Events

MEDirections Roundtable, Report Launch, World Bank MENA Economic Update

Karim El Aynaoui, Executive President at Policy Center for the New South, will be speaking at the “Report Launch: World Bank MENA Economic Update” organized by the World Bank and the European University Institute (EUI) who will share the findings from this latest report, followed by an engaging conversation with a panel of World Bank and EUI experts.

This special presentation and discussion will be about the World Bank’s latest Middle East and North Africa Economic Update, a twice-yearly forecast that looks at growth prospects for the region titled, “Overconfident: How Economic and Health Fault Lines Left the Middle East and North Africa Ill-Prepared to Face COVID-19”. This edition offers a stark assessment of the preparedness of MENA’s public health systems to handle a pandemic and suggests policy recommendations, including a need to improve data transparency for public health and to remedy historical under-investment in health.

This event is taking place on Thursday November 18, 2021 / 14.00 - 15.00 (CET).