Publications

The roller-coaster ride of Chinese commodity markets

To no-one’s surprise, the Chinese equity markets have recently plummeted, putting an end to a tremendous increase over the past year and more. Indeed...

Building Sustainable Agriculture for Food security in the Euro-Mediterranean: Challenges and Policy Options

Sustainable agriculture and food security are of particular concern for the countries of the Middle East andNorth Africa (MENA) region, and represent...

MOBILIZING RESOURCES FOR AFRICA: Financing and Capacity-Building Strategies for Effective Delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals

This policy paper provides a comprehensive strategy to help African and international decisionmakers successfully mobilize financial resources and...

Free Markets vs.a Producer Price System: Why are Commodity Markets Becoming Financialized?

The price explosion for most commodities between 2007 and mid 2008 positioned the issue of their financialization at the center of concerns in...

Marchés libres vs système de prix producteurs: pourquoi les marchés de matières premières se financiarisent-ils?

L’explosion du prix de la plupart des matières premières entre 2007 et le milieu de l’année 2008 avait positionné la question de leur...

Règles budgétaires et soutenabilité des finances publiques

Cet article examine la formulation, la mise en oeuvre, et la performance des règles budgétaires, avec un accent particulier sur l’expérience des pays...

Economic integration in the time of turmoil

Integration into the global economy is essential for rapid and sustained growth, but the countries of the MENA region remain among the least...

CARICOM’s External Engagements: Prospects and Challenges for Caribbean Regional Integration and Development

Caribbean international relations are in a state of flux, reflecting changes in the global political economy, shifting priorities of traditional and...

Transformational Leadership: Models for Policy Innovation from the Continents of the Atlantic Basin

Leadership must entail collaborative action with the ambition of generating political, social, or economic change at the most fundamental level. The...

Commodities and Downstream Integration Policies: the Challenges of a Complex Strategy

Oil markets are not the only ones that have experienced a particularly difficult year in 2014: base metal markets also declined sharply due to...

Matières premières et politiques d’intégration aval: les enjeux d’une stratégie complexe

Les marchés pétroliers ne sont pas les seuls à avoir connu une année 2014 particulièrement difficile : ceux des mé-taux de base ont, eux aussi,...

Dynamique de l’offre pétrolière, stratégies d’investissement et comportements de stockage: Un état des lieux

Cet article vise à mieux comprendre la relative inélasticité-prix de l’offre de pétrole et tente de démontrer, qu’au-delà du niveau des prix, la...