• The World Bank Group : working for the Palestinian people - portfolio snapshot April 2018
    A sustainable growth path for the Palestinian economy depends on a domestic private sector that can compete in regional and global markets and increase its export of goods and services. Thus, the Worl...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 125318 التاريخ : April 1, 2018
  • Iran Economic Outlook - Spring 2018
    As the impact of the previous year's boost in oil production and exports dissipates, overall growth rate is expected to stabilize at around 4.2 percent, with a larger contribution from the non-oil sec...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 125252 التاريخ : April 1, 2018
  • Libya Economic Outlook - Spring 2018
    The relative economic improvement in 2017 remains fragile, as sustaining this dynamic depends crucially on a political resolution that in the current context seems hard to reach. The macroeconomic fra...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 125257 التاريخ : April 1, 2018
  • Oman Economic Outlook - Spring 2018
    Real GDP growth in 2017 remained broadly flat due to Oman’s participation in the OPEC oil production cuts and fiscal austerity. The current account deficit has narrowed but remains large. Similarly, ...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 125259 التاريخ : April 1, 2018
  • Yemen Economic Outlook - Spring 2018
    The violent conflict has caused a dramatic deterioration of the economic and social conditions in the country. Output has contracted sharply, household incomes are declining, and poverty has dramatica...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 125265 التاريخ : April 1, 2018
  • Saudi Arabia Economic Outlook - Spring 2018
    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is proceeding swiftly on its ambitious multifaceted reform agenda. In 2018, authorities are continuing their commitment to the OPEC deal, which is in place throughthe end ...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 125262 التاريخ : April 1, 2018
  • Kuwait Economic Outlook - Spring 2018
    Kuwait's economy contracted by an estimated 1 percent in 2017 as OPEC-related oil production cuts weighed on growth. However, growth should gradually recover to about 3 percent in the medium term, sup...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 125255 التاريخ : April 1, 2018
  • Qatar Economic Outlook - Spring 2018
    GDP growth is estimated to have remained flat at 2.2 percent in 2017, in part reflecting the effects of the ongoing rift with its neighbors. However, growth is expected to strengthen in the medium ter...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 125261 التاريخ : April 1, 2018
  • Bahrain Economic Outlook - Spring 2018
    Continued economic growth has been achieved despite low oil prices, but it has come at the expense of fiscal and external stability. The exchange rate peg is a regular feature of debate given the perc...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 125249 التاريخ : April 1, 2018
  • Lebanon Economic Outlook - Spring 2018
    2017 was a politically capricious year, commencing with much optimism emanating from the election of President Aoun and the passage of a series of long disputed reform measures. The Hariri-Saudi Arabi...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 125256 التاريخ : April 1, 2018
  • Palestinian Territories Economic Outlook - Spring 2018
    The impetus to growth from the initial recovery following the 2014 war has ended resulting in growth dropping to 2.4 percent in Palestine in Q32017. At 27 percent, unemployment continues to bestubborn...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 125260 التاريخ : April 1, 2018
  • Arab Republic of Egypt Economic Outlook - Spring 2018
    Macroeconomic conditions are improving, as Egypt's twin deficits are narrowing and inflation has receded sharply in recent months. The Central Bank has cut key policy rates for the first time since th...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 125251 التاريخ : April 1, 2018
  • Groundswell : preparing for internal climate migration (Vol. 1 of 2) : Overview
    In recent times, cross-border migration and its implications for host countries have captured high-profile global attention. But there is increasing recognition that far more people are migrating with...
    النوع : Publication تقرير #: 124719 التاريخ : March 19, 2018 المؤلف: Rigaud,Kanta K. ; Sherbinin, Alex de ; Jones,Bryan R ; Bergmann,Jonas Sebastian ; Clement,Viviane Wei Chen ; Ober,Kayly Jennifer ; Schewe, Jacob ; Adamo, Susana ; McCusker, Brent ; Heuser,Silke ; Midgley,Amelia
  • Economic Monitoring Report to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (Vol. 2 of 2) : executive summary
    Palestinian living standards continue to decline, with aid flows no longer providing the impetus for growth, amidst increasing uncertainty. The on-going restrictions in the West Bank along with the de...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 124205 التاريخ : March 14, 2018
  • Lebanon - National Job Creation Program for Results
    تقرير #: PIDA146768 التاريخ : March 5, 2018
  • Egypt - Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project
    تقرير #: PIDISDSA23601 التاريخ : February 21, 2018 المؤلف: Moreno Olmedilla,Juan Manuel
  • Iraq - Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project
    تقرير #: PIDISDSA23137 التاريخ : February 15, 2018 المؤلف: Alkhoja,Ghassan N.
  • Dire straits : the crisis surrounding poverty, conflict, and water in the Republic of Yemen (Vol. 2 of 2) : executive summary
    This report is part of a global set of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for All (WASH) diagnostics carried out in countries where WASH services for the poor are deficient and where their might be instit...
    النوع : Other Poverty Study تقرير #: 117111 التاريخ : February 1, 2018 المؤلف: Mumssen,Yogita ; Tiwari,Sailesh ; Abu-Lohom,Naif Mohammed ; Talbi,Amal ; Joshi,Sushant ; Ward,Christopher S. ; Al-Sabbry,Mohammad
  • Cities of refuge in the Middle East : bringing an urban lens to the forced displacement challenge : key messages
    This document contains key messages of the policy note that aims to advance our understanding of urban forced displacement, induced by conflict, by looking at the issue from the perspective of receivi...
    النوع : Policy Note تقرير #: 123352 التاريخ : February 1, 2018
  • Tobacco tax reform at the crossroads of health and development : technical report of the World Bank Group global tobacco control program (Vol. 1 of 2) : Executive summary
    There is a policy measure that can simultaneously save millions of lives, reduce poverty, and increase countries’ domestic resources for financing development. The policy measure consists of increasin...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 119792 التاريخ : January 31, 2018 المؤلف: V. Márquez y,Patricio ; Moreno-Dodson,Blanca