MENA Regional Brief

The process of political change and transition across much of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continued into 2013, with a great degree of heterogeneity across countries. Violence in Syria has escalated, with spillover effects to Lebanon and Jordan. Security in Yemen is fragile but a national dialogue has started which includes the drafting of a new constitution in advance of national elections. In MENA's transitioning countries drafting of new constitutions remains a critical pending issue. Citizens have not been silent. Their voices continue to be heard across the region calling for greater public participation and open government

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013-05
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, AIR, CASH TRANSFERS, CITIZENS, CLIMATE CHANGE, CONGESTION, CURRENCY, CURRENCY DEPRECIATION, DEVELOPING ECONOMIES, DEVELOPMENT GOALS, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, DIVERSIFICATION, ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, EFFECTIVE POLICIES, EXPORTERS, EXTERNAL DEFICITS, FEMALE PARTICIPATION, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES, GENDER EQUALITY, GOOD GOVERNANCE, HOLDING, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INCOME, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN, INVESTMENT FLOWS, INVESTMENT LOAN, ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, JOB CREATION, KNOWLEDGE BASE, LABOR FORCE, LOAN, LOAN PORTFOLIO, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES, MINORITY, NATIONAL DIALOGUE, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, POLITICAL CHANGE, POLITICAL CLIMATE, POLITICAL TURMOIL, POLITICAL UPHEAVAL, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC SPENDING, RAPID GROWTH, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, REGIONAL STRATEGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESERVE, RETURN, RURAL WOMEN, SAFETY, SAFETY NETS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SPILLOVER, STREET PARKING, STREET PARKING MANAGEMENT, STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CONTROL, TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM, TRANSITION COUNTRIES, TRANSPARENCY, TRUST FUND, UNDERDEVELOPED REGIONS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNIONS, URBAN TRANSPORT, YOUNG PEOPLE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/18107514/mena-regional-brief http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16121
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