On the European Union - Turkey Customs Union
After pursuing inward oriented development strategies for fifty years Turkey switched over to outward oriented policies in 1980. The policy of further opening up the economy was pursued with the aim of integrating into the world economy through cl...
Egypt: Political Transition vs. Economic Challenges?
The revolutionary events of January and February 2011 opened the door for democratic transition in Egypt, but the road to a stable and sustainable...
Will IMF Intervention Help Belarus Solve Its Old Problems?
"Last month the Government and National Bank of Belarus (NBB) announced that they would ask for a new stand-by loan from the IMF. The requests for...
Why is the debt crisis spreading throughout the euro area? (115th BRE Bank-CASE seminar)
After the financial and economic crisis of 2009, Europe is now facing unprecedented and escalating fiscal crisis. Until now, the latest crisis has...
Assessing Development Strategies to Achieve the MDGs in Asia
Yet, the Kyrgyz Republic remains vulnerable to numerous external and internal shocks, and its public finance and balance of payments are still frag...
Shallow versus Deep Integration between Mediterranean Countries and the EU and within the Mediter...
In the framework of CASE three year project "MEDPRO - Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean Region" CASE Network Report No.96 aims at paving t...
Strengthening the Recovery: The IMF's Outlook for Europe
The recovery in Europe is gaining ground, but downside risks remain. In advanced Europe, domestic demand is strengthening, but it remains weak in t...
