World Bank This World Bank blog-post builds on a WB Report titled “Navigating Through the Pandemic and Regional Tensions,” which provides an update on Djibouti’s recent economic developments and its macroeconomic outlook. Article
Read MoreMorgan Lewis This article shows how as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many uncertainties and challenges were created for investors and operators in the United Arab Emirates and 2020 saw many transactions in the healthcare sector either abandoned or put on hold. Article
Read MoreWorld Bank This World Bank working paper shows the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on the Comoros’s household welfare, poverty and labor market outcomes. Working Paper
Read MoreOpen Journal of Civil Engineering This study assesses the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on construction and engineering companies in Gaza. Journal Article
Read MoreForeign Agricultural Service, U.S Department of Agriculture This report shows that despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in commodity prices globally, Egypt succeeded in maintaining inflation rates within the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE’s) target range at a time when many countries of the world are witnessing a wave of high inflation. Report
Read MoreAl Araby This article studies the pandemic’s impact on small and medium enterprises in Oman and delineates how the Sultanate’s SMEs navigated the challenges of the coronavirus outbreak. Article
Read MoreMedicine, Conflict and Survival This article studies the impact of the humanitarian crisis in Syria as well as the pandemic on healthcare workers’ mental health. With the rise of violence and attacks against HCWs and healthcare facilities in Syria, around 70% of the health workforce has left the country. The estimated number of citizens with…
Read MoreCare Evaluations This article explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender equality and food security in the Arab region with a focus on findings from Iraq and Sudan. Article
Read MoreMiddle East Institute This article showcases the inequitable participation of women in the labor force in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jordan has the lowest rate of women’s economic participation of any country not at war. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), the kingdom’s female labor force participation rate is below 15%, while that…
Read MoreUN ESCWA This working paper discusses Algeria’s reliance on oil and gas exports is limiting the country’s economic growth, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The economy is in serious need of more diversification away from the oil sector Article
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