The MENA Region and the Crises : An Interview with MNA Vice-President Shamshad Akhtar
To Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a fascinating landscape. It is regrettable that the region is often in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. It's perceived as a place of endless conflict, where people live in fear and private inve...
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okr-10986-109612021-04-23T14:02:53Z The MENA Region and the Crises : An Interview with MNA Vice-President Shamshad Akhtar World Bank CLIENT COUNTRIES COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN EMPLOYABILITY EQUITIES EXPOSURE FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTORS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL EQUITIES GLOBAL FINANCIAL CENTERS HIGH POPULATION GROWTH INCOME INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT REGIME JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR SUPPLY LEVEL OF POVERTY MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MICROFINANCE MONETARY POLICY NUMBER OF PEOPLE OIL PRICES POOR FAMILIES PORTFOLIO POVERTY LINE PREVIOUS ONES PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS REDUCTION OF POVERTY REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REMITTANCES RISING UNEMPLOYMENT SAFETY NETS SKILL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS STOCK MARKETS VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE PEOPLE To Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a fascinating landscape. It is regrettable that the region is often in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. It's perceived as a place of endless conflict, where people live in fear and private investors shy away, some say the region is a closed society and is not open to integration etc. On the contrary, the MENA is a region of real economic, social and cultural achievements, both historically and in present times. The region has great potential that is being now unleashed and holds promise for a great future. As the World Bank Group, work closely with partners including all countries and regional institutions to assist in mitigating crisis and its impacts, while encouraging broadening and deepening of economic reforms to create productive jobs, and make the region more entrepreneurial and quick to seize opportunities in the regional and global economy. In conclusion, let me repeat that the MENA region has weathered the triple crisis well so far, but the crisis presents an immediate danger of rising unemployment and a resurgence of poverty, and highlights the urgency of deepening the structural reforms needed to address MENA's critical long term development challenges, namely the creation of productive private sector jobs for a growing labor force and the management of scarce common resources, especially water. 2012-08-13T13:42:08Z 2012-08-13T13:42:08Z 2009-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/11419549/mena-region-crises-interview-mna-vice-president-shamshad-akhtar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10961 English MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series; No. 12 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa |
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To Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
is a fascinating landscape. It is regrettable that the
region is often in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
It's perceived as a place of endless conflict, where
people live in fear and private investors shy away, some say
the region is a closed society and is not open to
integration etc. On the contrary, the MENA is a region of
real economic, social and cultural achievements, both
historically and in present times. The region has great
potential that is being now unleashed and holds promise for
a great future. As the World Bank Group, work closely with
partners including all countries and regional institutions
to assist in mitigating crisis and its impacts, while
encouraging broadening and deepening of economic reforms to
create productive jobs, and make the region more
entrepreneurial and quick to seize opportunities in the
regional and global economy. In conclusion, let me repeat
that the MENA region has weathered the triple crisis well so
far, but the crisis presents an immediate danger of rising
unemployment and a resurgence of poverty, and highlights the
urgency of deepening the structural reforms needed to
address MENA's critical long term development
challenges, namely the creation of productive private sector
jobs for a growing labor force and the management of scarce
common resources, especially water. |
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The MENA Region and the Crises : An Interview with MNA Vice-President Shamshad Akhtar |
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The MENA Region and the Crises : An Interview with MNA Vice-President Shamshad Akhtar |
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The MENA Region and the Crises : An Interview with MNA Vice-President Shamshad Akhtar |
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The MENA Region and the Crises : An Interview with MNA Vice-President Shamshad Akhtar |
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The MENA Region and the Crises : An Interview with MNA Vice-President Shamshad Akhtar |
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mena region and the crises : an interview with mna vice-president shamshad akhtar |
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Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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