWat Member, Palestine   Under the... more

This working paper was commissioned by the CMI and produced by the following MedYWat Members:     Fatine Ezbakhe, MedYWat Member, Morocco Jamal Mabrouki, MedYWat Member, Morocco Annas Tallou, MedYWat Member, Morocco   Under the mentorship of :  Anders Jagerskog, Senior... more

This working paper was commissioned by the CMI and produced by the following MedYWat Members:     Hussam Hussein, MedYWat Coordinator, Jordan/Italy Alberto Natta, MedYWat Member, Italy Abed Al Kareem Yehya, MedYWat Member, Lebanon Baha Hamadna, MedYWat... more

The CMI paired young researchers with senior experts to produce joint papers on water and migration. Through this experience, the young researchers had the chance to work closely with some of the most knowledgeable water experts from around the Mediterranean region and beyond.   “REWARDING”  ... more