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COVID-19 drives Syrian refugees and host communities into deeper poverty in Mashreq Countries

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New Economic Update

New report finds that 5.5 million more Iraqis could be pushed into poverty due to COVID-19 & oil collapse.

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Saroj Kumar Jha

Regional Director for the Mashreq

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Sep 30, 2020

Breaking Out of Fragility: A Country Economic Memorandum for Diversification ...

New report highlights what Iraq can do to sustain future growth, and shows why it has not managed to achieve high growth alongside peace, stability, and better standard of living for the Iraqis.

Oct 06, 2020

Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020

The World Bank’s biennial Poverty and Shared Prosperity report finds that the rate of extreme poverty in the MENA region rose from 3.8% in 2015 to 7.2% in 2018 — the latest year for which data is available.

Jul 15, 2020

Building for Peace: Reconstruction for Security, Sustainable Peace, and ...

The World Bank and the German Development Cooperation have joined efforts to take a fresh look at reconstruction, development, and the transition to sustainable peace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and ...

Jun 17, 2020

The Fallout of War: The Regional Consequences of the Conflict in Syria

The Mashreq region has seen more than its share of deaths, economic losses, and instability for the last decade.

Jun 23, 2020

State of the Mashreq Women

This report calls for action in the following areas: stronger economic growth, effective policy action to close legal gaps, promotion of more egalitarian attitudes, access to quality childcare, and the provision of safe ...

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