World Bank report tallies cost of disaster relief demanded by pandemic in MENA
World Bank report tallies cost of disaster relief demanded by pandemic in MENA By Maria Weldali - Apr 06,2021 - Last updated at Apr 06,2021 A view of downtown Amman during a nationwide curfew in mid-March, 2020 (JT file photo) AMMAN — The Spring 2021 World Bank MENA Economic Update showed that the substantial borrowing MENA governments had to incur to finance essential health and social protection measures increased government debt dramatically. The report titled “Living with Debt: How Institutions Can Chart a Path to Recovery in the Middle East and North Africa” examined both the regio...