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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2013-2014
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growth in 2013 compared to n oil revenues of major oilof the Gulf Cooperation Council zation of economic performance hand, and all other Arab urity and humanitarian crisis in ublic deepened, impacting the stability remained in Egypt, the ngly seen as fragile and chaotic s, despite its vast energy, and
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 the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). While GCC countries are on a stable recovery path, the polarization of economic performance among Arab countries continues between GCC and other countries. The crisis in Iraq, Libya, Palestine and the Syrian Arab Republic deepened, impacting the region negatively. This report discusses the issue of current financing gaps and concludes with a set of policy recommendations. As outlined in the report, regional integration has the potential to unlock financial resource mobilization and diversification, and should be used for economic and social transformation across the region.
Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2013-2014
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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2013-2014
ISBN 978-92-1-128374-7
Publication Date: December 2014 ISBN: 9789211283747
Pages: 100 Price: 25.00
Asia-Pacific Development Journal, June 2014 United Nations
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Vol. 21, No. 1, June 2014
IN THIS ISSUE: Myanmar’s non-resource export potential after the lifting of economic sanctions: a gravity model analysis Foreign aid imperatives in the Greater Mekong Subregion: case studies of Australian, Japanese and Thai Aid Coordination Should agriculture be exempt from trade policy reforms in South Asia? Rural labour markets: insights from Indian villages An empirical analysis of energy shortage in Pakistan
Vol. 21, No. 1, June 2014
ISBN 978-92-1-120679-1
The Asia-Pacific Development Journal (APDJ) is published bi-annually. Its primary objective is to provide a platform for exchanges of knowledge, experience, ideas, information and data on all aspects of economic and social development issues facing the region; it aims to stimulate policy debate and assist in policy formulation. Over the years, the Journal has emerged as a key United Nations publication in telling the Asian development story in a concise, coherent and impartial manner to stimulate policy debate and assist policy formulation in the region.
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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
2014
Publication Date: December 2014 ISBN: 9789211206791
Pages: 182 Price: 33.00
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014: Challenges to Sustainable Growth in a New External Context
2014
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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean Challenges to sustainable growth in a new external context
The Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014 looks at how economic growth in the region has been slowing since 2011, and the data available for the first six months of 2014 indicates that the region will not match the growth rate of 2.5% recorded in 2013. Growth has been muted over the first few months of the year, owing to stagnant gross fixed capital formation and faltering private consumption. Government consumption, on the other hand, has picked up, and the net contribution of exports has been more positive than during the same period of the previous year. A regional growth rate of 2.2% is forecast for 2014.
Publication Date: January 2015 ISBN: 9789211218626
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Pages: 212 Price: 75.00
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