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During the first half of 2024, robust economic growth continued, supported by non-extractive sectors and dynamic investment. After an acceleration to 4.1 percent in 2023, GDP growth...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow at 2.2% in 2024, yet the outlook remains subdued amid heightened uncertainty. In addition to examining the macroeconomic...

Algeria’s GDP recovered to its pre-pandemic level in 2022, while high oil and gas prices allowed for marked improvements in its external and fiscal balances. The recovery...

This policy brief presents an update on the state of food security and the gendergap in food insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during theCOVID-19 pandemic using...

The agricultural sector in Algeria has always sparked a fascinating and captivating debate for years, in particular in the phase of economic transition started and triggered after the sharp fall in the price...

Highlights: Inflation remained high in Q1-2023, led by the price of fresh agricultural products. Inflation rose to 9.8 percent y-o-y in Q1-2023, despite moderating prices of...

Most countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are struggling to reduce poverty and vulnerability—COVID-19 and now Russia's invasion of Ukraine are making the task even...

Hunger and food insecurity have continued to increase in the Arab region due to various factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Part 1 of this report will present the...

The Russian Federation and Ukraine are among the most important producers of agricultural commodities in the world. Both countries are net exporters of agricultural products, and they both...

Highlight Increased food and fertilizer prices, slower growth, and currency fluctuations still severely strain food security, especially in the Near East and North Africa (NENA)...