The volatility of exchange rates leads to reduction of the international trade volume, mainly in the emerging economies in which all the Mediterranean South countries belong to. Thus, this study discussed the impact of exchange rate issue on South- North trading flow, which comes timely after...

This paper estimates the costs of EU restraints on trade in textiles and clothing. After explaining the methods used, we examine the impact of an opening up of EU trade in textiles and clothing, inter alia to those economies where the textile and clothing (T&C) industries command sizeable shares...

The issue of gender equality in the labour market is an important one. For the MENA region, however, the issue is additionally important due to the traditional role that women play in the economy and the cultural (including religious) beliefs that drive gender relations in these countries....