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Global and Regional Economic Integration and Economic Growth: Lessons from Asia for the MENA Region?

The IMF Deputy Managing Director, Naoyuki Shinohara, pointed out last year that “the most striking trend in Asia’s rise as the world’s leading source of exports has been the growth in intraregional trade. While global trade and Asia’s trade with economies outside the region have doubled since 2000, intra-Asian trade has tripled, and regional trade […]

Freedom of Expression in Post–Revolution Tunisia, Gains and Pitfalls

In a brief conversation with a taxi driver who was taking me from Cartage international airport to down town Medina, I noticed glimpses of optimism in his speech. He said he was glad about the changes that took place in what he sometimes called “Modern Tunisia,” and some other times “post-revolutionary Tunisia.” “We have lived […]

Libyan rivals agree to appoint new central bank governor

Libya’s rival factions agreed to appoint a new central bank governor after the former chief left the country under pressure from militias. The Libyan infighting between the West and East governments spilled over to the Central Bank last month forcing suspension of its activity and jeopardizing the country’s monetary regulator. The House of Representatives based […]