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People

Population	33.85 mln
Population growth	1%
Life expectancy	72 years
Net migration	-140,000

Economy

GDP	$135.29 bln
- per capita	$3,996
- growth rate	3%
FDI, net inflows	$1.66 bln

Infrastructure

Cellphone users	81%
Internet users	10%
High-tech exports	2%

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Chinese investments and employment creation in Algeria and Egypt

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China’s presence in North African economies is expanding rapidly, as both an important trading partner, and increasingly as an investor. Chinese involvement can be readily seen in North African sectors like energy, infrastructure development, retail trade and, increasingly, in manufacturing. Yet, at the same time, North African industry has experienced the fallout associated with Chinese competitiveness in manufacturing within their domestic market and in third country markets. This has more...

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D C on April 11, 2012

Arab World Competitiveness Report 2011-2012

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The Report analyzes the competitiveness of the Arab world with a special focus on generating employment, which, without any doubt, constitutes the region’s most pressing priority. It also discusses the economic outlook of the region and analyzes current and future opportunities and challenges. This joint Report, which continues the successful collaboration of our two organizations - the World Economic Forum and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), is a contribution more...

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Sonia Hossain on January 24, 2012

Unemployment and Labor Market Issues in Algeria

allafrica.com –

The aim of this paper is to analyze unemployment and labor market developments in Algeria and assess the factors that may hamper employment creation. The results of the paper suggest that the relative low output-employment elasticities and rigid labor market are the main factors behind the still high level of unemployment, particularly among the youth.

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Moushumi Biswas on April 17, 2012

The Reform of United Nations Peace Support Operations

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This paper discusses UN attempts at reforming peace support operations in the new millennium. It begins with a short introduction examining the history of UN peacekeeping with a look at the difficulties, missteps, and lessons learned in the post-cold war era of the 1990s as peace support operations expanded from traditional monitoring and observation missions to more multidimensional endeavors. It moves on to reviewing a series of UN reform documents, beginning with the much heralded “Brahimi more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 14, 2012

International Jobs April 25 2012

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning ...Research Assistant Alliance for African Women Init...Teaching & Research Fellowships OSCE AcademyConsultant for Budget Reform World BankNational Director - World Vision BrazilNational Society and Knowledge Development Zone Co...Senior Assistant GenevaInformation-Reporting Delegate Grade 3Safety and Resilience Coordinator (Grade 4)DISASTER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION DELEGATEOperations Support Coordinator Grade 4IFAD JOB OPPORTUNITIES more...

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Yona Maro on April 25, 2012

Essential Components of a Healthy Human Habitat

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Nature advocates and nature lovers have long claimed that parks and other green environments play an important—even crucial—role in human health. This monograph presents an overview of what scientists have discovered about the relationship between nature and human health, focusing on the most compelling findings. It focuses on three classic indicators of health drawn from animal research. Studies of laboratory and zoo animals, as well as animals in the wild living in degraded and fragmented more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 26, 2011

The Middle of the Pyramid: Dynamics of the Middle Class in Africa

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The brief addresses the implications of Africa’s growing middle class for the African economy and for poverty reduction in the region. In particular, it argues that the middle class may hold the key to a rebalancing of African economies towards more dependency on domestic demand and away from a heavy reliance on exports, as well as to greater and more efficient poverty reduction and inclusive growth. It presents evidence based on research and studies of 45 African countries.

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Sonia Hossain on May 08, 2011

France: 'Our lives are left hanging'

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For years Amnesty International has been documenting serious human rights abuses by law enforcement officials¸ including unlawful killings, torture and other ill-treatment, in France. The European Court of Human Rights has condemned France for such abuses and yet allegations of ill-treatment by law enforcement officials persist, and dangerous restraining techniques continue to be used during arrest. This briefing follows up on Amnesty International’s previous research on these issues, and more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 07, 2011

The effect of administrative design on oil sector performance

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Norway has administered its petroleum resources using three distinct government bodies: a national oil company engaged in commercial hydrocarbon operations; a government ministry to direct policy; and a regulatory body to provide oversight and technical expertise. By studying ten countries that have used widely different approaches in administering their hydrocarbon sectors, it is concluded that separation of functions is not a prerequisite to successful oil sector development. Countries where more...

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Sonia Hossain on July 12, 2011

The Policy Tightrope in Gas-Producing Countries

iis-db.stanford.edu –

This study explores and assesses the policy options that gas-rich governments can use to develop domestic gas markets, with a focus on major Asian gas-producing countries.

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Sonia Hossain on July 12, 2011

Private Sector and Enterprise Development

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This book is concerned with the context for private sector development (PSD) including micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs1), the PSD challenges and the relevant policy, institutional and research capacity, responses and needs in 12 MENA countries: Algeria (AG), Egypt (EG), Iraq (IQ), Jordan (JO), Lebanon (LE), Morocco (MA), Sudan (SD), Syria (SY), Tunisia (TN), Turkey (TR), the West Bank & Gaza (WB&G) and Yemen (YE), hereafter referred to as the MENA-12. The rationale for this more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 23, 2011

The African Development Bank Group in North Africa 2011

afdb.org –

Geographically defining the northern rim of the continent, North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia) constitutes a central part of Africa as well as the history and the daily operations of the African Development Bank (AfDB).In recognition of the importance of the North Africa region, this is AfDB’s second Annual Report on North Africa. In addition to providing an overview of the Bank’s portfolio of activities, lending and non-lending, in the six countries of the more...

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Sonia Hossain on June 06, 2011

Macroeconomic Policy for Growth and Poverty Reduction

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A fundamental shift in macroeconomic policy thinking is taking place. This shift opens a space for implementing policies that promote growth and reduce poverty in developing countries. In this paper, policies for post-conflict and resource-rich economies are outlined. Fiscal policy would focus on revenue mobilization, scaling-up public investment, and preventing over-heating. Monetary policies would revive the financial sector, prevent inflationary pressures and stimulate private sector more...

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Sonia Hossain on August 09, 2011

A Legacy Of Impunity: A Threat To Algeria's Future

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The report highlights Amnesty International's main concerns on the lack of investigations and public information into serious past and present human rights abuses and the impunity afforded to their alleged perpetrators. The report hopes to contribute to the work of human rights defenders and others in their struggle to ensure that the suffering of victims is not forgotten and that grave human rights abuses are never repeated.

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Sonia Hossain on March 17, 2011

The North African Miracle

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The 2010 Human Development Report includes Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco among the ten most improved countries in the last 40 years in terms of the Human Development Index (which includes health and education as well as economic improvement). While conventional wisdom stresses the East Asian miracle, the authors draw attention to these countries which have progresses less economically that China but more in terms of health and education. Francisco R. Rodríguez and Emma SammanHuman more...

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John Daly on November 14, 2010

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