MENA Regional Brief

The process of political change and transition across much of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continued into 2013, with a great degree of heterogeneity across countries. Violence in Syria has escalated, with spillover effects to Lebanon and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
AIR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/151781468111861633/MENA-regional-brief
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25476
id okr-10986-25476
recordtype oai_dc
spelling okr-10986-254762021-04-23T14:04:31Z MENA Regional Brief World Bank ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACCESS TO INFORMATION AIR CASH TRANSFERS CITIZENS CLIMATE CHANGE CONGESTION CURRENCY CURRENCY DEPRECIATION DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EFFECTIVE POLICIES EXPORTERS EXTERNAL DEFICITS FEMALE PARTICIPATION FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES GENDER EQUALITY GOOD GOVERNANCE HOLDING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN INVESTMENT FLOWS INVESTMENT LOAN ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS JOB CREATION KNOWLEDGE BASE LABOR FORCE LOAN LOAN PORTFOLIO LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MINORITY NATIONAL DIALOGUE NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL CLIMATE POLITICAL TURMOIL POLITICAL UPHEAVAL PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC SPENDING RAPID GROWTH REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL STRATEGY RENEWABLE ENERGY RESERVE RETURN RURAL WOMEN SAFETY SAFETY NETS SERVICE DELIVERY SMALL ENTERPRISES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SPILLOVER STREET PARKING STREET PARKING MANAGEMENT STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUND UNDERDEVELOPED REGIONS UNEMPLOYMENT UNIONS URBAN TRANSPORT YOUNG PEOPLE The process of political change and transition across much of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continued into 2013, with a great degree of heterogeneity across countries. Violence in Syria has escalated, with spillover effects to Lebanon and Jordan. Security in Yemen is fragile but a national dialogue has started which includes the drafting of a new constitution in advance of national elections. In MENA's transitioning countries drafting of new constitutions remains a critical pending issue. Citizens voices continue to be heard across the region calling for greater public participation and open government. The region's main challenge is to create sustainable growth that delivers the quantity and quality of jobs needed. An inclusive and competitive private sector has proven to be one of the most effective and long-term solutions for unemployment, and will be critical in tackling the scale of the problem in MENA. 2016-11-29T17:49:45Z 2016-11-29T17:49:45Z 2013-05 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/151781468111861633/MENA-regional-brief http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25476 English en_US MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series;No. 99 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Middle East and North Africa Middle East North Africa
repository_type Digital Repository
institution_category Foreign Institution
institution Digital Repositories
building World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
collection World Bank
language English
en_US
topic ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
AIR
CASH TRANSFERS
CITIZENS
CLIMATE CHANGE
CONGESTION
CURRENCY
CURRENCY DEPRECIATION
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DIVERSIFICATION
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EFFECTIVE POLICIES
EXPORTERS
EXTERNAL DEFICITS
FEMALE PARTICIPATION
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
GENDER EQUALITY
GOOD GOVERNANCE
HOLDING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN
INVESTMENT FLOWS
INVESTMENT LOAN
ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
JOB CREATION
KNOWLEDGE BASE
LABOR FORCE
LOAN
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MINORITY
NATIONAL DIALOGUE
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
POLITICAL CHANGE
POLITICAL CLIMATE
POLITICAL TURMOIL
POLITICAL UPHEAVAL
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC SPENDING
RAPID GROWTH
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL STRATEGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RESERVE
RETURN
RURAL WOMEN
SAFETY
SAFETY NETS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SPILLOVER
STREET PARKING
STREET PARKING MANAGEMENT
STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC CONTROL
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSPARENCY
TRUST FUND
UNDERDEVELOPED REGIONS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNIONS
URBAN TRANSPORT
YOUNG PEOPLE
spellingShingle ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
AIR
CASH TRANSFERS
CITIZENS
CLIMATE CHANGE
CONGESTION
CURRENCY
CURRENCY DEPRECIATION
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DIVERSIFICATION
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EFFECTIVE POLICIES
EXPORTERS
EXTERNAL DEFICITS
FEMALE PARTICIPATION
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
GENDER EQUALITY
GOOD GOVERNANCE
HOLDING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN
INVESTMENT FLOWS
INVESTMENT LOAN
ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
JOB CREATION
KNOWLEDGE BASE
LABOR FORCE
LOAN
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MINORITY
NATIONAL DIALOGUE
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
POLITICAL CHANGE
POLITICAL CLIMATE
POLITICAL TURMOIL
POLITICAL UPHEAVAL
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC SPENDING
RAPID GROWTH
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL STRATEGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RESERVE
RETURN
RURAL WOMEN
SAFETY
SAFETY NETS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SPILLOVER
STREET PARKING
STREET PARKING MANAGEMENT
STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC CONTROL
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSPARENCY
TRUST FUND
UNDERDEVELOPED REGIONS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNIONS
URBAN TRANSPORT
YOUNG PEOPLE
World Bank
MENA Regional Brief
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Middle East
North Africa
relation MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series;No. 99
description The process of political change and transition across much of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continued into 2013, with a great degree of heterogeneity across countries. Violence in Syria has escalated, with spillover effects to Lebanon and Jordan. Security in Yemen is fragile but a national dialogue has started which includes the drafting of a new constitution in advance of national elections. In MENA's transitioning countries drafting of new constitutions remains a critical pending issue. Citizens voices continue to be heard across the region calling for greater public participation and open government. The region's main challenge is to create sustainable growth that delivers the quantity and quality of jobs needed. An inclusive and competitive private sector has proven to be one of the most effective and long-term solutions for unemployment, and will be critical in tackling the scale of the problem in MENA.
format Brief
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title MENA Regional Brief
title_short MENA Regional Brief
title_full MENA Regional Brief
title_fullStr MENA Regional Brief
title_full_unstemmed MENA Regional Brief
title_sort mena regional brief
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/151781468111861633/MENA-regional-brief
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25476
_version_ 1764459737493012480