Arab countries are the poorest in the world in terms of water resources, both at the country and per capita share levels. Indeed, some of those countries depend largely for their renewable water resources on water flows originating outside their borders. Meanwhile, Arab countries rely heavily on...

After more than a decade since their independence in 1991, the six OIC Central Asian member countries (former Soviet Union republics) are still struggling in their integration into the world economy and facing a particularly difficult transition process where a long unfinished reform agenda...

This report analyses the economic situation in the OIC countries during the most recent five-year period for which the data are available. It examines the major economic developments in these countries and investigates the interlinkages of these developments with those in both developing and...

With a population of almost 600 million, and with a total land area of 18.5 million square kilometres, the Near East is the most water-scarce region in the world. The region receives only 3.6% of the world's precipitation and has as little as 2.2% of its renewable water resources. Considering...

This Report analyses the economic situation in the OIC countries during the most recent five-year period for which the data are available. It examines the major economic developments in these countries and investigates the interlinkages of these developments with those in both developing and...

With a combined population of about 325 million, the current 21 OIC least developed countries (OIC-LDCs) account for almost half of the total population of the world's 48 LDCs and represent 26 per cent of total OIC population. Economic and social development of OIC-LDCs represents a major...

As a group, the OIC least developed and low-income countries (30 countries) acount for about 67 percent of the total population of the OIC member countries. In these countries, poverty has spread far and wide. Its impact has been on such a large scale that it has become a structural phenomenon...

In recent decades, tourism has become a fully-fledged industry contributing significantly to the economic and social development of many countries in the world. Many developing countries, including some OIC members, have focused their attention on developing their tourism sectors and...

Over the past two decades, foreign direct investment (FDI) has been sought by most, if not all, developing countries as a means of complementing the level of domestic investment, as well as securing economy-wide efficiency gains through the transfer of appropriate technology, management...

Investigation into the status and determinants of poverty in 30 out of 56 OIC member countries (relying on the data provided by UNDP's Human Development Reports); policy recommendations for poverty alleviation at country and OIC levels. (DÜI-Cls)