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  Climate change impacts on wheat yields in the north-west of Tunisia

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011

  By the end of the 21st century, climate change could have substantial impacts on agricultural production, and this can deeply affect the farming sector in Tunisia due to its geographical position and general orientation of the main relief.
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  Stock market liquidity: comparative analysis of the Abu Dhabi stock exchange and Dubai financial market

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011

  In the context of stock markets, the financial economics literature has developed the concept of “operational efficiency” which is known to be essential in performing their economic role. This paper illustrates that operationally efficient (liquid) markets allow investors to get their orders executed quickly and as cheaply as possible.
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  Residential water demand: a panel cointegration approach and application to Tunisia

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011

  Tunisian water resources are characterised by acute scarcity, quality problems, bad distribution as well as time and space volatility. Identically, Tunisia, is committed to manage the sustainability of this very limited resource to meet actual population needs, and preserve this strategic resource for the next generations.
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  Institutional evolution and economic development in Iran and Turkey

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011

  Iran and Turkey historically had outwardly similar politoconomic experiences, but this convergence came to a standstill with their picking of totally diverse economic institutions in 1980s. This study attempts to provide an analysis of this diverse transformation of economic institutions in Iran and Turkey.
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  Stock prices and inflation: evidence from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Morocco

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011

  The relationships between stock returns and inflation rates or stock prices and goods prices have been the subject of numerous research papers. This paper is sought to investigate monthly stock price indexes and goods price indexes for selected Arab countries (Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Kuwait), using co-integration methods.
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  The new partnership for Africa's security: the United Nations, regional organisations and future security threats in Africa

  Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2004

  Pursuant to its vision and mission objectives of promoting peaceful conflict resolution in Africa, the Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR) Cape Town, South Africa, in collaboration with the Fredrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) offices in South Africa and Mozambique, and the United Nations Foundation (UNF) office in New York, organised olicy seminar May 2004 in Cape Town.
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  The AU/NEPAD and Africa's evolving governance and security architecture

  Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2005

  While governance and security are not the only challenges in Africa, it seems clear that any process towards the continent’s renewal would need to proceed on a sound governance and security base.
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  A more secure continent, African perspectives on the UN High-Level Panel Report, A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility

  Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2005

  The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR) in Cape Town, South Africa, and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) co-hosted a policy advisory group meeting of about 40 policymakers, academics and civil society activists, in April 2005.
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  HIV/AIDS and human security: an agenda for Africa

  Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2005

  The impact of HIV/AIDS on Africa is already devastating and has widespread social, economic, political, as well as peace and security ramifications.
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  Building an African Union for the 21st Century: Relations with Regional Economic Communities (RECS), NEPAD and civil society: seminar report

  Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2005

  There is a need to examine the significance and progress of the African Union (AU), which was officially launched in Durban, South Africa, in July 2002.

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