Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 42

19-Oct-2009

MENA Economies Resilient To Financial Crisis, Conference Hears

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economies have been able to weather the international financial crisis, avoiding negative growth and a recessionary trap. There was a general consensus at the 2009 MENA Regional Economic Forum, organized by the Institute of International Finance in Jordan on 12-13 October, about the resilience of MENA economies during the crisis and the...