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ARAB HUMAN DEV RPT 2022 (A)

Arab Human Development Report 2022 (Arabic language)

Expanding Opportunities for an Inclusive and Resilient Recovery in the Post-COVID Era

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Arab Human Development Report (Arabic language)
29 Jun 2022
The Arab Human Development Report 2022 focuses on post-COVID recovery, assessing long standing development challenges across the spheres of governance, society, and economy—tackling aspects of gender; youth; education and health; multi-dimensional poverty; impacts on economic sectors, MSMEs and l...
ARAB HUMAN DEV RPT 2022

Arab Human Development Report 2022

Expanding Opportunities for an Inclusive and Resilient Recovery in the Post-COVID Era

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Arab Human Development Report
27 Sep 2022
The Arab Human Development Report 2022 focuses on post-COVID recovery, assessing long standing development challenges across the spheres of governance, society, and economy—tackling aspects of gender; youth; education and health; multi-dimensional poverty; impacts on economic sectors, MSMEs and l...
JORDAN ETRADE ASSESSMENT (A)

Jordan eTrade Readiness Assessment (Arabic language)

2 Jun 2022
E-commerce presents an important opportunity to address some of the major challenges faced by the Jordanian economy and to become a driver of sustainable economic growth. Jordan has experienced an economic slowdown in recent years, with GDP growth dropping from an average of 5.1% in 2000-2015 to ...
ECON COST ISRL OCCP PALES PEOP (A

The Economic Costs of the Israeli Occupation for the Palestinian People (Arabic language)

Arrested Development and Poverty in the West Bank

17 Mar 2022
This publication sheds light on the impact of the Israeli restrictions on the economy of the West Bank and the socioeconomic conditions of its households for the period 1998-2019, with special focus on the impact of the restrictions imposed by occupation in the aftermath of the second Intifada. I...
ECON COST ISRL OCCP PALES PEOP (F

Les coûts économiques de l'occupation israélienne pour le peuple palestinien

Arrêt du développement et pauvreté en Cisjordanie

4 May 2022
Cette publication met en lumière l'impact des restrictions israéliennes sur l'économie de la Cisjordanie et les conditions socio-économiques de ses ménages pour la période 1998-2019, avec un accent particulier sur l'impact des restrictions imposées par l'occupation au lendemain de la deuxième Int...
ECON COST ISRL OCCP PALES PEOP

The Economic Costs of the Israeli Occupation for the Palestinian People

Arrested Development and Poverty in the West Bank

19 Jan 2022
This publication sheds light on the impact of the Israeli restrictions on the economy of the West Bank and the socioeconomic conditions of its households for the period 1998-2019, with special focus on the impact of the restrictions imposed by occupation in the aftermath of the second Intifada. I...
INTEGRTD SIMU FRMWRK 2 PALESTINE

Integrated Simulation Framework II – Model for Palestinian Economic Policy

8 Jun 2021
Since the Integrated Simulation Framework (ISF) was first developed more than a decade ago, significant structural changes have taken place, and more data and information have become available. UNCTAD subsequently deemed it necessary to upgrade its macro-econometric model of the Palestinian econo...
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 2019-20

Survey of Economic and Social Developments 2019-2020

Realities and Prospects in the Arab Region

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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region
8 Jun 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...
ARAB SOCIETY DEMO SOC TRENDS #15

Arab Society: Demographic and Social Trends - Issue No. 15

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Arab Society: A Compendium of Social Statistics
29 Mar 2021
Focusing on population dynamics, household composition, family formation, housing conditions, health, COVID-19, education, labour, poverty, inequality and culture and social participation, this report presents a broad illustration of Arab society and the ways in which it is changing. Data have be...
ARAB SOCIETY DEMO SOC TRENDS #14

Arab Society: Demographic and Social Trends - Issue No. 14

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Arab Society: A Compendium of Social Statistics
3 Apr 2020
This publication is the latest in a series published biennially by the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) under the title Arab Society: Demographic and Social Trends. It presents a broad description of Arab society and the ways in which it is changi...
EXTERNAL TRADE BULL ARAB REG #27

External Trade Bulletin of the Arab Region, Twenty-seventh Issue

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External Trade Bulletin of the Arab Region
4 Dec 2019
This Bulletin presents data and statistical indicators on external and intraregional trade in goods in ESCWA member countries. Data are presented in time series until 2017 and were drawn primarily from national sources, and from secondary sources when needed. The Bulletin aims to assist policymak...
SURV ECON SOC DEV ARAB 2018-19

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2018-2019

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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region
24 Sep 2020
The Arab region experienced an economic recovery growth rate of 2.3% in 2018, up 1.7% from 2017. This recovery was largely attributed to hydrocarbon sector led growth in the region’s oil-exporting countries. While this growth momentum continues, the region remains linked to geopolitical uncertain...
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...
BULLET INDUS STAT ARAB #10

Bulletin of Industrial Statistics for Arab Countries - Tenth Issue

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Bulletin of Industrial Statistics in the Arab Region
11 Oct 2019
This publication provides detailed industrial data from Arab countries for the period 2008- 2019. Part I includes summary tables on the overall industrial trends including the levels of output expressed as the per capita value added at constant prices, labour productivity expressed as the share o...
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...
NATL ACCTS STUDIES ARAB REG #37

National Accounts Studies of the Arab Region, Bulletin No.37 (English and Arabic languages)

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National Accounts Studies of the Arab Region
18 Jun 2019
This publication presents available data and ESCWA estimates of GDP at both current and constant prices, in addition to the consolidated national accounts for each ESCWA Member State during a five years period and the estimated real GDP growth for year of publication.It is intended for economists...
EXTERNAL TRADE BULL ESCWA #7

External Trade Bulletin of the ESCWA Region, Seventh Issue

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External Trade Bulletin of the Arab Region
29 Mar 1994
This is the seventh issue of the External Trade Bulletin which is divided into three parts. Part one gives summary tables on over all trade, trends and share of the region in total world trade. It also gives time series of unit value, quantum and terms of trade indices of the ECWA countries and ...
EXTERNAL TRADE BULL ESCWA #5

External Trade Bulletin of the ESCWA Region, Fifth Issue

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External Trade Bulletin of the Arab Region
20 Oct 1987
This is the fifth issue of the External Trade Bulletin which is divided into three parts. Part one gives summary tables on over all trade, trends and share of the region in total world trade. It also gives time series of unit value, quantum and terms of trade indices of the ECWA countries and an...
EXTERNAL TRADE BULL ESCWA #4

External Trade Bulletin of the ESCWA Region, Fourth Issue

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External Trade Bulletin of the Arab Region
23 Jul 1986
This is the fourth issue of the External Trade Bulletin which is divided into three parts. Part one gives summary tables on over all trade, trends and share of the region in total world trade. It also gives time series of unit value, quantum and terms of trade indices of the ECWA countries and a...