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Oct 09, 2019MENA Economic Update: Reaching New Heights: Promoting Fair Competition in the ...
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.
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Oct 07, 2020
Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020
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.
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Feb 06, 2019
The Mobility of Displaced Syrians: An Economic and Social Analysis
This report identifies key factors weighing on Syrian refugees contemplating a return home and analyzes how changing conditions in Syria might affect their decisions.
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Nov 13, 2018Expectations and Aspirations: A New Framework for Education in the Middle East ...
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.
