, drawing on indicators for poverty, education, gender equality, health, and other goals. Subtitled ""Confronting the Challenges … of Gender Equality and Fragile States"", this year's report highlights two key thematic areas-gender equality and … concentrated. The report, which is jointly issued by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, argues that gender …

At the request of the Italian Presidency of the G7, the IMF has prepared a paper on gender-budgeting as a contribution … to the G7 initiative on equality. The paper provides an overview of gender-responsive budgeting concepts and practices in … the G7 countries. It summarizes recent trends in gender equality in G7 and advanced countries, noting that while equality …

direct investment for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, which generally have higher investment risk than … those with a longer-term focus in order to help lower the degree of risk instability for MENA countries …

countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are constructed, encompassing six themes: development of the monetary … a subset of indicators, the MENA region is found to compare favorably with a few other regions, but it ranks far behind …