Morocco stands out as a country that has seized the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis as an opportunity to launch an … structural bottlenecks that have constrained the performance of the Moroccan economy in the recent past. This reform program has … sector; (ii) the overhaul of the social protection framework to boost human capital; (iii) the restructuring of Morocco …

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 …

activities that are prominent in war-torn economies like Syria. Macroeconomic conditions in Syria have substantially deteriorated …

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 systemic failure of Lebanon's banking system and the collapse of the currency have resulted in a large, dollarized … the Cash Economy in Lebanon). A pervasive and growing dollarized cash economy is a major impediment to Lebanon's economic … transactions also threatens to completely reverse the progress that Lebanon made pre-crisis towards enhancing its financial …

he COVID-19 pandemic has abruptly interrupted more than two decades of sustained socio-economic progress in Morocco. In …

The Moroccan economy staged a strong recovery in 2021. However, Morocco is once again suffering the impact of a string … balances. Albeit somewhat more moderately than in other countries, Morocco is beginning to face intense inflationary pressures … development is a necessary but not sufficient condition to cope with water scarcity. Historically, Morocco has relied on massive …

reform of the health and social protection systems are exerting pressures on public spending. However, the government is …