North Africa
Middle East youth employment will create challenges
Almost one in four Middle Eastern and North African youth are unemployed
Middle EastMiddle East/North Africa digital remittances will grow
Digital remittances look set to rise in the region
Middle EastMiddle East/North Africa remittance inflows will grow
Official inward remittance flows to Egypt in 2023 were curtailed by the currency’s over valuation
Middle EastMiddle East/North Africa energy transition to speed up
Implementing the energy transition is slow but gaining momentum in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Middle EastEnergy change will be slow in Middle East/North Africa
Energy transition in the Middle East and North Africa will tend to be slow over the next few years
Middle EastMiddle East and North African growth will rebound
Oil exporters will outperform oil importers in 2024 and 2025. but risks to the forecasts are on the downside
Middle EastBarriers to tourism across the Middle East will fall
The barriers to tourism will fall slowly in most Middle Eastern and North African countries
Middle EastPlans for North African unity could be short-lived
Tentative efforts to revive a regional integration framework have spurred diplomatic controversies
North Africa
