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Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region (Arabic)

The Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region is an annual report prepared by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). The Survey lays out an overall annual picture of the Arab region’s state of economic and social development, as well as focusing on specific burning issues which pertain to economic and social developments in Arab countries.

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Economic and Social Development
SURV ECON SOC DEV ARAB 2019-20 (A)

Survey of Economic and Social Developments 2019-2020 (Arabic language)

Realities and Prospects in the Arab Region

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Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region (Arabic)
13 Jul 2021
This annual flagship publication seeks to both analyze routinely monitored economic and social variables in the Arab region in a global context as well as address debt sustainability and the macroeconomic implications. Given that the COVID-19 pandemic will have significant repercussions in 2021 a...
SURV ECON SOC DEV ARAB 2018-19 (A)

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2018-2019 (Arabic language)

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Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region (Arabic)
24 Sep 2020
The Survey 2018-2019 observes that the Arab region experienced an economic recovery with a growth rate of 2.3% in 2018, up from 1.7% the year before. This recovery was largely attributed to hydrocarbon sector-led growth in the region’s oil-exporting countries, particularly GCC countries. This gro...
SURV ECON SOC DEV ESCWA 2010/11 A

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region 2010-2011 (Arabic language)

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Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region (Arabic)
16 Jul 2012
This book assesses feasible financing strategies for policymakers to follow in pursuance of human development, taking as reference the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and their achievement by 2015. These strategies are analyzed in the context of broader concerns of economic de...
SURV ECON SOC DEV ESCWA 2009/10 A

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region 2009-2010 (Arabic language)

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Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region (Arabic)
5 Jan 2012
This year's Survey looks at the effect that the global financial crisis has had on economies and social development in the Western Asia region. The Survey shows that while some economies have weathered the global recession well, the impact on others has been significant. It is possible that the n...
SURV ECON SOC DEV ARAB 2013 (A)

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2013-2014 (Arabic language)

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Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region (Arabic)
2 Jan 2015
The Arab region saw slower economic growth in 2013, mainly because of the moderate growth of major oil-exporting countries, represented by the member countries of Gulf Cooperation Council. While GCC countries are on a stable recovery path, the polarization of economic performance among Arab count...
SURV ECON SOC DEV ARAB 2012 (A)

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2012-2013 (Arabic language)

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Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region (Arabic)
18 Mar 2014
The Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region 2012-2013 assesses the most recent economic and social developments of Arab countries, using the data that became available by the 2nd quarter of 2013. The immediate policy challenge for most of Arab countries is to create employmen...
SURV ECON SOC DEV ARAB 2011/12 (A)

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region 2011-2012 (Arabic language)

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Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region (Arabic)
18 Mar 2013
The Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region 2011-2012 assesses the most recent economic and social developments in the Arab region, using the data that became available by the 2nd quarter of 2012. It found that GDP growth performance between major oil producers and the rest o...
SURV ECON SOC DEV ARAB 2016-17 (A)

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2016-2017 (Arabic Language)

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Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region (Arabic)
31 Jan 2018
This publication focuses on the analysis of the most recent socioeconomic developments in two ways. The first focus aims at demonstrating the analytical observation of routinely monitored economic and social variables of the Arab region in the global context (the monitoring part). The second focu...
SURV ECON SOC DEV ARAB 2017-18 (A)

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2017-2018 (Arabic language)

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Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region (Arabic)
1 Apr 2019
This publication focuses on the analysis of the most recent socioeconomic developments in two ways. The first focus aims at demonstrating the analytical observation of routinely monitored economic and social variables of the Arab region in the global context (the monitoring part). The second focu...
SURV ECON SOC DEV ARAB 2014(A)

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2014-2015 (Arabic language)

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Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region (Arabic)
18 Mar 2016
In addition to conflicts and related security disruptions in the Arab region, a significant fall in oil prices and their uncertain prospects have become a predominant economic concern, with prices plunging by more than 50 per cent in the second half of 2014. Nevertheless, member countries of the ...