EU-funded FEMISE and “Beyond Reform and Development” announce their collaboration in the framework of a strategic partnership. Both institutions are committed actors that provide policy research, capacity development and advocate reform for inclusive and sustainable development models in the Mediterranean. Both actors are renowned for their ability to bridge global knowledge with the Mediterranean and Arab context.

Grounded in decades of experience, this partnership aims to create a multidisciplinary and dynamic virtuous circle in the Mediterranean that is displaying an innovative and distinctive stance, allowing for impactful proposals to emerge. It will focus on themes ranging from sustainable finance and social entrepreneurship to private sector development and innovation.

‘‘Beyond Reform and Development’’ is a mission-driven consulting firm and a social business specializing in policy research, public management and capacity development, with headquarters in Beirut, serving clients across the Middle East, Gulf and North Africa region.

FEMISE is an Association that receives EU-funding, aiming through its activities to contribute to the reinforcement of dialogue on economic and financial issues in the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, within the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Union for the Mediterranean. More specifically, it seeks to improve understanding of the priority stakes in the economic and social spheres, and their repercussions on the Mediterranean partners in the framework of their implementation of EU Association Agreements and Action Plans.

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