Iran is the second largest economy in the region, with an estimated Gross Domestic Product in 2014 of US$406.3 billion. It also has the second largest population of the region, with an estimated 78.5 million people in 2014.
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October 21, 2015 — New World Bank report looks into failure of economic indicators to predict Arab uprisings and examines possible drivers of discontent.
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October 10, 2015 — The initiative consists of two distinct mechanisms to support countries impacted by conflict and economic slowdown, as well as those affected by large numbers of refugees.
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August 10, 2015 — Lifting sanctions related to Iran’s nuclear program would have a significant impact on the world oil market and the Iranian economy.
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Learning from Local Success Stories in Service Delivery in the Middle East and North Africa where 50% of the population are dissatisfied with public health & education services in their areas.
Climate change is already affecting the Arab World in dire ways. It will cause e extreme heat to spread across more of the land for longer periods of time, making some regions unlivable and reducing growing
This report report supplement the World Bank’s Bi-annual MENA Quarterly Economic Brief and presents the short term, macroeconomic outlook and economic challenges facing the countries in the Middle
This report argues that economic policies in MENA countries often limited competition and instead created monopoly rents to politically-connected firms.