Tackling multidimensional poverty in MENA
What does most recent multidimensional poverty assessment of the Middle East and North Africa reveal about health, education, living standards ...
Reinforcing the re-emergence of the “missing middle” in Egypt
The more rapid growth of employment in small and medium-sized businesses compared with both micro enterprises and large firms in ...
Rethinking the role of the state in the Middle East and North Africa
What should be the role of the state in MENA economies? This column argues that countries in the region should ...
Political settlement scenarios for Arab conflicts
Millions of refugees from the Arab conflicts want to return to their countries, rebuild their homes and get their lives ...
Repatriation: scenarios for conflict resolution and reconstruction
What are the prospects for conflict resolution in Syria and other war-torn Arab countries, for reconstruction of their broken economies ...
Tearing down the walls of vested interests in MENA
The economic outlook for the Middle East and North Africa is weak, with medium-term growth projected to be a fraction ...
An appeal for Sudan’s future
Sudan today is on a knife-edge: it can evolve toward peace and democracy – or spiral into instability and violence. ...
Repatriation of refugees from Arab conflicts: scenarios for reconstruction
The prospects for early repatriation of refugees who have fled conflicts in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen in recent years ...