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Middle East and North Africa Economic Update- April 2023
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Latest Events

Shifting Gears: The Private Sector as an Engine of Growth in Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2025/spring-regional-economic-update-shifting-gears-private-sector-engine-of-growth-in-middle-east-north-africa
April 2025 MERU
Read More | Press Release
May 8, 2025
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Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2024/november-regional-economic-update-middle-east-north-africa
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Report | Press Release
November 4, 2024
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Evidence from Randomized Evaluations on Advancing Agency and Empowerment of Girls and Women in MENA
https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2024/05/16/evidence-from-randomized-evaluations-on-advancing-agency-and-empowerment-of-girls-and-women-in-mena?cq_ck=1716407097626.html
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May 16, 2024
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Balancing Act: Jobs and Wages in the Middle East and North Africa
https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2023/mena-region-economic-update-jobs-wages
MENA-EU-2023-LIVE-October
Report | Press Release
OCTOBER 5, 2023
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A New State of Mind: Greater Transparency and Accountability in the Middle East and North Africa
https://www.mei.edu/events/world-bank-report-launch-new-state-mind-greater-transparency-and-accountability-middle-east
MENA Economic Update October 2022 Event Cover
Report | Press Release
OCTOBER 5 2022
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World Bank MENA Economic Update, October 2021
https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2021/10/25/world-bank-mena-economic-update-october-2021
Report: | Press Release
OCTOBER 25, 2021
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Evidence from Randomized Evaluations on Changing Gender Norms and Women's Improved Access to Markets
https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2024/07/18/evidence-from-randomized-evaluations-on-changing-gender-norms-and-women-s-improved-access-to-markets
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January 10, 2024
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Altered Destinies: Middle East and North Africa Economic Update
https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2023/altered-destinies-middle-east-north-africa-economic-update
Altered Destinies Report Cover
Report | Press Release
APRIL 6, 2023
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Launch of the April 2022 Middle East and North Africa Economic Update with the Middle East Institute
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/video/2022/04/14/launch-of-the-april-2022-middle-east-and-north-africa-economic-update-with-the-middle-east-institute
MENA Economic update for April 2022
Report | Press Release
APRIL 14, 2022
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MENA Countries Can Improve Trade and Regional Integration to Improve the Economy After COVID-19
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/video/2020/10/20/video-mena-countries-can-improve-trade-and-regional-integration-to-improve-the-economy-after-covid-19
Report | Press Release
OCTOBER 20, 2020
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Other Videos

5 Takeaways: MENA Economic Update, October 2024
https://x.com/WorldBankMENA/status/1853491117603565877
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November 4, 2024
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5 Takeaways: MENA Economic Update, April 2024
https://twitter.com/WorldBankMENA/status/1779870430989291763
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Report
April 15, 2024
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5 Takeaways: MENA Economic Update, April 2023
https://x.com/WorldBankMENA/status/1643964826379493377?s=20
MEU Takeaways (English) MENA 2023
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April 6, 2023
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5 Takeaways: MENA Economic Update, October 2022
https://twitter.com/WorldBankMENA/status/1577761772051783686?s=20
MEU Takeaways (English) MENA 2022
Report
October 5, 2022
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5 Takeaways: MENA Economic Update, April 2022
https://twitter.com/WorldBankMENA/status/1514675034962513926?s=20
MEU Takeaways (English) MENA
Report
April 14, 2022
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Roberta Gatti: MENAAP Economic Update, October 2025
https://now.asharq.com/clips/1783934/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%84-%D8%AD%D8%B0%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%85%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-2026/
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October 7, 2025
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Roberta Gatti: MENA Economic Update, April 2025
/content/dam/videos/mna/2025/jun/MEU_October_2024_English_Version.mp4
April 2025 MERU
Report
May 8, 2025
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Roberta Gatti:MENA Economic Update, April 2023
https://twitter.com/WorldBankMENA/status/1657219189268987906?s=20
R. Gatti
Report
May 12 2023
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Roberta Gatti:MENA Economic Update, October 2022
https://twitter.com/WorldBankMENA/status/1580001843815424000?s=20
MENA Economic Update: Roberta Gatti (October 2022)
Report
OCTOBER 11 2022
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5 Takeaways: MENA Economic Update, October 2021
https://twitter.com/WorldBankMENA/status/1446125168170967051?s=20
MEU Takeaways (English) MENA
Report
OCTOBER 7, 2021
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Additional Resources

Contacts
Sara Fassil Baheta
Office of the Chief Economist in MENAAP
sbaheta@worldbank.org
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The World Bank in MENAAP
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Macro Poverty Outlook for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/macro-poverty-outlook/mpo_mena
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