1 Unemployment in the MENA region is the highest in the world (Figure 1) and largely a youth phenomenon. The share of youth (ages 15 to 24) in total unemployment at least doubles the total rate.

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region witnessed 14 initial public offerings (IPOs) raising $2.64 billion in the second quarter of 2024, according to the EY MENA IPO Eye Q2 2024 report.

The EY MENA IPO Eye Q3 2024 report reveals a cautiously optimistic IPO market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with five IPOs collectively raising $0.93bn. This marks a 76.8 per ...

Ernst and Young (EY) has identified key trends shaping Qatar’s tax landscape, including the newly introduced 15% global ...

The MENA region is starting to witness a drastic increase in large-scale battery energy storage systems (“BESS”) projects, accompanying a soaring penetration of renewable energy.

Women’s rights organizations and feminist activists in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continue to live in a political culture of impunity and with increased violent backlash on their ...

Gregory Hughes, Mena IPO leader at EY, said until the Saudi Aramco IPO, economic challenges continued to impact investor confidence in the region in 2019. "Though the recent MSCI and FTSE ...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow at 2.2% in 2024, yet the outlook remains subdued amid heightened uncertainty. In addition to examining the macroeconomic outlook of ...

Popularity and attention are climbing in MENA for Dota 2 events, but does it warrant giving them their own regional qualifiers? MENA is an acronym for the Middle East and North African regions, ...