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Jihad Azour
Jihad Azour
Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund
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Governance and Anti-corruption Reforms in MENA are Indispensable to Spur a Strong, Inclusive Recovery
The COVID-19 health and economic crisis underscores, as few other major events in modern history havNever Let a Crisis Go to Waste
Now is the time to address vulnerabilities in the Middle East and Central Asia’s emerging economiesBuilding A Joint Economic Future in the Maghreb
In 1989, exactly 30 years ago, all five Maghreb countries of Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco andEditor Picks
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Lebanese protesters erect a burning barricade to block a road in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on March 3, 2021, over a deepening economic crisis. (AFP)
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This photo taken on March 2, 2021 shows dancers performing a traditional Chinese acrobatics show called Die Luo han, in Huangshan, in eastern China's Anhui province. (AFP)
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Workers hang posters of Pope Francis ahead of the planned visit of Pope Francis to Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq March 3, 2021. (Reuters)
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Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring the third goal during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Spezia on March 02, 2021 at the Juventus stadium in Turin. (AFP)
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