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FEMISE, the Institute of the Mediterranean, Le Cercle des Economistes and their partners organized the VIIIth edition of the Economic Rendez-vous of the Mediterranean, on Saturday October 20th, 2012, as part of the Mediterranean Economic Week of Marseilles, on the topic:
« New powers, new economic programs in the Mediterranean »
The Conference related to the private [...]

The Economic Research Forum (ERF) is pleased to announce a call for papers under the theme of “Political Economy of Transformation in the Arab World”. This is an important topic as countries of the Arab region have entered a period where political and economic transformations can interact in ways that will be more potent than [...]

A few more degrees are enough to significantly alter the ecosystem by causing an increase in sea levels, land salinisation and repeated fires. It is a threat to tourism and agriculture, making the price of raw materials go through the roof. According to FEMISE, North African and Middle Eastern countries are particularly vulnerable and their [...]

Europe would benefit from liberalising services with partner countries in the Mediterranean basin.
Economists, members of FEMISE  have, in fact, just established a close, almost automatic link between the liberalisation of trade in services and economic growth.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Mediterranean countries, who are non-EU members, could make a leap estimated  between 110% and 260% [...]