Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Arab Maghreb countries are revisiting the long-dormant Arab Maghreb Union agreement in the hopes that regional integration can help them overcome rising instability and become competitive in this era of change.
Inadequate access to housing has emerged as one of Algeria’s most pressing crises. The government has to design an effective housing policy that enables citizens to have access to decent housing at a reasonable cost without squandering public money.
Political leaders across the Arab world must take design appropriate incentive schemes based on economic efficiency and social justice considerations if they hope to have any semblance of legitimacy in the eyes of their people and the international community.
The Tunisian economy faces falling tourism, a bad labor market, and increased current account deficits. The new government must develop a comprehensive economic strategy to deal with these challenges.
Tunisian policymakers should seize the opportunity to pursue an innovative economic strategy to overcome four key challenges: high rates of youth unemployment, a large number of marginal jobs, increasing income inequality, and substantial regional disparities.
The Justice and Development Party, which leads the government in Morocco, must invest the trust it currently enjoys wisely, working with the many groups that make up Moroccan society to set priorities.
Arab states can benefit from the experiences of growing and stable emerging countries, including the lesson emerging countries offer that there is no inconsistency between economic growth and social equity.
The worsening budget deficit in Morocco comes at a time of scarce liquidity in local banks and public dissatisfaction with the process of privatisation.
As Tunisia moves away from its former regime, the country's policymakers need to seize this opportunity to review the foundations of the country's economic strategy and take steps to overcome its key challenges.
As Tunisia moves away from its former regime, its policy makers need to seize the opportunity to review the foundations of the country’s economic strategy and promote private sector development.
