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Economic growth

Time to Tap Growth Opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa

August 31, 2023
Gita Bhatt
FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT Magazine: Transparent governance, economic modernization, private-sector leadership, and responsiveness to the energy transition can aid transformation
Fiscal policy

Middle East, North Africa Vulnerable to Rising Fiscal Risks

June 11, 2023
Antoinette M. Sayeh, Mahmoud Harb, Jacques Charaoui
Stronger risk management can reduce budgetary surprises and allow the region to plan better for development.
Climate change

How Fiscal Policy Can Help Middle East, Central Asia Reduce Emissions

November 6, 2022
Jihad Azour, Gareth Anderson, Ling Zhu
Early rollout of climate-mitigation strategies will help countries meet their Paris Agreement commitments and smooth the low-carbon transition
Fiscal policy

Middle East Needs Fairer Taxes to Aid Growth and Ease Inequality

July 6, 2022
Jihad Azour, Priscilla Muthoora , Geneviève Verdier
More progressive taxes with fewer exemptions would help governments pay for immediate spending priorities and make societies fairer. 
Inflation

Middle East and North Africa’s Commodity Importers Hit by Higher Prices

May 24, 2022
Jihad Azour, Jeta Menkulasi, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu
Higher commodity prices, propelled upwards by war in Ukraine, will have a significant economic impact on the region.
COVID-19

Opinion: Time of major economic transformations in the Middle East

October 27, 2021
Jihad Azour
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