Economic Development and Integration
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Methodological Analysis and Implementation Assessment of the Agreement on International Roads in the Arab Mashreq E/ESCWA/EDGD/2013/6 In recognition of the need to facilitate international road transport in the Arab region and to enhance cooperation, trade and tourism between Arab countries, the Agreement on International Roads... |
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Assessing the Financing Gap in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/EDGD/2013/5 Financing is one of the core issues in international development. Many wealthy countries have agreed on the need to allocate 0.7 per cent of their national income to financing development in less... |
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Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/EDGD/2013/4 The Arab region has been relatively weak in mobilizing private capital to finance larger infrastructure projects, compared to other parts of the world. The ongoing political transition is... |
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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2012-2013 E/ESCWA/EDGD/2013/3 Arab countries exhibited increasing polarization in their development paths in 2012 and 2013. Major energy exporters, namely Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, are recovering from the... |
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The Arab Millennium Development Goals Report: Facing Challenges and Looking Beyond 2015 E/ESCWA/EDGD/2013/1 The Arab region has made impressive progress towards many Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly in education. Achievements, however, were uneven among and within Arab countries. Major... |
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Report: Consultative Meeting on Establishing A Committee on Emerging Issues and Development in Conflict Settings, Amman, 11 December 2013 E/ESCWA/ECRI/2013/WG.3/Report  Arabic (139.92 KB) English (79.34 KB) |
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Short- and medium-term economic challenges of the Arab countries in transition E/ESCWA/ECRI/2013/1
The Arab region’s public deems a strong economy to be as important as a well-functioning democracy. Thus, a successful transition process in the region – leading to sustainable, pro-growth,... |
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Managing Change-Mainstreaming Disability into the Development Process E/ESCWA/SDD/2012/Brochure.1 This brochure analyses the exclusion of people with disabilities in the Arab region. It highlights the challenges facing policymakers in their efforts to achieve social inclusion. It also presents... |
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Active Labour Market Policies in Arab Countries E/ESCWA/SDD/2012/1 Recent protests in the region have revealed the social and political costs of high unemployment, underemployment and informal labour, particularly among youth, and the need to develop and... |
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ESCWA Annual Report, 2011 E/ESCWA/OES/2012/1 The year 2011 was a turning point for the Arab world. The power of citizens has created new momentum for change, opening the door of opportunity for the Arab people. As an institution that... |
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Financing Technology Transfer Process in the ESCWA Region: Roadmap for Investments and Support Guide E/ESCWA/ICTD/2012/Technical Paper.3 . Arabic (746.01 KB) English (746.01 KB) |
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Analyses on the establishment and application of the single window system to facilitate trade in Sudan E/ESCWA/EDGD/2012/WP.1 This paper presents an overview of the objectives of the single window system, its areas of application and the legal framework for the establishment of the system. It also includes a detailed... |
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Enhancing Fiscal Capacity to Attain the Millennium Development Goals: Financing Social Protection E/ESCWA/EDGD/2012/Technical Paper.1 The present study shows that the Arab uprisings took place despite strong progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It advocates social protection as a way to overcome the... |
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Progress Made by the ESCWA Member Countries on Financing for Development E/ESCWA/EDGD/2012/5 While 2010 was, for ESCWA member countries, a year of recovery from the effects of the global financial crisis, in 2011 the continued global economic recession and the popular... |
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Survey of aid effectiveness in the Arab region E/ESCWA/EDGD/2012/3
The concept paper "Survey of Aid Effectiveness in the ESCWA region" offers a preliminary assessment of aid effectiveness in the region and suggests areas for improvements. The survey attempts to... |
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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region, 2011-2012 E/ESCWA/EDGD/2012/2 This Survey assesses the economic and social developments in the ESCWA region using data that became available by the second quarter of 2012. It finds that growth in gross domestic product (GDP)... |
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Inflation Dynamics in the ESCWA Region: A Vector Autoregressive Analysis E/ESCWA/EDGD/2011/Technical paper.4 The findings of this study are intended to help advance the understanding of the causes of inflation in the ESCWA region. Understanding the causes of inflation is crucial, since the efficiency of... |
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Report: Expert Group Meeting to Review A Draft Study on “Addressing Barriers to Women’s Economic Participation in the ESCWA Region”, Beirut, 26-27 June 2012 E/ESCWA/ECW/2012/WG.1/2/Report Arabic (199.36 KB) English (199.36 KB) |
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Social and Economic Situation of Palestinian Women E/ESCWA/ECW/2012/Technical Paper.2 |
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Addressing Barriers to Women’s Economic Participation in the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/ECW/2012/1 Discussions and ongoing debates on Arab women’s rate of economic participation, which is lower than any other region of the world, have emphasized the failure to turn educational gains of the past... |