/external/country/ResRep/index.aspLatest news and publications by the IMF Resident Representative’s office; updated several times a month.Imf.Org RSS Feed GeneratorENhttp://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09155.htmThe global financial crisis has not spared the MENAP region, but strong economic fundamentals and sizeable currency reserves have helped to mitigate the impact of the shock.19 Nov 2009 02:10:26 ESTMRThttp://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09155.htmhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2009/wp09225.pdfBy Boileau Loko and Mame Astou Diouf; IMF Working Paper 09/22519 Nov 2009 02:08:43 ESTMRThttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2009/wp09225.pdfhttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2009/CAR101109A.htmOil exporters in the Middle East and North Africa have been directly hit by the global financial crisis through a sharp drop in oil prices and a drying up of capital inflows, but the blow has been softened by countercyclical government spending, according to the IMF’s new regional forecast.19 Nov 2009 02:06:39 ESTMRThttp://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2009/CAR101109A.htm