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Facts at a glance
Economic summaries
Key
indicators from the World Bank tracing trends in social and economic development over the last three
decades (PDF files):
Middle
East and North Africa
This page on the World Bank's website provides
links to regional topics and economic information about
individual countries.
At-a-glance
statistics for the region
Working
papers
Discussion/research documents on the Middle East and North Africa
International Monetary Fund
(official website)
GDP (national)
of Arab and Mediterranean countries GDP (per capita)
of Arab and Mediterranean countries
Islamic
banks - how they work
Corporate governance in
Islamic banks
The Muslim banking world faces the challenge of expanding internationally while remaining
true to Islamic principles. By Nasser M Suleiman.
The
Euro and the Arab/Mediterranean countries
Maps showing economic activity
Maps showing land use
Maps showing population density
Click here for various economic
maps of Palestine/Israel
Economic development
Economic integration tendencies in the Middle East and North Africa
by Nasser M. Suleiman
Arab
Gulf Program of the UN Development Organisation
(AGFUND)
This is a regional institution which aims to achieve sustainable
development and targets the neediest groups, particularly women and children in developing
countries.
Palestinian
Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction (PECDAR)
D-8
(the Developing Eight)
Mediterranean Development Forum II
The programme for this ground-breaking conference held in Marrakech, in September 1998,
contains much useful information.
USAID
programmes
Egypt; Iraq;
Jordan;
Lebanon;
Morocco;
West
Bank/Gaza; Yemen
Trade
Arab Free Trade Area (AFTA)
External
trade of the Arab countries
EU share of
Mediterranean countries' trade
Mediterranean countries'
share of EU
Airbus
sales to Arab and Mediterranean countries
Transit
chokepoints
Places of strategic importance to world trade: the Suez Canal, Bab al-Mandab (Red Sea),
and the Strait of Hormuz. [US Energy Information Administration]
Arab economic organisations
Arab Air Carriers' Organisation (AACO)
Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID)
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
Arab Cooperation Council
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organisations (AGFUND)
Arab Iron and Steel Union (AISU)
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) - Union du Maghreb Arabe
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
Arab Organisation for Agricultural Development (AOAD)
Arab Planning Institute - Kuwait
Arab Trade Financing Program (ATFP)
Arab Union of Railways
General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture for Arab Countries
Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (GOIC)
Human resources
Population
of Arab and Mediterranean countries
Arab
emigration Demographic
indicators
Human
Development Indicators
Palestinian
workers in Israel
Jewish
immigration to Israel and the occupied territories
Trade
unions in the Arab world
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