Why MENA Needs a Finance and Private Sector Marshall Plan

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a largely middle income (MIC) region however, it tends to perform more like a low income (LIC) region on many critical financial and private sector economic indicators. This is an important explanatory variabl...

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Main Author:	Ridenour, Stefanie
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE BANK ACCOUNT BANK CREDIT BANK LOAN BUSINESSWOMAN CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT REGISTRY DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION GENDER GENDER EQUALITY HOLDING INCOME INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE JOB CREATION JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR ORGANIZATION LINE OF CREDIT LOAN LOAN PORTFOLIO MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS NEW BUSINESSES OUTREACH PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTORS PUBLIC CREDIT REGIONAL TRADE STARTUP UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/20144236/mena-needs-finance-private-sector-marshall-plan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20549

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topic	ACCESS TO FINANCE BANK ACCOUNT BANK CREDIT BANK LOAN BUSINESSWOMAN CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT REGISTRY DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION GENDER GENDER EQUALITY HOLDING INCOME INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE JOB CREATION JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR ORGANIZATION LINE OF CREDIT LOAN LOAN PORTFOLIO MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS NEW BUSINESSES OUTREACH PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTORS PUBLIC CREDIT REGIONAL TRADE STARTUP UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO FINANCE BANK ACCOUNT BANK CREDIT BANK LOAN BUSINESSWOMAN CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT REGISTRY DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION GENDER GENDER EQUALITY HOLDING INCOME INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE JOB CREATION JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR ORGANIZATION LINE OF CREDIT LOAN LOAN PORTFOLIO MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS NEW BUSINESSES OUTREACH PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTORS PUBLIC CREDIT REGIONAL TRADE STARTUP UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES Ridenour, Stefanie Why MENA Needs a Finance and Private Sector Marshall Plan
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description	Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a largely middle income (MIC) region however, it tends to perform more like a low income (LIC) region on many critical financial and private sector economic indicators. This is an important explanatory variable as to why MENA job growth is so weak. This brief provides an overview of a series of areas where MENA lags behind other regions, particularly LIC regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. More than ever, World Bank support is needed to create jobs and boost shared prosperity in a promising region which significantly underperforms.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Ridenour, Stefanie
author_facet	Ridenour, Stefanie
author_sort	Ridenour, Stefanie
title	Why MENA Needs a Finance and Private Sector Marshall Plan
title_short	Why MENA Needs a Finance and Private Sector Marshall Plan
title_full	Why MENA Needs a Finance and Private Sector Marshall Plan
title_fullStr	Why MENA Needs a Finance and Private Sector Marshall Plan
title_full_unstemmed	Why MENA Needs a Finance and Private Sector Marshall Plan
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
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Why MENA Needs a Finance and Private Sector Marshall Plan

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