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Oct 16, 2024MENA Economic Update: Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow at 2.2% in 2024, yet the outlook remains subdued amid heightened uncertainty.
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Apr 15, 2024MENA Economic Update: Conflict and Debt in the Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow modestly in 2024, returning to the low growth that prevailed in the decade before the pandemic.
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Jun 07, 2023Built to Include: Reimagining Social Protection in the Middle East and North ...
While job creation depends on a dynamic, competitive, and vibrant private sector, the new World Bank report, Built to Include: Reimagining Social Protection Systems in the Middle East and North Africa,
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Apr 27, 2023Finding Institutional Solutions to Water Scarcity in MENA
The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa: Institutional Solutions, examines the severity of MENA’s water crisis and offers suggestions on how countries can better allocate and manage water.
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Jan 18, 2023Land Matters: New Report Highlights Deepening Land Crisis in MENA Region
The growing challenge of land scarcity, exacerbated by population growth and the impacts of climate change, threaten economic development in the Middle East and North Africa region.
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Mar 09, 20222022 Human Capital Plan for the Middle East and North Africa
This 2022 update to the World Bank’s Human Capital Plan provides insights into the period that follows the Human Capital Index 2020, which was based on data collected prior to the pandemic.