Middle East and North Africa Economic Update, April 2020 : How Transparency Can Help the Middle East and North Africa (English)

Due to the dual shocks of the spread of the virus and lower oil prices, World Bank economists expect output of MENA to decline in 2020. This is in sharp contrast to the growth forecast of 2.6 percent published in October 2019. The growth downgrade of 3.7 percentage points is arguably a measure for the costs associated with the dual shocks of Covid-19 and the oil price collapse. These numbers are tentative. The true impact depends on future developments...

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Arezki,Rabah;

Lederman,Daniel;

Abou Harb,Amani;

Elmallakh,Nelly Youssef Louis William;

Fan,Yuting;

Islam,Asif Mohammed;

Nguyen,Ha Minh;

Zouaidi,Marwane;
Document Date
2020/04/09
Document Type
Country Economic Memorandum
Report Number
147545
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Middle East and North Africa,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2020/04/09
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Middle East and North Africa Economic Update, April 2020 : How Transparency Can Help the Middle East and North Africa
Keywords
female labor force participation

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Arezki,Rabah; Lederman,Daniel; Abou Harb,Amani; Elmallakh,Nelly Youssef Louis William; Fan,Yuting; Islam,Asif Mohammed; Nguyen,Ha Minh; Zouaidi,Marwane.

Middle East and North Africa Economic Update, April 2020 : How Transparency Can Help the Middle East and North Africa (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/343911586470772558

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