Office of the Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Blogs
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Shifting gears: how the private sector can be an engine of growth in MENABLOG Jun 03, 2025
Shifting gears: how the private sector can be an engine of growth in MENA
Roberta Gatti, Asif M. Islam & Jesica Torres
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A jobs agenda for the Middle East and North AfricaBLOG Feb 26, 2025
A jobs agenda for the Middle East and North Africa
Harun Onder, Nelly Elmallakh & Diego Faures
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Growth in the Middle East and North AfricaBLOG Dec 03, 2024
Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Roberta V. Gatti , Jesica Torres , Nelly Elmallakh and Gianluca Mele
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The power of data transparency: Enhancing growth in developing economies during ...BLOG Nov 26, 2024
The power of data transparency: Enhancing growth in developing economies during ...
Daniel Lederman and Asif M. Islam
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Conflict and Debt in the Middle East and North AfricaBLOG Jun 06, 2024
Conflict and Debt in the Middle East and North Africa
Roberta Gatti, Federico Bennett, Gianluca Mele, Hoda Assem and Asif Islam
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MENA: How can economies navigate labor market trade-offs in a downturn? The ...BLOG Dec 22, 2023
MENA: How can economies navigate labor market trade-offs in a downturn? The ...
Roberta Gatti, Daniel Lederman, Nelly Elmallakh and Jesica Torres
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Understanding gender gaps in the informal sectorBLOG Dec 06, 2023
Understanding gender gaps in the informal sector
Eugenia Rodríguez, Asif M. Islam and Mohammad Amin
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Balancing act: jobs and wages in MENA when crises hitBLOG Nov 28, 2023
Balancing act: jobs and wages in MENA when crises hit
Roberta Gatti, Daniel Lederman, Nelly Elmallakh and Jesica Torres
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Altered destinies: the long-term effects of food insecurity in the MENA regionBLOG Jun 14, 2023
Altered destinies: the long-term effects of food insecurity in the MENA region
Roberta Gatti, Daniel Lederman, Asif M. Islam, Federico Bennett and Hoda Assem
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How is food price inflation going to affect children in MENA?BLOG Jun 02, 2023
How is food price inflation going to affect children in MENA?
Roberta Gatti, Daniel Lederman, Asif M. Islam, Federico Bennett and Hoda Asem
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Are MENA businesses ready for a green transition?BLOG Mar 16, 2023
Are MENA businesses ready for a green transition?
Asif M. Islam, Dalal Moosa and Federica Saliola
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Reality check: forecasting MENA growth in times of uncertaintyBLOG Jun 21, 2022
Reality check: forecasting MENA growth in times of uncertainty
Roberta V. Gatti, Daniel Lederman, Asif Islam, Christina A. Wood, Rachel Yuting Fan, Rana Lotfi, Mennatallah Emam Mousa and Ha Nguyen