Middle East and North Africa - Wikipedia
WEBThe Middle East and North Africa ( MENA ), also referred to as West Asia and North Africa ( WANA) [1] or South West Asia and North Africa ( SWANA ), [2] [3] is a geographic region. While still referring to most of the Middle East (or West Asia without East Thrace or the Sinai peninsula) and North Africa together, it is widely considered to be a ...
What Are The MENA Countries? - WorldAtlas
WEBMay 8, 2019 · MENA is an acronym for the Middle East and North Africa region, it is popularly used by academic, economic, social and international organizations. The MENA region is sometimes known as the Arab World or the Greater Middle East. There are 19 countries generally included as part of the MENA countries. A further 16 countries are …
Middle East - Wikipedia
WEBThe Middle East (term originally coined in English [see § Terminology ] [note 1]) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage as a replacement of the term Near East (as opposed to the Far East) beginning in the early 20th century.
Middle East and North Africa (MENA): Countries and Economy - Investopedia
WEBApr 30, 2023 · What Is MENA? MENA is an acronym for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The region is typically considered to include around 19 countries, but the definition can be...
Middle East | History, Map, Countries, & Facts | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Middle East, the lands around the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea, encompassing at least the Arabian Peninsula and, by some definitions, Iran, North Africa, and sometimes beyond. Learn more about the history of the classification of the region in this article.
MENA Economic Update - World Bank Group
WEBApr 15, 2024 · October 2022: A New State of Mind: Greater Transparency and Accountability in the Middle East and North Africa. This edition of the World Bank MENA Economic Update estimates that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s economies will grow by 5.4% in 2022, the fastest rate since 2016.
Middle East and North Africa - World Bank Group
WEBLast Updated: Dec 15, 2021. The outlook for growth in MENA has been lowered to 0.6% in 2019. Voluntary cuts to oil production are responsible for this downward revision from 1.5% in April, as well as intensifying global economic headwinds and the marked shrinkage of Iran’s economy because of rising geopolitical tensions.
Middle East and North Africa - World Bank Group
WEBThe Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow modestly in 2024, returning to the low growth that prevailed in the decade before the pandemic. MENA Economic Update: Conflict and Debt in the Middle East and North Africa. Oct 05, 2023.
MENA - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD
WEBNov 30, 2023 · The OECD and MENA. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a diverse region, affected by economic and political transformations, but with a potential for more and better growth.
The MENA Region: An Economic, Energy, and Historical Context
WEBJul 28, 2023 · The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is often considered as a whole, but it includes as many as 18 countries 1 with a total of 425.8 million people (UN DESA 2020). It stretches from the Atlantic coast of North Africa in the West to Iran beyond the Hormuz Strait in the East passing through the Mashreq (Map 1.1 ).
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