MENA Quarterly Economic Brief, July 2014 : Predictions, Perceptions and Economic Reality

This issue of the MENA quarterly brief assesses the macroeconomic performance of seven of the MENA countries: Egypt, Tunisia, Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen and Libya. All of these countries experienced rapid economic growth during 2000-10, and suffered a sharp economic slowdown in the aftermath of 2011. The brief focuses on the challenges facing these countries with a closer look at the actual growth performance in comparison with their forecasts and highlights the limitations of forecasting in the wake of the 2011 uprisings; and at the consequences of the growth slowdown, including unemployment, where perceptions may diverge from reality. The story is told in fourteen charts.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Devarajan, Shanta, Mottaghi, Lili
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2014-07
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE, BANK OFFICE, BORROWING, BUDGET DEFICIT, BUDGET DEFICITS, CASH TRANSFERS, CC, CORRUPTION, CURRENT PRICES, DEBT, DEBTS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DOMESTIC BORROWING, DOMESTIC DEBT, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC RECOVERY, ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN, EDUCATED WOMEN, ELECTRICITY, EXOGENOUS SHOCKS, EXPENDITURES, EXPORT MARKET, EXPORTERS, EXTERNAL SHOCKS, FAMILIES, FINANCES, FINANCIAL CRISES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FISCAL BALANCE, FISCAL DEFICIT, FISCAL DEFICITS, FISCAL DISCIPLINE, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, GENDER, GENDER GAP, GLOBAL MARKET, GOVERNMENT BUDGETS, GOVERNMENT DEBT, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, HOLDING, HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISES, INFLATION, INFLATION RATE, INFORMAL SECTOR, INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CRISES, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS, INTERNATIONAL RESERVES, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTOR PROTECTIONS, JOB SECURITY, JOB STATUS, JOBS, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONS, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR SUPPLY, LAWS, LICENSES, LIMITED ACCESS, MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, MARKET PRICE, OIL PRICE, OIL PRICES, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITIES, PRIVATE SECTOR JOB, PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS, PRODUCT PRICE, PRODUCTIVITY, PROTECTION MEASURES, PUBLIC, PUBLIC DEBT, PUBLIC DEBTS, PUBLIC FINANCES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR JOB, PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS, PUBLIC SPENDING, RECEIPTS, REMITTANCE, REMITTANCES, SAFETY NETS, SAVINGS, SKILLED LABOR, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES, STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS, TAX, TAX SYSTEM, TOTAL DEBT, TOTAL LABOR FORCE, TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT, TRADING, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAINING PROGRAM, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS, URBAN AREAS, VULNERABLE GROUP, VULNERABLE PEOPLE, WAGE BILL, WORKERS, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19918133/predictions-perceptions-economic-reality-challenges-seven-middle-east-north-africa-countries-described-fourteen-charts http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19283
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