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The Mediterranean Growth Initiative aims to refocus the lens on the Mediterranean through data and analysis by  providing open access to data, forecasts and analysis covering the markets of the Mediterranean. It is aimed at investors, policymakers, and analysts, as well anyone who wants to gain an in-depth understanding of the region and its potential.

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MGI weekly round-up
MGI Weekly round-up | 20 April 2018
Apr 20, 2018
Apr 20, 2018

Djukanovic wins Montenegro’s presidential election, Egypt to auction more oil and gas blocks, while Turkey's President announces early elections.

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Apr 20, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 13 April 2018
Apr 13, 2018
Apr 13, 2018

Greek labour costs increase by 2.2% in 2017, Croatia’s trade balance deficit widens,whileMorocco’s shadow economy is estimated at one-fifth of GDP.

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Apr 13, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 6 April 2018
Apr 6, 2018
Apr 6, 2018

Albanian protesters clash with police over tolls, Turkey starts building its first nuclear plant, while Sisi wins Egyptian elections with 97% of vote.

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Apr 6, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 30 March 2018
Mar 30, 2018
Mar 30, 2018

France’s Maastricht debt declines, Morocco tops list of investment destinations in Africa, while ESM approves €6.7 billion for Greece.

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Mar 30, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 23 March 2018
Mar 23, 2018
Mar 23, 2018

Italy’s trade deficit drops in January, consumers’ confidence in Turkey drops in March, while cruise passenger arrivals in Montenegro increase in 2017.

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Mar 23, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 16 March 2018
Mar 16, 2018
Mar 16, 2018

Construction activity in Greece improves in 2017, Egyptian exports to Turkey increase, while the Lebanese cabinet agrees 2018 budget.

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Mar 16, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 9 March 2018
Mar 9, 2018
Mar 9, 2018

Tunisia’s public debt increases, Spanish services sector records the strongest growth in 7 months, and New Egyptian refinery to begin test run in 2018.

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Mar 9, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 2 March 2018
Mar 2, 2018
Mar 2, 2018

Croatian-Maltese business forum held in Zagreb, French consumer confidence weakens, while EBRD signs MoU on road investment in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Mar 2, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 23 February 2018
Feb 23, 2018
Feb 23, 2018

Israel strikes major gas deal with Egypt, Greece’s C/A deficit widens in December, EU to recommend starting accession talks with Albania.

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Feb 23, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 16 February 2018
Feb 16, 2018
Feb 16, 2018

Greek bonds are under pressure, British tourists flock back to Tunisia, while Morocco hits record tourism numbers.

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Feb 16, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 9 February 2018
Feb 9, 2018
Feb 9, 2018

Croatia was Bosnia and Herzegovina’s top trade partner in 2017, Algeria scores low on economic freedom, while survey shows Greek firms hit by taxation.

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Feb 9, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 2 February 2018
Feb 2, 2018
Feb 2, 2018

France grows at fastest rate in 6 years in 2017, Turkey’s ECI rises in January, while a new cement plant is set to begin operations in Egypt.

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Feb 2, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 26 January 2018
Jan 26, 2018
Jan 26, 2018

EU funds France-Spain power link, UAE Group to invest in Egypt sugar factory, while Italian econ minister says debt reduction must be a priority.

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Jan 26, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 19 January 2017
Jan 19, 2018
Jan 19, 2018

Greece approves more bailout reforms, Egyptian exports rise in the first 10 months of 2017, while Slovenia’s budget deficit narrows in 2017.

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Jan 19, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 12 January 2018
Jan 12, 2018
Jan 12, 2018

Shell starts drilling another oil well in Albania, Croatia’s budget surplus increases, while Turkish automotive exports rise in 2017.

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Jan 12, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 5 January 2018
Jan 5, 2018
Jan 5, 2018

Spain & France were Morocco’s top trading partners in 2016, Greek manufacturing continues to expand, while Croatia expects record tourist arrivals.

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Jan 5, 2018
MGI Weekly round-up | 29 December 2017
Dec 29, 2017
Dec 29, 2017

Libya’s oil production falls due to pipeline explosion, Morocco receives a loan from France to buy locomotives, while Montenegro passes 2018 budget.

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Dec 29, 2017
MGI Weekly round-up | 22 December 2017
Dec 22, 2017
Dec 22, 2017

IMF visits B&H to unlock loan payments, Egypt-Saudi Arabia to connect their power grids, while BOI says banking crisis due to recession & EU rules.

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Dec 22, 2017
MGI Weekly round-up | 15 December 2017
Dec 15, 2017
Dec 15, 2017

Energy companies in search for oil in Eastern Med, current account balance & inflation drop in Egypt, while Italian bonds & stocks are under pressure.

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Dec 15, 2017
MGI Weekly round-up | 8 December 2017
Dec 8, 2017
Dec 8, 2017

Major logistics firm opens branch in Morocco, Croatia considers raising the minimum wage, while the EC voices concerns on Bosnia’s reform progress.

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Dec 8, 2017
MGI Weekly round-up | 1 December 2017
Dec 1, 2017
Dec 1, 2017

Egypt still interested in Israeli gas, EU Commission to investigate Spanish aid to coal plants, while Malta tops the list of cash-dependent economies.

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Dec 1, 2017
MGI Weekly round-up | 24 November 2017
Nov 24, 2017
Nov 24, 2017

Morocco and Mercosur start talks on a free trade agreement, Paris wins battle to host EBA, while Algerian FX reserves are expected to shrink further.

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Nov 24, 2017
MGI Weekly round-up | 17 November 2017
Nov 17, 2017
Nov 17, 2017

Greece to distribute excess primary surplus to people hit by austerity, New gas discovery in Morocco, and GAM warns of a crisis in Turkey.

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Nov 17, 2017
MGI Weekly round-up | 10 November 2017
Nov 10, 2017
Nov 10, 2017

Crete at the heart of major power link project, Morocco launches its first reconnaissance satellite, while Moody’s issues warning to Lebanon.

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Nov 10, 2017
MGI Weekly round-up | 3 November 2017
Nov 3, 2017
Nov 3, 2017

“Broad-based” recovery in Egypt, Tunisia asks banks to stop financing non-essential imports, and Morocco ranks first in North Africa for doing business.

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Nov 3, 2017
MGI Weekly round-up | 27 October 2017
Oct 27, 2017
Oct 27, 2017

Macron wants France to make peace with private business, Greece’s current account surplus goes up, while confidence continues to improve in Italy.

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Oct 27, 2017
MGI Weekly round-up | 20 October 2017
Oct 20, 2017
Oct 20, 2017

Israel-Cyprus-Greece to connect their power grids, Slovenia faces labour shortages, while Algeria, Libya and Syria score low on economic freedom.

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Oct 20, 2017
MGI Weekly round-up | 13 October 2017
Oct 13, 2017
Oct 13, 2017

Household cooking-oil recycling vital for Italy’s bio fuel producer, Turkey-US diplomatic tensions pose threat to trade and Israel’s tax revenue hits record-high in September.

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Oct 13, 2017
MGI Weekly round-up | 6 October 2017
Oct 6, 2017
Oct 6, 2017

Libya's commercial port reopens after 3-year closure, despite high inflation Ergodan reiterates unorthodox inflation - interest rate view and Spain’s borrowing costs increase amid Catalonian crises.

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Oct 6, 2017
MGI Weekly round-up | 29 September 2017
Sep 29, 2017
Sep 29, 2017

Egypt, Morocco & Tunisia among top ten investment destinations in Africa, Syria’s electricity production is increasing, and Greece drops to 86th place of the global competitiveness index.

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Sep 29, 2017
MGI Analysis
Fertility rates in the Med: Europe in trouble
Oct 3, 2017
Fertility rates in the Med: Europe in trouble
Oct 3, 2017

The Mediterranean region as a whole has replicated the global picture of fewer births, with virtually every Med country seeing its fertility rate drop by 50% or more between 1960 and 2015.

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Oct 3, 2017
Internet in the Med: North Africa needs to catch up
Sep 20, 2017
Internet in the Med: North Africa needs to catch up
Sep 20, 2017

For the majority of people in the developed world, having access to the internet means to be able to work, be informed and contact friends and relatives.

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Sep 20, 2017
  Tourism in the Mediterranean
Aug 9, 2017
Tourism in the Mediterranean
Aug 9, 2017

As we are already in the last month of summer and many of our readers are likely charging their batteries in one of the Mediterranean’s beauty spots, let’s have a look at how tourism has evolved in the region in the last 20 years.

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Aug 9, 2017
Access to electricity in Mediterranean countries
Aug 2, 2017
Access to electricity in Mediterranean countries
Aug 2, 2017

Universal access to electricity is a key indicator of inclusive development. Many countries around the world still lack widespread access to electricity, lowering the quality of life of (predominantly) remote rural communities and acting as a serious impediment to economic and social advances.

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Aug 2, 2017
Girls and Women in the Med, part I: Primary Education
Jul 19, 2017
Girls and Women in the Med, part I: Primary Education
Jul 19, 2017

Empowering women and girls is a key objective if Mediterranean countries are to reach their economic potential, as well as create vibrant, equitable societies. In a series of posts, we will examine how far Med countries have come in achieving this objective – starting by looking at female participation in primary education.

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Jul 19, 2017
A look at trade in the Mediterranean
Jun 26, 2017
A look at trade in the Mediterranean
Jun 26, 2017

The Mediterranean has been shaped by trade since ancient times, and remains a vibrant economic space today.  The overall value of Mediterranean exports to the rest of the world is about US$1.2 trillion. 

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Jun 26, 2017
 
 
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