Trade and integration — within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and with the rest of the world — will be critical to lowering...
For the second time, the rate of extreme poverty in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region jumped again, nearly doubling between 2015 and 2018,...
Every day across the Middle East and North Africa, the World Bank is focused on one overarching goal: to end poverty, in all of its forms,...
The World Bank Group released a new strategy for assisting people and economies in countries affected by Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV). The strategy updates Bank...
Recognizing the very low learning outcomes, and the need to change the way education is delivered as critical to the future development of the Middle East...
Where someone is born in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) should not determine their ability to succeed in life, according to a new World...
Authors: Maria Al Makahleh (Dubovikova) and Shehab Al Makahleh* “When I thought I had already reached the bottom, they knocked from below.”-Stanislaw Jerzy Lec This quote...
Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to slow to 0.6% this year compared with 1.2% last year, according to...
Seven months after a wave of protests began in Algeria; people are still pilling onto the streets of the Algerian capital “Algiers” and other cities nationwide...
Results of a recent annual survey of Arab youth concerns about their future suggest that Arab autocracies have yet to deliver expected public services and goods,...
