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Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2010-06-11
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9264077251
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication reviews measures taken to support investment policy and governance reforms in Iraq.
Author: Mr.Hamid R Davoodi
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2003-09-05
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9781589062290
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an economically diverse region. Despite undertaking economic reforms in many countries, and having considerable success in avoiding crises and achieving macroeconomic stability, the region’s economic performance in the past 30 years has been below potential. This paper takes stock of the region’s relatively weak performance, explores the reasons for this out come, and proposes an agenda for urgent reforms.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2012-10-08
Total Pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9264179070
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication provides an overview of approaches and measures in MENA-OECD Investment Programme economies to promote, support and advance women's entrepreneurship development in the Middle East and North Africa.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2008-07-29
Total Pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9264052828
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHighlights key outcomes of the work of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme from 2005-2007, including reforms achieved to date in investment policies and promotion, corporate governance, financial-sector development, and tax policies.
Author: Mr.Carlo A Sdralevich
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2014-07-09
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1498350437
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries price subsidies are common, especially on food and fuels. However, these are neither well targeted nor cost effective as a social protection tool, often benefiting mainly the better off instead of the poor and vulnerable. This paper explores the challenges of replacing generalized price subsidies with more equitable social safety net instruments, including the short-term inflationary effects, and describes the features of successful subsidy reforms.
Author: Mr. Ernesto Ramirez Rigo
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2021-09-20
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 1513594087
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrior to the COVID-19 shock, the key challenge facing policymakers in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia region was how to generate strong, sustainable, job-rich, inclusive growth. Post-COVID-19, this challenge has only grown given the additional reduction in fiscal space due to the crisis and the increased need to support the recovery. The sizable state-owned enterprise (SOE) footprint in the region, together with its cost to the government, call for revisiting the SOE sector to help open fiscal space and look for growth opportunities.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2021-03-30
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9264473041
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMiddle East and North Africa Investment Policy Perspectives highlights the considerable progress in investment policies made by the region’s governments over the past decade. Yet, the reform momentum needs to be sustained and deepened for the benefits of investment to be shared with society at large and for growth to be sustainable, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting global economic upheaval.
Author: Safaa El-Kogali
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2015-01-28
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 1464803242
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEarly childhood is the most important stage of human development yet in Middle East and North Africa countries there is little research and inadequate investment in this crucial stage of life. This book covers risk, protective factors, policies and programs that can address inequality and shortfalls in the early years of life.
Author: National Intelligence Council
Publisher: Cosimo Reports
Published: 2021-03
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781646794973
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.
Author: Lois Stevenson
Publisher: IDRC
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 1849802955
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines the challenges to private sector growth in 12 Middle East and North African (MENA) countries, assessing comparative performance against a number of indicators and focusing on the special role of SMEs and entrepreneurial activity. Highlights the variation among countries in private sector dynamism and performance, the major government policy initiatives supporting private sector and SME activity in each country, and the perspectives of government officials, researchers, and other stakeholders on research, policy, and institutional capacity needs. Concludes with a framework for guiding a comprehensive set of policies and strategies to unleash the potential of entrepreneurship as a platform for future private sector growth.
