This Selected Issues paper investigates the macroeconomic impact of the Syria crisis on Jordan. It is indicated that …

This paper examines the economic and financial linkages between Morocco and Tunisia and their European partners. Using … growth in Morocco and Tunisia. For Tunisia, exports and, to a much lesser extent, tourism appear to be the major transmission … channels. In Morocco, exports, remittances and tourism play relatively equal roles. An analysis with sectoral data supports …

Lebanon is expected to have gas resources in its Mediterranean basin, and these could turn the country into a natural …

The Central Bank of Tunisia's (CBT) liquidity support contributed to rapid credit growth in Tunisia and an uptick in …, antimoney laundering, and combating the financing of terrorism is required. A comprehensive capital market reform is needed to … support long-term investment. Banking sector reform should improve access to finance for individuals, and small and medium …