# @worldbank on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-12-17T11:04:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** World Bank (@worldbank) — https://gondola.cc/worldbank

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📊 Growth prospects in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are improving, in line with global trends, but conflict, fragility, and displacement remain persistent challenges. Regional GDP is projected to grow by 2.8% in 2025 and 3.3% in 2026, up from 2.3% in 2024, driven by stronger-than-expected performance in Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Developing Oil Importers. ⁠
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☑️ Our latest regional economic update argues that job creation and fully leveraging the region’s workforce are essential to raising living standards. In this context, the low levels of female labor force participation in the region remains a major obstacle. ⁠
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👉🏽 Download the report: worldbank.org/mena [LINK IN BIO] 

🗣️ Roberta Gatti, Chief Economist for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan region at the World Bank.

#middleeast #northafrica #economicgrowth #economicoutlook⁠ #genderequality

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