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Can MENA achieve financial inclusion?
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It’s been nearly two and a half years since Mohamed Bouazizi’s act of self-immolation ignited protests in Tunisia and marked the beginning of the Arab Spring movements. Since then, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has undergone considerable changes, including the overthrow of… more
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Can Free Trade Agreements support ‘Factory Asia’?
Free trade agreements (FTAs) have been proliferating in Asia for more than a decade. Production networks and the product-fragmentation trade that they generate have been growing for a much longer period. In fact, since ‘Factory Asia’ emerged, well before FTAs (Baldwin 2008). They are clearly… more
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How Spain can escape the unemployment trap
Despite the growing unemployment crisis in Spain – recent indicators have confirmed that the rate has reached 27% – the government is yet to take the decisions needed for adequate reform. Last year’s labour market reform was all about relaxing redundancy costs. This, however, overlooked… more
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Scientific African
At the World Economic Forum on Africa last week, I was part of a small group of people working to connect science and technology with the larger business agenda. Moderated by Lanre Akinola, Editor of This Is Africa, the panel included Gunilla Carlsson (Swedish International Development Cooperation Minister), Claver Gatete (Rwandese… more
