Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 18

2-May-2011

REGIONAL

IMF Sees Regional Uprisings Providing Long Term Opportunities, Near Term Pressures

The IMF sees the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa as providing an opportunity in the long run for the region to lay the foundations for a socially inclusive and more dynamic economic growth model. In the near term however, countries face multiple pressures stemming from higher commodity prices and disruptions to economic activity, the...