Thinking and Acting for the
Future of the Mediterranean and Africa
Our Mission
EMEA brings together leading economists and high-level international and local experts to think for the future of the Euro-Mediterranean and Africa in a multi-polar world.
Activities
The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association strives to explore and understand the socio-economic and political challenges facing economies in transition such as the Mediterranean and Africa amidst the global geopolitical uncertainties, economic and financial crises and protracted conflicts.
Statement on Covid-19, Rym Ayadi (EMEA President - Founder)
EMEA Collaborative Platform
An initiative by EMEA's Founder and President Rym Ayadi, to discuss and understand the socio-economic and political challenges facing economies in transition such as the Mediterranean and Africa amidst the global geopolitical uncertainties, economic and financial crises and protracted conflicts.
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Activities
COVID-19 Policy Response
Foresight and Policy Analysis
EMEA develops new models and scenarios and proposes new applications for the region, sub-region and countries.
Governance and Institutions
EMEA engages in research and targeted initiatives to develop new indicators to monitor governance and institutional performance and to suggest policy proposals for the region and for Europe to strengthen global governance.
Socio-economic Development
EMEA developed the innovative “TRIS” concept for socio-economic development in the Mediterranean. TRIS stands for “Transparent”, “Responsible”, “Inclusive” and “Sustainable”. This new concept can be enlarged in other regions of the world including Africa.
Bio-economics Research Initiative
The aim of the EMEA Bio-economics Research Initiative is to promote nature-based solutions and mainstreaming economics, finance and policy. The results of this research will advance the work under the TRIS Economic Model developed by EMEA over the past years.
Territorial Resilience Research Initiative
Urban systems have been following accelerated growth in the last century, having unprecedented impacts on natural ecosystems. Certainly, cities have become the epicenter of economic development and job creation. However, the increasing attraction of people and economic activity has led to a significant disequilibrium among cities, towns, and villages.
Money and Finance
Building on EMEA Founder research activities on money and finance, EMEA continues to enlarge the research on financial architecture, financial inclusion, stability and sustainability, crisis management in the Mediterranean and Africa.
Debt Transparency Initiative
The Debt Transparency Initiative launched by EMEA aims to enhance knowledge about debt related issues, particularly in low-income countries (LICs) and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs).
Entrepreneurship and MSMEs
EMEA Entrepreneurship and MSMEs initiative aims to: Perform surveys and research with the focus on high-value added start-ups, social business, creative cultural sectors;
CCI Research
In November 2020, EMEA is launching a new research initiative together with its network EMNES to explore the channels of value and job creation in the Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI) in the Mediterranean and Africa post COVID-19 and to propose recommendations to enhance the capacity for the sector to become an engine of innovation powered by digitalization and to transform towards more sustainability and inclusion.
Regional Integration
EMEA developed a new vision for regional integration, inspired by the blue transition first introduced in MEDPRO and…
Digitalization & AI
Digitalization and AI have great potential in revamping education, research, and economic sectors. EMEA is developing e-research platforms…
Africa Initiative
The EMEA Africa Initiative brings together leading economists and high-level international and local experts to think for the future of the Euro-Mediterranean and Africa policy and economic relations.
COVID-19 Policy Response
Foresight and Policy Analysis
Governance and Institutions
Socio-economic Development
Bio-economics Research Initiative
Territorial Resilience Research Initiative
Money and Finance
Debt Transparency Initiative
Entrepreneurship and MSMEs
CCI Research
Regional Integration
Digitalization & AI
Africa Initiative
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