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by Rabah Arezki and Ferid Belhaj  DECEMBER 24, 2019 Street protests are enveloping many countries in the Middle East and North Africa – and the fundamental cause is a growing sense of individual uncertainty and distrust of governments. This column argues that governments... Read More

Ragui Assaad   December 17, 2019 The more rapid growth of employment in small and medium-sized businesses compared with both micro enterprises and large firms in the Egyptian private sector presages the re-emergence of the ‘missing middle’. This column explains why... Read More

by Stephen Brien   December 17, 2019 GDP per capita is a useful metric of a nation’s average income, but it is widely considered to be incomplete as a measurement of prosperity. This column introduces a new measure that is particularly relevant... Read More

by: Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft, Khandker Wahedur Rahman and Irène Selwaness   This policy paper examines the evolution and structure of job creation in private establishments in Egypt from 1996 to 2017 using data from the recently released 2017 Establishment Census and its predecessors in 1996... Read More

December 8 - 9, 2019 Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Conference highlights Since the early 1970s, successive economic development plans in each of the six members of the Gulf Cooperating Council have emphasized economic diversification as the major path towards achieving... Read More

by Rabah Arezki, Ferid Belhaj and Mahmoud Mohieldin DECEMBER 02, 2019 What should be the role of the state in MENA economies? This column argues that countries in the region should try to increase their level of accountability towards their citizenry by inculcating a culture... Read More

by  Roger Albinyana NOVEMBER 28, 2019 What are the prospects for conflict resolution in Syria and other war-torn Arab countries, for reconstruction of their broken economies and societies, and for repatriation of the many refugees that have fled for their lives?... Read More

by Maryse Louis NOVEMBER 28, 2019 Millions of refugees from the Arab conflicts want to return to their countries, rebuild their homes and get their lives back – but what kind of political settlements might support that prospect? This column explores types... Read More

by Semih Tumen What have been the economic costs of conflict in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen? And what are the prospects for post-conflict reconstruction in these countries and repatriation of some of the millions of refugees who have fled to... Read More