Attack in Nice keeps border issue front and centre 15 Jul 2016 Over 80 tragic deaths on Bastille Day at the hands of a truck driver will play into fears about frontier security. The killer's French-Tunisian dual nationality won't deflect that much. With Brexit negotiations and national elections to come, free movement is under threat.
Arab Spring makes region $225 bln poorer 15 Jan 2013 Ousting dictators doesn’t come cheap. In 2010, the IMF forecast total 2011-2015 GDP in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia at $2.2 trn. That figure is now 10 pct lower. The hope is that less wealth will be more evenly spread. The fear is that new governments will be less growth-friendly.
Tunisian economic recovery is reason for optimism 24 Oct 2011 Barring a violent backlash against the likely Islamist party victory, Tunisia can hope for a strong rebound following the country’s first ever democratic elections. Libya’s liberation might also help. For now, that outweighs the looming risks posed by the European slowdown.