Economic Research Forum

13/05/2026

A gentle reminder to register today to attend an online seminar on: The World Bank’s MENA Economic Update: Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development

The Economic Research Forum (ERF) is organizing a webinar to discuss the report “Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development” produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) at the World Bank.

Date: May 13, 2026 from 16:00 - 17:00 PM (Cairo Local Time)

Register here to attend this event:

The Economic Research Forum (ERF) is organizing a webinar to discuss the report "Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development" produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) at the World Bank. This latest MENAAP Eco...

12/05/2026

Izak Atiyas, an independent researcher and a research fellow of the Economic Research Forum, will be the lead commentator of the online seminar on: The World Bank’s MENA Economic Update: Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development

The Economic Research Forum (ERF) is organizing a webinar to discuss the report “Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development” produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) at the World Bank.

Date: May 13, 2026 from 16:00 - 17:00 PM (Cairo Local Time)

Register here to attend this event:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vn-LTnQpQtmo6uO4BtWyJg #/registration

https://erf.org.eg/affiliates/izak-atiyas-2/

Areas of Interest: Industrial Organization and Regulation Anti-Trust Political Economy Education: Ph. D., Economics, New York University, U

12/05/2026

Amirah El-Haddad, a Senior Researcher at the Department Transformation of Economic and Social Systems, at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), will be the lead commentator of the online seminar on: The World Bank’s MENA Economic Update:Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development

The Economic Research Forum (ERF) is organizing a webinar to discuss the report “Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development” produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) at the World Bank.

Date: May 13, 2026 from 16:00 - 17:00 PM (Cairo Local Time)

Register here to attend this event:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vn-LTnQpQtmo6uO4BtWyJg #/registration

https://erf.org.eg/affiliates/amirah-el-haddad/

Areas of Interest: Industrial Organization-Industrial Policy Political Economy Labour Markets and Informality Development Economics Education:

12/05/2026

Sumin Chun, economist (ETC) in the Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan at the World Bank, will be speaking at the online seminar on: The World Bank’s MENA Economic Update:Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development

The Economic Research Forum (ERF) is organizing a webinar to discuss the report “Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development” produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) at the World Bank.

Date: May 13, 2026 from 16:00 - 17:00 PM (Cairo Local Time)

Register here to attend this event:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vn-LTnQpQtmo6uO4BtWyJg #/registration

https://erf.org.eg/affiliates/sumin-chun/

Economist (ETC), Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, The World Bank

12/05/2026

Federico Bennett, an Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa at the World Bank, will be speaking at the online seminar on: The World Bank’s MENA Economic Update:Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development

The Economic Research Forum (ERF) is organizing a webinar to discuss the report “Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development” produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) at the World Bank.

Date: May 13, 2026 from 16:00 - 17:00 PM (Cairo Local Time)

Register here to attend this event:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vn-LTnQpQtmo6uO4BtWyJg #/registration

https://theforum.erf.org.eg/affiliates/federico-bennett/

Federico Bennett is an Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa at the World Bank, a position he assumed in January 2023. An Argentine national, he previously worked in the Office of the Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean and in the Integra...

12/05/2026

Roberta Gatti, the Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at the World Bank will be speaking at the online seminar on: The World Bank’s MENA Economic Update:
Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development

The Economic Research Forum (ERF) is organizing a webinar to discuss the report “Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development” produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) at the World Bank.

Date: May 13, 2026 from 16:00 - 17:00 PM (Cairo Local Time)

Register here to attend this event:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vn-LTnQpQtmo6uO4BtWyJg #/registration

https://erf.org.eg/affiliates/roberta-v-gatti/

Roberta Gatti is the Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at the World Bank, where she oversees the analytical agenda of the region and the publication of the semi-annual MENA Economic Updates. She is the founder of the MENA Central Banks Regional Research Network. In h...

12/05/2026

Dr. Raed Safadi, Managing Director Designate of the Economic Research Forum, will be the chairperson and moderator of the online seminar on: The World Bank’s MENA Economic Update: Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development

The Economic Research Forum (ERF) is organizing a webinar to discuss the report “Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development” produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) at the World Bank.

Date: May 13, 2026 from 16:00 - 17:00 PM (Cairo Local Time)

Register here to attend this event:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vn-LTnQpQtmo6uO4BtWyJg #/registration

https://erf.org.eg/affiliates/raed-safadi/

Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics International Trade International Finance Education: Ph.D. in Economics. Georgetown University, Washington,

12/05/2026

Mark Your Calendar and Sign-up to attend an online seminar on:
The World Bank’s MENA Economic Update:Challenges of Conflict
and Industrial Policy for Development

The Economic Research Forum (ERF) is organizing a webinar to discuss the report “Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development” produced by the Office of the Chief Economist for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) at the World Bank.

Date: May 13, 2026 from 16:00 - 17:00 PM (Cairo Local Time)

Register here to attend this event:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vn-LTnQpQtmo6uO4BtWyJg #/registration

12/05/2026

Check out the latest forum article of this week, titled "Challenges of Conflict and Industrial Policy for Development" by Roberta V. Gatti , Çaglar Özden , Federico Bennett, Asif Islam , Rachel Yuting Fan , ​Nelly Elmallakh , Ilias Suvanov and Richard Newsome

On 28 February 2026, conflict erupted in the Middle East, sending shockwaves across the region and the world. The World Bank’s latest MENAAP Economic Update – encompassing the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan – examines the effects of the conflict on the global and regional ...

04/05/2026

Check out the ERF's policy brief, published in April, titled "Reversing the Trend: Policy Levers for Jordan’s Labor Market Recovery" by Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft, and Nouf Abushehab, which is closely related to the "2025 wave of the Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey (JLMPS)", carried out in cooperation with the Jordanian Department of Statistics (DoS).

https://erf.org.eg/publications/reversing-the-trend-policy-levers-for-jordans-labor-market-recovery/

Subscribe also below to get the Micro data:
https://www.erfdataportal.com/index.php/catalog/320

In a nutshell: Labor force participation and employment rates in Jordan, already among the lowest in the world, are continuing to decline, but the pace of

03/05/2026

Check out the policy brief, titled "How Can Jordan Increase Female Labor Force Participation?" by Paloma Avendano, Ruotong Li, Ragui Assaad and Caroline Krafft, which is closely related to the "2025 wave of the Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey (JLMPS)", carried out in cooperation with the Jordanian Department of Statistics (DoS).

https://erf.org.eg/publications/how-can-jordan-increase-female-labor-force-participation/

Subscribe also below to get the Micro data:
https://www.erfdataportal.com/index.php/catalog/320

In a nutshell Jordan’s female labor force participation rate (15% as of 2025) is very low. Low participation persists despite childcare and maternity