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customs regulations in Tunisia -- Exclusion and norms : enforcing women's right to property in Jordan -- Annex 1: Regional … : hypotheses and empirics -- Discretion and taxability : enforcing tax rules in Morocco -- Discretion and good practice : enforcing …
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strategy of reconstruction of Syria-the most war-ravaged country in the region-could help foster a sustainable peace. This …
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, namely, Iraq, Lebanon, Republic of Yemen, and the West Bank and Gaza. The research and data cover (i) an overview (and …
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The challenge of power sector reform in the Arab Republic of Egypt has long been dominated by extremely high subsidies …, accumulation of arrears from the sector, poorly-maintained physical capital, and cross-subsidies across customer classes. Egypt …. Egypt has been able to achieve universal access with more or less reliable power over the entire period, except when chronic …
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-in investments in Egypt and Tunisia, and full resumption of oil production in Libya. However the violent conflicts in Syria, Iraq …, Gaza, Yemen and Libya with their spillovers to Lebanon and Jordan could make MENA's economic prospects bleak. The report …
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The paper takes stock of eight country studies and a cross-country analysis to review the experience with subsidy reforms in the Middle East and North Africa region between 2010 and 2014. This unprecedented period of subsidy reforms occurred during a period of extraordinary political changes,...
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Republic of Egypt. Using a broadly applied methodology, a fiscal incidence analysis is conducted using survey and government … countries, Egypt's overall fiscal policy placed it in the median of the distribution of inequality reduction. Fiscal policies in … Egypt also led to a decrease in poverty, mostly from the flagship Tamween program. Poverty and inequality could be reduced …
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Growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to rebound to an average of 2% in 2018, up from an average 1.4% in 2017. The modest rebound in growth is driven mostly by the recent rise in oil prices, which has benefitted the region’s oil exporters while putting pressure...
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Executive summary -- Water security -- Profiling water security in the Middle East and North Africa -- The water security dividend -- Appendix -- Table A.1. Definition of indicators and data sources -- Table A.2. Data sources for the country profiles.
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Renewing the social contract, one of the pillars of the new World Bank Group strategy for the Middle East and North Africa, requires a new development model built on greater trust; openness, transparency, inclusive and accountable service delivery; and a stronger private sector that can create...
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