The State of Women’s Rights in the Arab World
Mar 09, 2016 / Blog entry
Le tableau général est plutôt encourageant : de nombreux pays à travers le monde s’emploient à réformer l’accès des femmes aux débouchés économiques et à réduire le nombre de lois restreignant leur liberté d’action, avec des progrès remarquables d’année en année. La dernière édition du rapport de la Banque mondiale Les Femmes, l’entreprise et...
[Interview] What Are the Mid-Term Solutions for the Syrian Refugees Crisis/ Part2
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Millions of fled a war-torn Syria since the beginning of the crisis in 2011. Neighbouring countries, mainly, Lebanon and Jordan are hosting the largest number so far. How can the international community be of help beyond emergency aid? What could be the mid-term solution for this unprecedented situation? Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Country...
[Interview] The Lebanese and Jordanian Economies Put to the Test of the Syrian Refugees Crisis
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Almost five years since the Syrian war broke out and created the largest refugees crisis since World War II. Syria’s neighbouring countries are facing an unprecedented and protracted refugee crisis. How could the international community help hosting countries beyond emergency aid? What could the mid-term solution be for this unprecedented...
[Interview] What Are the Mid-Term Solutions for the Syrian Refugees Crisis/ Part1
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Millions of fled a war-torn Syria since the beginning of the crisis in 2011. Neighbouring countries, mainly, Lebanon and Jordan are hosting the largest number so far. How can the international community be of help beyond emergency aid? What could be the mid-term solution for this unprecedented situation? Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Country...
[Interview] Facing the Cost of Conflict in the Middle East
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
The World Bank group, the United Nations, and the Islamic Development Bank Group launched a new joint initiative to scale-up financing in the Middle East and North Africa to help countries hosting significant refugee populations, countries impacted by conflict, as well as countries that have significant investment needs to achieve economic...
[Interview] Refugees: Financing Development Emerges as the New Urgency
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Almost five years since the Syrian war broke out and created the largest refugees crisis since the World War II. Syria’s neighbouring countries are facing an unprecedented and protracted refugee crisis with spillover effects in Europe. Sarah Belhadi from La Tribune spoke to Franck Bousquet, the World Bank’s Director of Regional Programs,...
[Interview] Refugees: Europeans Discover the Hard Reality of Lebanon and Jordan since the War Broke Out in Syria 4 Years Ago
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
The Center for Mediterranean Integration, the World Bank Group and the United Nations with the support of the French Development Agency Representatives organized a cross-regional event on the analytical findings, and policy implications, of the World Bank/UNHCR study “The Welfare of Syrian Refugees: Evidence from Jordan and Lebanon”. Sarah Belhadi...
[Interview] Donors Face the Challenge of an Unprecedented Refugees Crisis
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Almost five years since the Syrian war broke out and created the largest refugees crisis since the World War II. Syria’s neighbouring countries are facing an unprecedented and protracted refugee crisis with spillover effects in Europe. RFI spoke to Jordan’s Minister of Labor H.E. Prof. Nidal Alkatamine; Ferid Belhaj, the World Bank Country...
[Interview] Jordan Response Strategy for the Syrian Refugees Crisis
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Dr Mukhallad Omari, Director of Policy Division, Ministry of International Planning and Cooperation, Jordan explains the current state of the refugee crisis and its impact on Jordan. Interview conducted by Wahiba Khaddash for Monte Carlo Doualiya in Arabic.
Overview: 2016 Syria Humanitarian Response Plan and 2016 - 2017 Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan
Feb 12, 2016 / Library
This report is a comprehensive coverage backed with statistics of how five years of intensifying conflict in Syria have precipitated the greatest humanitarian crisis witnessed in generations and how the situation has worsened over the course of the past year. Humanitarian and protection needs have reached unprecedented levels and are projected to...
Economic Effects of War and Peace in the Middle East and North Africa
Feb 12, 2016 / Library
Key Messages: English / French / Arabic.
The World Bank’s latest Quarterly Economic Brief for MENA has revised estimates of economic growth in MENA, at 2.6 percent in 2015, falling short of expectations from the 2.8 percent predicted in October. Being constrained by war, terrorism and to some extent cheap oil, short term growth...
Inequality, Uprisings, and Conflict
Nov 09, 2015 / Library
World Bank: Economic Indicators Failed to Predict Arab Uprisings
A longtime reliance on economic indicators as a barometer of progress in Middle Eastern and North African countries masked the level of frustration and dissatisfaction in the region ahead of the ‘Arab Spring,’ according to a new World Bank report released today.
While...
Towards a Concerted Economic Strategy in the Mediterranean
Oct 06, 2015 / Blog entry
Malgré leur proximité géographique et culturelle, l’Europe et les Pays du Sud et de l’Est Méditerranéen (PSEM) n’ont toujours pas élaboré une véritable stratégie économique commune, comme le Japon des années 1960 a su le faire en Asie, ou l’Allemagne des années 1990 avec les Pays d’Europe Centrale et Orientale. Chaque zone pourrait pourtant puiser...
Challenges of the Mediterranean Economic Area
Oct 01, 2015 / Library
Eco d’ici Eco d’ailleurs, the economic show of Radio France Internationale, with Jean-Pierre Boris, discusses the challenges and successes of the Mediterranean economic area. Panelists : Mourad Ezzine, Manager of the Center for Mediterranean Integration; Jean-Louis Reiffers, President of the Scientific Council of the Institut de la...
OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2015
Jul 20, 2015 / Library
The digital economy now permeates countless aspects of the world economy, impacting sectors as varied as banking, retail, energy, transportation, education, publishing, media or health. Information and Communication Technologies are transforming the ways social interactions and personal relationships are conducted, with fixed, mobile and broadcast...
International Portability of Social Benefits for Migrants
Jun 23, 2015 / Highlight
June 15, 2015 – Marseille, France
The International Labor Mobility Program team organized a discussion group on “International Portability of Social Benefits for Migrants.” The objective of the meeting was to gather experts for a final consultation on the bilateral social security agreements (BSSAs) report before its formal...
CMI Takes Part in UfM’s High Level Conference on Women’s Participation in Economic Life
Jun 09, 2015 / Highlight
May 19-21, 2015, Barcelona, Spain
The CMI Manager joined an expert panel at the High-Level Conference organized by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) on “Fostering Women’s Participation in Economic Life.” He presented an overview of women’s current situation in MENA and its implications on the economic development of the region and...
Supporting the Handicraft Sector in the City of Chefchaouen
Jun 09, 2015 / Highlight
May 27, 2015, Chefchaouen Morocco
The CMI, GIZ-CoMun Program, and Medcities jointly organized a technical workshop in the context of the work carried by the CoMun Program. The Workshop aimed to conclude a process of local and participatory consultations following a request from the city of Chechaouen and the Inb Rachid Foundation who have...
The valmer series - the transforming arab city
The Valmer Series - Knowledge Economy
Knowledge Economy
Sep 20, 2012 / Program
Lead Organization
The World Bank.
Partners
Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), European Investment Bank (EIB), INSEAD (Graduate business school), European Commission (EC) and others.
Challenges
The challenges cited below apply to the new phase of the Knowledge Economy Program (2015-2020) focusing on Tunisia:...
