VOL. XLV

No 37

16-September-2002

BUDGETS & REVENUES

Arab World Competitiveness ReportUnderlines Urgency Of Economic Reform

Thefirst Arab World Competitiveness Report,unveiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF) at a two-day meeting held on 8-9September in Geneva, underlines the urgency of economic reform in the Arabworld, and highlights the need for 5% annual growth to prevent highunemployment rates rising further. The report discusses the causes of thestagnation in growth in the Arab world...