North Africa: Economic Difficulties After the Arab Spring
Despite the advent of democracy, North Africa faces several economic challenges like rising unemployment and a reduction in tourism revenues after the Arab Spring uprisings.
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North Africa:
Arab Spring Brings Some Sour Fruits
IPS, 26 March 2012
Recent shifts in the Middle East and North Africa have presented several economic challenges such as high unemployment, an exodus of migrants from Libya and a reduction of tourism… Read more »
Protesters in Libya (file photo).
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Egypt:
Govt, Libya Seek Boosting Labor Cooperation
Egypt Online, 23 March 2012
Minister of Manpower and Immigration Fathi Fikry on Thursday 22/03/2012 held talks with visiting Libyan Minister of Labor and Vocational Training Mostafa al-Rajbani on means of… Read more »
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Tunisia:
No Quick Fix for the Economy
Tunisia Live, 4 March 2012
For a country that went into revolution on the back of endemic poverty and unemployment a little over a year ago, the recent unemployment data in Tunisia makes for sobering… Read more »
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Tunisia:
IMF to Help Nation
IMF, 2 February 2012
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde made the following statement today in Tunis at the end of her visit to Tunisia: Read more »