Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 16

18-Apr-2011

REGIONAL

MENA Economies Recovering, But Face Policy Challenges, Says IMF

The MENA region weathered the global crisis relatively well and the recovery is now proceeding with GDP projected to grow at 4% in 2011 and about 4.25% in 2012, according to the IMFs latest World Economic Outlook (WEO). Higher commodity prices and external demand are boosting production and exports in many economies in the region, said the report. In addition,...