Statistics indicate that the economic and social development of women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA … for MENA women are not explained by the amount of government social spending, suggesting the answer lies in the efficiency … highlighted and applied in a general manner to the MENA context. Some simple policy recommendations are suggested …

The paper considers investment and growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Notwithstanding cross …

This paper analyzes the weak growth performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during 1980 … 16 MENA countries. In GCC countries, where oil revenues are significant, large governments appear to have been a key … factor stifling private-sector growth and impeding diversification. In other MENA countries poor institutional quality has …

Many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have recently experienced surges in money growth that … apparently have not generated significant inflationary pressures. Moreover, several MENA countries have followed monetary policy … maintaining macroeconomic stability, by and large consistent with Fund policy advice to MENA countries …

-exporting MENA countries for 1994-2008, we test hypotheses of direct and indirect effects of oil price shocks on bank profitability … performance and underscore their importance for macroprudential regulation purposes in MENA countries …

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 …Based on data collected on a wide range of financial sector indicators, new indices of financial development for … sector and monetary policy, banking sector development, nonbank financial development, regulation and supervision, financial …

The paper analyzes the scope and implications of greater economic integration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA …). After reviewing whether MENA satisfies the defining characteristics of a region, it documents the low level of regional …