April 2021
Well-prepared health systems and early access to vaccines helped countries in the GCC mitigate the effects of COVID-19.
Well-prepared health systems and early access to vaccines helped countries in the GCC mitigate the effects of COVID-19.
World Bank MENA Vice President, Ferid Belhaj, reflects on the decade since the uprisings and how to avoid another lost decade.
Teams from around the world participated in a competition to develop everyday solutions related to the COVID-19 crisis in MENA.
Each edition of the Gulf Economic Monitor takes a close look at recent economic developments and short-term prospects for Gulf countries.
The World Bank’s biennial Poverty and Shared Prosperity report finds that the rate of extreme poverty in the MENA region rose from 3.8% in 2015 to 7.2% in 2018 — the latest year for which data is available.
GDP growth is projected to be 0.6% in the region in 2019, a fraction of what is needed to create enough jobs for the fast-growing working-age population in the Middle East and North Africa region.
This report identifies key factors weighing on Syrian refugees contemplating a return home and analyzes how changing conditions in Syria might affect their decisions.
The report outlines a new framework with a three-pronged approach. Unleashing education’s potential will require a ‘push’ for learning, a ‘pull’ for skills and a new ‘pact for education.
