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Office of the Chief Economist - Middle East & North Africa

April 14, 2022




Altered Destinies: The Long-Term Effects of Rising Prices and Food Insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa

High inflation and rising food prices pose a challenge to economies across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), where growth is expected to slow in the coming year to 3% after growing 5.8% in 2022. Oil exporters, who benefited from a windfall in 2022, will decelerate the most, but a large gap remains between high-income countries and the rest of the region. Titled “Altered Destinies: The Long-Term Effects of Rising Prices and Food Insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa,” this twice-yearly edition focuses specifically on the impact of food price inflation on food insecurity. Double-digit food inflation is weighing heavily on developing economies in the region, with the poor hit hardest for food price hikes.

Last Updated: Oct 05, 2022



Events

The MENA Chief Economist Seminar Series is a regular event organized to shed light on and debate the latest research relevant to the Middle East and North Africa. The MENA Chief Economist Seminar Series are held in the World Bank offices in Washington, DC and are open to the public. If you’d like to attend, please send a request to hnegatu@worldbank.org.

 

MENA Chief Economist Seminar Series

Date

Title

Speaker

December 8, 2022

Environmental change and migration aspirations: evidence from Bangladesh

Presentation

Prof Vally Koubi

November 3, 2022

Consequences of Historical Adaptation for Undernutrition and Diabetes in Developing Countries

Presentation

Kaivan Munshi

September 29, 2022

Do the Long-term Unemployed Benefit from Automated Occupational Advice during Online Job Search?

Presentation

Phillip Kircher

September 15, 2022

Distrust in State Capacity and Low Support for Redistribution: Is Transparency the Solution?

Presentation

Joana Silva

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