The paper considers investment and growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Notwithstanding cross …-country differences, investment as a whole has been too low, too heavily tilted toward the public sector, too highly dependent on external … influences, and less productive than in many other regions. Improving the region`s investment performance is critical if …

The paper considers investment and growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Notwithstanding cross …-country differences, investment as a whole has been too low, too heavily tilted toward the public sector, too highly dependent on external … influences, and less productive than in many other regions. Improving the region’s investment performance is critical if …

flagship report on trade and investment in the MENA region and the 2008 report on education touched upon other fundamental …