The population of the region is growing at 2.4 percent a year, second only to the Africa region, and should double in …

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's trade performance over the past two decades has been disappointing …

North Africa region used to measure monetary poverty and evaluates ways to fill these information gaps. Despite improving … Africa region is poor compared to the rest of the world. Closing the data gap requires collection of more HBS data in more …

The annual electricity investments needed in the Middle East and North Africa region to keep up with demand have been … and North Africa region. The estimations are for 2013. They show that the average quasi-fiscal deficit is 4.4 percent of …

This paper reviews the experience of the Middle East and North Africa region in education attainment over the past four …

the most in the Middle East and North Africa region. This paper documents this remarkable experience and shows that it is … broad based in the sense that all countries in the Middle East and North Africa experienced significant declines in child …

This paper uses a panel of annual observations for 198 banks in 19 Middle East and North Africa countries over 2001 … characteristic curve. The findings of the paper suggest that banking supervision in the Middle East and North Africa could be …

The Middle East and North Africa region is known for having low female labor market participation rates as compared … the U-shape hypothesis in countries in the Middle East and North Africa. It finds that the region has outperformed other …

In the Middle East and North Africa, food security and water security are tightly entwined. In particular, choices …

billion) for the Middle East and North Africa region on average. The breakdown in expected needs is 11 percent in developing …