FROM THE BLOG LA CASA DI PAOLA - A series of technical regulations have been in force since this year without which not even a pin can enter Arab countries - Here is the experience of the Meneghetti Group
If the sectoral detail of exports and the structural-operational characteristics of banking systems are still linked to energy products, their main drivers come from population growth and growing economic diversification.
Despite the positive notes, many elements of weakness persist in the North African country, such as the reduced diversification of the economy and dependence on hydrocarbons, climatic conditions and political tensions in the region - In 2014 the growth of Morocco's GDP…
According to the Intesa Sanpaolo study, the still uncertain geopolitical framework does not represent difficulties in financing the public deficit, while the foreign exchange reserves ensure adequate coverage of external needs and imports.
Despite dysfunctions and ongoing conflicts in neighboring markets or within the same national borders, economic growth in Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia is expected to accelerate again in the two-year period 2014-2015.
Despite its small size, the economy is very open with a development model based on investment and exports of high-tech goods and services. The only risk is the situation in advanced markets and regional turmoil.
The possible easing of regional tensions would re-evaluate the role of regional financial hub held by the country in the past, favoring the recovery of tourist flows and FDI, but decisive internal reforms are needed from a structural perspective.
In a context where extractive activity is negligible and the market is penalized by the large energy deficit, Jordan can only count on large financial flows from abroad in the form of tourism, remittances, donations and guarantees.
The 500 million Kia Fund investment in the FSI turns the spotlight on the small but very rich Arab country and its diversification capabilities, attracting the necessary FDI and increasing the participation of the private sector in the economy - Kuwait has…
In the capital, the famous hotels in Via Veneto end up in the hands of Emirs and Sultans - Brunei has already bought the Eden in via Ludovisi, Qatar is about to complete the purchase of the Excelsior and the Grand Hotel - Strong interest from…
In studying the third largest economy in the southern Mediterranean, Intesa Sanpaolo finds the risks for competitiveness on international markets in the poor condition of the population, in the insufficient growth rate and the lack of infrastructure.
Between 2014 and 2017, Italian sales in the main markets of the region are expected to grow at an average annual rate of 9%, where SACE is studying 2 billion euro in new projects, essential for infrastructure, sustainability and development.
After a slowdown in 2013, the growth of some Mediterranean countries and the Gateway to Asia (especially Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the UAE) could create excellent opportunities for our exports. But watch out for rising insolvencies and political tensions and…
The Algerian government has decided to launch a program to revitalize state-owned industries, making a database available to foreign companies and investors interested in concluding joint ventures or taking part in them.
For the first time, SACE will discount the receivables without recourse from a pool of banks of which Banca UBAE is the agent and leader, in an operation which envisages the granting of a 50 million euro credit line for the construction…
ICE participates in the XVIII edition of the “Project Lebanon 2013” fair, a strategic platform for Made in Italy as access to the local market and showcase for the entire Middle East area, including the economies of the Gulf.
The Omani Sultanate is a market with great potential for Italian SMEs, given the similar production structure, the need for new infrastructures which will lead to the creation of a new logistics hub and the advantages for capital investment.
Italian investments in the UAE are still limited due to the lack of possibility of a majority participation of home-grown companies, despite particular tax exemptions and opportunities in energy, infrastructure and construction.
Mining, financial services and foreign trade have made the UAE one of the most efficient capital investment hubs in the world. But, according to Intesa SP, real estate represents the greatest vulnerability.
Finmeccanica has won the tender for the construction of the first railway section of the United Arab Emirates, which will connect the oil country's urban areas with Saudi Arabia and Oman: investments for a value of over 250…
The Australian company has announced a global alliance with the giant of flights to the East, Emirates, to ensure almost 100 weekly flights between Australia and Europe via Dubai - Qantas thus ends its alliance with British Airways and leaves…
An explosion in the security headquarters in Damascus, during a meeting, kills Defense Minister Daoud Rajha and his deputy, Assad's brother-in-law - The attacker would have been a bodyguard of the leadership group close to the president -…
The candidate of the Muslim brothers wins the presidential elections, but will only be a transitory president - Tahrir Square explodes with joy - The FOCUS of the SACE Study Center: due to the institutional deadlock and the recent sentences of the Constitutional Court…
After the capital increase in Piazza Cordusio there were several changes in the shareholdings: the American fund Capital Research and Management dropped from 5,406% to 2,732%, the Crt Foundation rose from 3,163% to 3,856%, while the package in…
The captain of the Italy World Cup, Fabio Cannavaro, puts his boots back on: he will do it in February to promote the Indian Premier League, the new expansion ground for world football - With him also Crespo and Morientes - Originally it was Pele in the USA,…
The Riyadh Stock Exchange will allow direct investment by foreign investors within the year, even if it will set a ceiling on shareholding.
In Italy, one restaurant company out of 20 is foreign, in Lombardy almost 27%: the phenomenon is growing almost fivefold compared to the entire sector, and is increasingly affecting the lifestyle of large cities - Acting as…
From the Arab Spring to the end of Gaddafi and Bin Laden and the tsunami in Japan. From the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy to the tenth anniversary of the BRICS, passing through Putin's controversial victory in Russia. The FIRSTonline photo gallery offers…
From the Arab Spring to the end of Gaddafi and Bin Laden and the tsunami in Japan. From the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy to the tenth anniversary of the BRICS, passing through Putin's controversial victory in Russia. The FIRSTonline photo gallery offers…
From the Arab Spring to the end of Gaddafi and Bin Laden and the tsunami in Japan. From the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy to the tenth anniversary of the BRICS, passing through Putin's controversial victory in Russia. The FIRSTonline photo gallery offers…
From the Arab Spring to the end of Gaddafi and Bin Laden and the tsunami in Japan. From the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy to the tenth anniversary of the BRICS, passing through Putin's controversial victory in Russia. The FIRSTonline photo gallery offers…
Alwaleed, the Saudi prince who boasts investments in Apple, Citigroup and General Motors, with personal assets of over 20 billion dollars, places a strategic investment in the social network of the blue sparrow - In the last year the tweets in Arabic…
"THE OTHERS' MEDITERRANEAN - The Arab revolts between development and democracy", Bocconi University Editore, is a new book by Rony Hamaui that seeks to overcome the mistrust that has characterized the way in which the Islamic and Christian worlds…
Very small geographically, but very rich economically (70 billion dollars of assets), and now increasingly influential in politics thanks to its moderate and pro-Western choices: it is Qatar, 1,7 million inhabitants with a per capita income of 80 thousand dollars .…
