Economic Development and Integration
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Climate/SDGs Debt Swap Mechanism E/ESCWA/CL3.SEP/2020/INF.3 Public budgets in the developing countries of the region are pressed due to rising external debt and debt service, which risks expenditure on climate action and for achieving the SDGs. The... |
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Survey of Economic and Social Developments 2019-2020 E/ESCWA/CL3.SEP/2020/1 Providing an analysis of the global situation in mid-2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, is a difficult task. The outbreak has exerted tremendous pressure on the global economy, the scale of which... |
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ESCWA Annual Report 2019 E/ESCWA/OES/2020/1 The last decade was difficult for the Arab region. A few countries fell into civil war while others suffered from serious political and economic instability. As a result, millions of people across... |
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Fiscal Policy Review of Arab States 2019 E/ESCWA/EDID/2019/WP.20 This fiscal review is first in the series following the ESCWA 2017 flagship report “Rethinking Fiscal Policy for the Arab Region”. A major focus of this fiscal policy review 2019 is to create a... |
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Ex-Post Evaluation of Lebanon’s Free Trade Agreements: The Cases of the FTA with the European Union and PAFTA with the Arab Countries E/ESCWA/EDID/2019/WP.13 This study examines the tangible impact of the integration agreements with Arab countries and the European Union on the Lebanese economy, as well as the reasons behind their relatively poor... |
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Assessing Arab Economic Integration: How Agricultural Trade can Affect the Achievement of the SDGs through Further Integration Third Edition E/ESCWA/EDID/2019/4 The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and the scale of its impact across the Arab region highlight the need for collaborative economic integration that strengthens the region’s recovery and builds... |
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Trade and transport costs in the Arab region E/ESCWA/EDID/2019/3 Trade costs are a major determinant of trade competitiveness and integration in regional and global economies. The Arab region has high trade costs, resulting in low trade integration at the... |
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Trends and Impacts in Conflict Settings, No. 6: Developing a Risk-Assessment Framework for the Arab Region E/ESCWA/ECRI/2019/1 The Arab region is undergoing profound transformations due to social, economic, and governance factors, as well as from violent conflict, humanitarian crisis, and political instability. The... |
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An Introductory Study on the Status, Challenges and Prospects of the Libyan Economy E/ESCWA/CL6.GCP/2020/TP.3 The Libya Socioeconomic Dialogue Project is managed and implemented by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), thanks to a funding by the German Federal... |
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ESCWA's vision on the work modalities for producing, developing and implementing the Arab Information and Communication Technology Strategy (The Arab Digital Agenda) E/ESCWA/CL4.SIT/2020/TP.7 This document presents “ESCWA's vision on the work modalities for producing, developing and implementing the Arab Information and Communication Technology Strategy (The Arab Digital Agenda)”. It... |
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Wealth distribution and poverty impact of COVID-19 in Lebanon E/ESCWA/CL3.SEP/2020/TP.8 Lebanon is de facto experiencing the impact of three reinforcing growth shocks: a long-term recession post-Syrian crisis as a result of gradual decline in tourism receipts and private investment... |
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National Connectivity Report Jordan 2020 E/ESCWA/CL3.SEP/2020/TP.7 Last decades have witnessed a significant increase in the amount of transport of persons and goods resulting in economic growth and connectivity becoming high on the political agenda of countries... |
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Fiscal Multiplier in Egypt E/ESCWA/CL3.SEP/2020/TP.6 This paper includes 3 sections: the first section displays the structure and development of government spending in Egypt. The second section discusses the methodology for measuring the fiscal... |
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Syria at War: Eight Years On E/ESCWA/CL3.SEP/2020/TP.5 The “Syria at War: Eight Years On” report is the second product of the collaboration between the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Centre for Syrian... |
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COVID-19: Impact on Transport in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/CL2.GPID/2020/TP.15 The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a global health and economic crisis that has transformed the world. The Arab region is not immune to the shock triggered by the pandemic. In line with global... |
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Socioeconomic Impact of COVID-19: Policy Briefs E/ESCWA/2020/INF.1 A decade marked for accelerated action and delivery towards sustainable development has... |
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ESCWA Annual Report 2018 E/ESCWA/OES/2019/1 The 2018 Annual Report provides an overview of key efforts by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) to support global, regional and national efforts towards a more stable... |
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Egypt From stabilization to a knowledge-based economy A computable general equilibrium modelling approach E/ESCWA/EDID/2019/WP.2 The paper has two main objectives. First, it provides an overview of the Egypt’s main macroeconomic and social indicators, highlighting the impact of economic reforms implemented since 2016 and... |
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Employment Profile and Challenges of the Private Sector in Iraq E/ESCWA/EDID/2019/WP.17 The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) primarily address the essential components of achieving a better path of equitable economic growth, providing proper and equal education,... |
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Socioeconomic Impacts of Macroeconomic Reform Policies in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/EDID/2019/TP.1 The technical paper aims to test that hypothesis by evaluating Tunisia and Egypt’s experiences with neoliberal adjustment against the SDGs. The UNESCWA expert group meeting Towards... |
