MENA Quarterly Economic Brief, July 2014 : Predictions, Perceptions and Economic Reality

Devarajan, Shanta ; Mottaghi, Lili

Washington, DC:World Bank

关键词: ACCESS TO CREDIT;    ACCESS TO MARKETS;    ACCOUNTABILITY;    ACCOUNTING;    ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE;   

DOI  :  10.1596/ 978-1-4648-0407-6
RP-ID  :  89844

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This issue of the MENA quarterly briefassesses the macroeconomic performance of seven of the MENAcountries: Egypt, Tunisia, Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen andLibya. All of these countries experienced rapid economicgrowth during 2000-10, and suffered a sharp economicslowdown in the aftermath of 2011. The brief focuses on thechallenges facing these countries with a closer look at theactual growth performance in comparison with their forecastsand highlights the limitations of forecasting in the wake ofthe 2011 uprisings; and at the consequences of the growthslowdown, including unemployment, where perceptions maydiverge from reality. The story is told in fourteen charts.