تسبب ارتفاع أسعار المواد الغذائية واضطراب الإمدادات جراء نشوب الحرب في "أوكرانيا" في إلحاق أضرار فادحة بالبلدان الواقعة في "منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا"، بما في ذلك على سبيل المثال "مصر" و"السودان" و"اليمن" وهو ما يُعزى بشكل جزئي إلى فرط اعتمادها ... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
One Of the World’s Worst Economic Collapses, Now Compounded By The Ukraine Crisis: What’s Next For Lebanon?
High food prices and supply disruptions triggered by the Ukraine war are hitting Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries like Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen hard, partly due their heavy dependence on wheat imports. But in the region, Lebanon—already... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Agricultural Statistics are Vital: The case of Lebanon
Riad Fouad Saade, CREAL, Lebanon
During the civil war in Lebanon between 1975 and 1990, the country was on “economic survival mode” and cared little about statistics. With post war era, many misleading statistics figures were used lacking serious references. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Recurrent climate events are a contingent liability in three MENA countries
Dorte Verner - Lead Agriculture Economist, World Bank
Findings from three new World Bank reports provide a strong reminder to build resilience to extreme weather events. Climate change, El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and other recurrent climate events are making already water-scarce countries in the Middle East and North Africa more vulnerable. Adverse climatic impacts on agriculture – including on wheat and other rainfed crops that are vital for food security -- is a growing liability for Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia, with projected impacts on household and national economies. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Are fuel or food subsidies the right policy tools to reduce inequality? An evidence-based illustration for four Arab economies
Paul Makdissi, Professor of Economics, University of Ottawa, Canada
Countries of the MENA rely mostly on consumption subsidies for reducing inequality. As we will illustrate below, a move from fuel subsidies towards food subsidies would be desirable. Unfortunately, some countries also started eliminating food subsidies. Source: IFPRI Egypt Office
