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Prior to the COVID-19 shock, the key challenge facing policymakers in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia region was how to generate strong, sustainable, job-rich, inclusive growth. Post-COVID-19, this challenge has only grown given the additional reduction in fiscal space due to the crisis and the increased need to support the recovery. The sizable state-owned enterprise (SOE) footprint in the region, together with its cost to the government, call for revisiting the SOE sector to help open fiscal space and look for growth opportunities.

More publications in this series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers

More publications by: Ernesto Ramirez Rigo ; Christine J Richmond ; Oluremi Akin Olugbade ; Gareth Anderson ; Maria Atamanchuk ; Hatim Bukhari ; Iacovos Ioannou ; Deeksha Kale ; Tannous Kass-Hanna ; Maximilien Queyranne ; Wei Shi ; Joyce Wong