Altered destinies: the long-term effects of food insecurity in the MENA region
Rising food prices are making it difficult for families to put meals on the table. Inflation, especially when it stems ...
Creating jobs: making Egypt’s economy work for everyone
Job creation is an indicator of healthy economic growth. But in Egypt, despite impressive macroeconomic resilience that helped the country ...
Public employment in Arab countries: A Reassessment
In Arab countries, there are concerns that the public sector is too large. This column shows that the extent to ...
How can the digital economy benefit everyone in the Arab world—and prevent the region from falling farther behind?
Digitalization is one of the main forces shaping the modern global economy—and an area in which the Arab world has ...
Food security and child malnutrition in Africa
There is a complex relationship between climate change, food security and children’s nutritional status. This column outlines the research evidence, ...
How the crisis in Ukraine affects Egypt’s vulnerable families and children
The crisis in Ukraine is hitting the global economy at a time when the world is struggling to recover from ...
Demographic pressures on the Egyptian labour market
Although unemployment rates have been falling in Egypt in recent years, this trend is likely to reverse in the next ...
Measuring poverty in Lebanon in the time of economic collapse
What has been the impact of Lebanon’s long-running economic crisis on the daily lives of citizens? This column documents a ...