Enhancing public and private investment, but also ensuring that this translates into higher growth and employment, have … long been key policy challenges in Arab countries. Reflecting an improvement in policies and global conditions, investment … differences across the region-investment has on average been somewhat weaker than in peer countries and less effective at …

Public investment supports the delivery of key public services, connects citizens and firms to economic opportunities …, and can serve as an important catalyst for economic growth. After three decades of decline, public investment has begun to … in advanced economies (AEs). The increase in public investment in EMs and LIDCs has led to some convergence between …