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Transforming finance in the Middle East and North Africa

Arezki, Rabah; Senbet, Lemma W. - 2020

. Third, the paper explores the impact of technology on financial development, with particular attention to prospects for the … development of fintechs. Entrenched incumbency of banks has limited the role of non-bank operators in fostering market … contestability and fintech development. The paper is a call to the authorities and policy makers in the Middle East and North Africa …

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Infrastructure and economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa

Noumba Um, Paul; Straub, Stéphane; Vellutini, Charles - 2009

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Measuring monetary poverty in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region : data gaps and different options to address them

Atamanov, Aziz; Tandon, Sharad; López Acevedo, Gladys; … - 2020

This paper identifies gaps in availability, access, and quality of household budget surveys in the Middle East and North Africa region used to measure monetary poverty and evaluates ways to fill these information gaps. Despite improving public access to household budget surveys, the availability...

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Power system implications of subsidy removal, regional electricity trade, and carbon constraints in MENA economies

Timilsina, Govinda R.; Curiel, Ilka Fabiana Deluque - 2020

This study analyzes impacts on the power sector in the Middle East and North Africa region of three policies: removal of fuel subsidies, cross-border electricity trade, and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions in line with commitments under the Paris Agreement. The analysis uses a power system...

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Risks and macroeconomic impacts of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa : why waiting to intervene can be costly

Robalino Aguirre, David A.; Jenkins, Carol; El Maroufi, … - 2002

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Developing public-private partnership initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa : from public debt to maximizing finance for development

Arezki, Rabah; Belhaj, Ferid - 2019

development, by using public-private partnerships, and presents a few successful examples in Arab countries. Finally, the paper … for development approach …

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