Africa and MENA Regions (2019)

Classification Tree Analysis as Applied to Mena Regions

IICR and ICRG country risk scores are examined in a decision tree framework to analyze groupings on countries, including Middle East and North Africa. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to examine if Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries form a distinct financial risk group, based on financial predictor variables and country risk scores. Country risk scores are calculated interna...

Quinoa for Marginal Environments: Toward Future Food and Nutritional Security in MENA and Central Asia Regions

Quinoa is recognized as a crop of great value in terms of tolerance to abiotic stresses and there is growing interest to introduce it in marginal agricultural production systems worldwide. Also, quinoa is one of the most nutritious food crops currently known and the nutritive properties of the crop are seen as a mean to fight malnutrition globally. Various quinoa cultivars have been screened fo...

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Situating Middle East and and North Africa (MENA) capital markets within the emerging markets universe

The objective of this paper is to situate the MENA area within the emerging markets universe. We first discuss the various components of market emergence and generate four bootstrapped indexes reflecting market size, market activity, market pricing and transparency. We then draw inter-regional and country-level comparisons using a probit model and a hierarchical cluster analysis. Our results su...

Burden of Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRD) in Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Chronic respiratory diseases involve a heterogenous group of diseases, including, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, sleep apnea syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, and many occupational diseases. They affect more than one billion people worldwide. Their medical, social, and economic impacts are heavy, especially in developing countries such as Middle East and North Africa coun...