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The 2011 FEMISE annual Conference took place this year on December 15-16th in Marseille, France, Hotel Villa Massalia. The theme of this year was on “The Arab Awakening and the Role of the EU-Med Partnership”. You can download the conference concept note and agenda by clicking on the link: Femise conference concept note and agenda
The conference [...]

The Center for Social Economic Research “CASE” has the pleasure to announce the 7th biennial International Conference: “Europe 2020 Exploring the Future of European Integration” on the 18-19th of November 2011 at the Falenty Conference Center, Warsaw Poland.
The 2011 Conference will address challenges facing the European integration process in the global context of the post [...]

The Center for Research on the Economies of the Mediterranean CREMed (Barcelona GSE and IEMed), is pleased to announce the III Workshop on Economics of the Mediterranean, to be held in Barcelona, Spain on 26-27, June 2012.
The event will focus on Microeconomics and Macroeconomics topics relating to the economies of the Mediterranean region, including Institutions and Governance, [...]

Since the early 2000s, technological advances in southern Mediterranean countries have contributed to improvements in the banking system. However, State interference in banking institutions and corruption is hindering their effectiveness. There is still great room for improvement.
While Western banking systems are under the spotlight and their supremacy is being challenged, the Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Economic [...]

Just like western countries, Maghreb countries are creating cluster developments. Networks are seen as an accelerator of productivity, with information sharing, emulation and export incentives. But more than anything, it is the internationalisation of business that creates the greatest chance of development.
At a time when Mediterranean countries are beginning, almost simultaneously, to review their land [...]

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FEMISE is pleased to announce the launch of its “Visiting Fellowship Programme” inviting candidates (affiliated to a FEMISE member institute) to submit applications to request funding that will enable them to spend a period of time (up to 6 months) in an institute in the EU or MEDA country. The deadline for the applications [...]

Clustering, international networks and performance of firms: some complement approaches for MENA’s convergence
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(PDF File, English, 142 pages, 1,3 Mo)
March 2011
Directed By : Juliette Milgram, University of Granada, Spain
In collaboration with: ACHY Lahcen INSEA, Rabat Morocco; BASRI Amine Ministère de l’Industrie et du Commerce, Rabat, Morocco. ; [...]

Does Capital Account Liberalization Spur Economic and Financial Performance? New Investigation for MENA Countries
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(PDF file, English, 62 pages, 1,1 Mo)
Mai 2011
Directed By: Mondher Cherif, ESC Sfax
In collaboration with: Samy Ben Naceur – ESSEC Tunis (Tunisia), Mohamed Goaied – Université du 7 novembre à Carthage (Tunisia), Bassem [...]

Convergence of banking sector regulations and its impact on Bank performances and Growth: the case for Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia
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(PDF file, English, 175 pages, 3,6 Mo)
July 2011
by : Rym Ayadi, CEPS, Belgium
In collaboration with: Jawad Kerdoudi, IMRI Morocco and Yazid Boumghar, CREAD Algeria
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