Through steady structural reforms and good macroeconomic management, Tunisia has been successful in sustaining growth. The country enjoyed a 4.8 percentage average annual growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over most of the 2000`s, placing the country among the leading performers in the...

In 2013, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional growth is expected to slow to 3.8 percent from 6.1 percent in 2012. Growth deceleration into 2013 reflects a return to more sustainable growth in oil exporting countries, which reached 7.4 percent in 2012. Egypt's growth is expected to weaken...

The report posits a long-term vision for Djibouti s economic development with specific measures that form a road map for long term, sustainable growth. The current growth model is highly capital intensive and dependent on rent-seeking, thus presenting sustainability and diversification...

The economy of the Palestinian territories, hampered by years of conflict, occupation, and insecurity remains dependent on foreign aid and the public sector remains the largest employer. Jobs are too few and manufacturing, agriculture, services, including tourism are in decline. As a recent Bank...

The process of political change and transition across much of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continued into 2013, with a great degree of heterogeneity across countries. Violence in Syria has escalated, with spillover effects to Lebanon and Jordan. Security in Yemen is fragile but a...

Yemen's political and security crises have exacted a terrible toll on its people in terms of human losses, poverty, malnutrition, and economic decline. Emerging from conflict and violence and moving towards economic recovery, growth, poverty alleviation, and job creation are critically dependent...

This note is based on report entitled Looking Ahead after a Year in Transition that was issued by the Chief Economist s office of the Middle East and North Africa region of the World Bank. Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Yemen are given special attention because each of them experienced a revolution...

Regional events continue to affect the short-term economic prospects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), while major developments in the global economy over the past six months have put the region on a two-track growth path for 2012. These developments include a significant rise in crude...

On February 29, 2012, the World Bank released an updated dataset of internationally comparable poverty estimates. Poverty is assessed against two internationally comparable poverty lines: $1.25 and $2 a day per capita (measured using 2005 purchasing power parity exchange rates). The new global...

South-South knowledge exchanges present an excellent model for knowledge sharing between countries, organizations, and individuals. They create opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and dialogue among policy makers, practitioners, and the broader community of Civil Society Organization (CSO),...