Asif M I

Senior Economist at @WorldBank

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

LIFT IT UP ©️

[Roberta Gatti @RobertaGattiECO]

Very proud of this work, sadly timely. With panel firm-level data across 89 countries & geolocalized info on conflict, we show that higher conflict exposure leads to declines in sales and total costs. No significant impact on profits for surviving firms —>https://t.co/E4x7HK9DEq

[World Bank MENAAP @WorldBankMENA]

NEW: Blog by @RobertaGattiECO, @AsifMIEc & Jesica Torres-Coronado on the latest #MENAUpdate about potential challenges and opportunities for economic growth in the region.

Shifting Gears explores how the private sector can be an engine of growth in #MENA: https://t.co/pbdHD2vXCa

[Ousmane Dione @ousmanedione]

Our recent #MENAUpdate finds that #MENA could go far toward unleashing its growth potential. Governments can promote competition & improve business environments. The private sector – a key source of #jobs - can innovate by harnessing talent, incl women. https://t.co/rYOQa8WJoO

[Roberta Gatti @RobertaGattiECO]

.@AsifMIEc: time for a pic of the fabulous team which, led by you, made it all happen. Thank you @harun_wb, @AsifMIEc, Jesica Torres, Gianluca Mele, Federico Bennett, Sumin Chun, Rana Lotfi, Ilias Suvanov!

[World Bank MENAAP @WorldBankMENA]

Our @WorldBank #MENAUpdate finds that #MENA could go far toward unleashing its growth potential by:

🔸Promoting competition in markets
🔸Levelling the playing field for private & state-affiliated firms
🔸Fostering a business-friendly environment

Report: https://t.co/cvokN5LdH4

[World Bank MENAAP @WorldBankMENA]

"With peace as the foundation, countries in the region can seize critical opportunities for growth," says @WorldBank #MENA Chief Economist @RobertaGattiECO.

Learn more: https://t.co/h9hn7kOcnW

[Roberta Gatti @RobertaGattiECO]

Fragile real GDP growth in #MENA for 2024 (2.2%), in the midst of conflict and rising uncertainty.

[Roberta Gatti @RobertaGattiECO]

Submit your paper by Sept 20 and join us in Kuwait City, Jan 29-30. We will be discussing uncertainty, debt, climate change, among others. Keynote speakers: @IndermitGill, @ZiadMDaoud, @LucreziaReichli, @upanizza.

[Roberta Gatti @RobertaGattiECO]

Engaging discussion at the @ERFlatest conference on SDG progress. I focused on #people and particularly on #genderequality in #MENA. A long way to go, but likely massive economic growth payoffs from more women's participation in the labor force.

[World Bank MENAAP @WorldBankMENA]

NEW @WorldBank Report: Uncertainties amidst conflict and indebtedness weighs on the outlook for the Middle East & North Africa.

GDP in overall #MENA region forecast to grow at tepid 2.7% in 2024. https://t.co/eZRMdJV4zW

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[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.”

#NobelPrize

[World Bank MENAAP @WorldBankMENA]

Don't miss the launch of the new #MENAUpdate on Oct. 5!
Find out how labor market challenges & inflation will affect jobs & economic growth, ft. MENA VP @FeridBelhaj, @RobertaGattiECO & #AlJazeera DC Bureau Chief Abderrahim Foukara: https://t.co/wefvNz6OXP
@AJArabic @AJMubasher

[World Bank MENAAP @WorldBankMENA]

Don't miss the launch of our latest @WorldBank #MENAUpdate on Oct. 5!

We will discuss how labor market challenges and inflation will affect jobs and economic growth, ft. Abderrahim Foukara, @AJArabic Chief, MENA VP @FeridBelhaj & @RobertaGattiECO: https://t.co/CaOtKugHGr

[Roberta Gatti @RobertaGattiECO]

Always a delight to brainstorm with our managing director @bjerde_anna. Among others, we talked about how research can help to shape the role of the State for job-rich #growth and a just #greentransition in #MENA.

[ERF @ERFlatest]

Watch Asif Islam, senior economist for the MENA Region of the World Bank in the seminar, titled "The World Bank's MENA Economic Update - Altered Destinies"; organized by @usda_oce, ERF & @WorldBankAfrica
Date: 14th June @ 4:00 PM
https://t.co/MnSuUZUzJ6
https://t.co/epuWnsrSmm

[Roberta Gatti @RobertaGattiECO]

Temporary shocks — such as bouts of high #foodinflation — can have long lasting impact on #humancapital. That said, I can’t stand my voice.

[Roberta Gatti @RobertaGattiECO]

We just launched our new #MENA Economic Update: #AlteredDestinies. Its title resonates deeply with me and couldn't be more appropriate to describe the long-term human capital consequences of the food price hikes that are impacting #MENA now. Read it at https://t.co/MhCK9xNtAT

[Ferid Belhaj @FeridBelhaj]

Thought-provoking discussion today as we launched the World Bank's latest #MENAEconomic Update.
Double-digit food inflation delivered a devastating blow to poor families in MENA, & the impact will be felt for years to come. I encourage you to read it: https://t.co/hB9RlfrQOK

[Roberta Gatti @RobertaGattiECO]

📢We're #hiring a Research Analyst (consultant): MA in Econ, Data Science or Stats, experienced in managing large micro-datasets & geo-coding, good command of econometrics. Arabic or French a plus. Remote work OK. Email CV to [email protected] by March 2. #EconTwitter