The Economic Monitor examines four possible factors behind Tunisia's slow recovery. First, the drop in mobility related … to the pandemic may have been more harmful in Tunisia. However, mobility in Tunisia has dropped to a similar extent as … July. If anything, the mobility drop in Tunisia has resulted in a lower reduction in economic activity than in comparator …

San Salvador. She was a reform proponent from the "modernizing" wing of the conservative ARENA party. Her ministry …, perhaps more than any other, found a way to reach across the chasm of distrust and build effective partnerships for reform …

Twelve years into a devastating civil war, a one-in-two-century earthquake devastated northwestern Syria. The 7 ….6 Richter scale shock was the deadliest in Syria after the one that hit Aleppo in 1822. Using novel data sources, such as big … data, this Syria Economic Monitor analyzes what happens to a conflict-affected economy in the months following a large …

Now moving into its twelfth year, the conflict in Syria has inflicted a devastating impact on the inhabitants and the …, adverse weather events, regional fragility, and macroeconomic instability. Economic conditions in Syria are projected to … continue to be mired by prolonged armed conflict, turmoil in Lebanon and Turkey, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine. The conflict …

The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It … also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context, and … assesses the implications of these developments and other changes in policy on the outlook for Lebanon. Lebanon continues to be …

The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It … also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. The political standoff combined with an escalating Syrian … following above-potential growth in 2007-2010. The conflict in Syria, a country that is closely linked, both through historical …

Lebanon faces serious challenges from a volatile security environment and spillovers from the ongoing Syrian conflict … tourism, a central contributor to economic growth and employment in Lebanon. The influx of Syrian refugees to Lebanon persists …, with officially registered refugees reaching close to 1 million (i.e., 21.6 percent of Lebanon’s pre-conflict population …

The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It … also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context and … assesses the implications of these developments and other changes in policy on the outlook for Lebanon. Its coverage ranges …

in Lebanon. Nonetheless, the protracted Syrian conflict is markedly worsening the country's vulnerabilities and remains … an impediment to the return to potential growth. For the fifth year, Lebanon persists as the largest host (on a per …