New Viewpoint: The Global Survey of Public Servants: Evidence from 1,300,000 Public Servants in 1,300 Government Institutions in 23 Countries by Schuster Mikkelsen Rogger Fukuyama Hasnain Mistree Meyer-Sahling Bersch & Kay WorldBank onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pu…

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Thought-provoking discussion today as we launched the World Bank's latest #MENAEconomic Update. Double-digit food inflation delivered a devastating blow to poor families in MENA, & the impact will be felt for years to come. I encourage you to read it: wrld.bg/cRZ350NCryZ

We just launched our new #MENA Economic Update: #AlteredDestinies. Its title resonates deeply with me and couldn't be more appropriate to describe the long-term human capital consequences of the food price hikes that are impacting #MENA now. Read it at openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publi…

Temporary shocks — such as bouts of high #foodinflation — can have long lasting impact on #humancapital. That said, I can’t stand my voice.

Watch Asif Islam, senior economist for the MENA Region of the World Bank in the seminar, titled "The World Bank's MENA Economic Update - Altered Destinies"; organized by USDA Office of the Chief Economist, ERF & World Bank Africa Date: 14th June @ 4:00 PM us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… erf.org.eg/affiliates/asi…

Always a delight to brainstorm with our managing director Anna Bjerde. Among others, we talked about how research can help to shape the role of the State for job-rich #growth and a just #greentransition in #MENA.

Don't miss the launch of our latest WorldBank #MENAUpdate on Oct. 5! We will discuss how labor market challenges and inflation will affect jobs and economic growth, ft. Abderrahim Foukara, قناة الجزيرة Chief, MENA VP Ferid Belhaj & Roberta Gatti: wrld.bg/9fU050PHZ7N

Don't miss the launch of the new #MENAUpdate on Oct. 5! Find out how labor market challenges & inflation will affect jobs & economic growth, ft. MENA VP Ferid Belhaj, Roberta Gatti & #AlJazeera DC Bureau Chief Abderrahim Foukara: live.worldbank.org/events/mena-re… قناة الجزيرة الجزيرة مباشر

BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.” #NobelPrize

NEW World Bank Report: Uncertainties amidst conflict and indebtedness weighs on the outlook for the Middle East & North Africa. GDP in overall #MENA region forecast to grow at tepid 2.7% in 2024. wrld.bg/QUYV50Rgbgi 1/5

Engaging discussion at the ERF conference on SDG progress. I focused on #people and particularly on #genderequality in #MENA. A long way to go, but likely massive economic growth payoffs from more women's participation in the labor force.

Submit your paper by Sept 20 and join us in Kuwait City, Jan 29-30. We will be discussing uncertainty, debt, climate change, among others. Keynote speakers: Indermit Gill, Ziad Daoud, Lucrezia Reichlin, 𝙐𝙜𝙤 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙖.

Fragile real GDP growth in #MENA for 2024 (2.2%), in the midst of conflict and rising uncertainty.

"With peace as the foundation, countries in the region can seize critical opportunities for growth," says WorldBank #MENA Chief Economist Roberta Gatti. Learn more: wrld.bg/SW4y50TSbNb

Our WorldBank #MENAUpdate finds that #MENA could go far toward unleashing its growth potential by: 🔸Promoting competition in markets 🔸Levelling the playing field for private & state-affiliated firms 🔸Fostering a business-friendly environment Report: wrld.bg/zHlw50VHqCK

.Asif M I: time for a pic of the fabulous team which, led by you, made it all happen. Thank you Harun Onder, Asif M I, Jesica Torres, Gianluca Mele, Federico Bennett, Sumin Chun, Rana Lotfi, Ilias Suvanov!

Our recent #MENAUpdate finds that #MENA could go far toward unleashing its growth potential. Governments can promote competition & improve business environments. The private sector – a key source of #jobs - can innovate by harnessing talent, incl women. wrld.bg/8FES50VPxPn

NEW: Blog by Roberta Gatti, Asif M I & Jesica Torres-Coronado on the latest #MENAUpdate about potential challenges and opportunities for economic growth in the region. Shifting Gears explores how the private sector can be an engine of growth in #MENA: wrld.bg/bEA750W9hCb

Very proud of this work, sadly timely. With panel firm-level data across 89 countries & geolocalized info on conflict, we show that higher conflict exposure leads to declines in sales and total costs. No significant impact on profits for surviving firms —>openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/cor…