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Jordan: 2024 Article IV Consultation, Second Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Jordan

International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

This paper discusses IMF’s 2024 Article IV Consultation, Second Review under the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria for Jordan. Jordan continues to show resilience and maintain macro-economic stability, despite the headwinds caused by the regional conflict. This resilience reflects the authorities’ continued implementation of sound macro-economic policies and reform progress. Inflation is projected to remain low, at about 2 percent, reflecting the Central Bank of Jordan’s firm commitment to monetary stability and the exchange rate peg. Jordan’s external position remains relatively strong. Bringing the Jordanian economy onto a higher growth trajectory is essential to create more jobs and raise prosperity. This requires accelerating structural reforms, while maintaining macro-economic stability. Strong and timely international support also remains crucial to help Jordan navigate through the external headwinds, while shouldering the costs of hosting a large number of Syrian refugees.

Keywords:: digitalizing government service; Jordanian authorities; executive board assessment; pandemic preparedness; authority of the Competition Department; development objective; Gender inequality; Fiscal stance; Global

Type:: Journal Issue

Source Title:: IMF Staff Country Reports

Volume/Issue:: Volume 2024: Issue 345

Series:: IMF Staff Country Reports

Publisher:: International Monetary Fund

Publication Date:: 17 Dec 2024

Language:: English

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400295645.002

ISBN:: 9798400295645

Type:: Journal Issue

Source Title:: IMF Staff Country Reports

Volume/Issue:: Volume 2024: Issue 345

Series:: IMF Staff Country Reports

Publisher:: International Monetary Fund

Publication Date:: 17 Dec 2024

Language:: English

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400295645.002

ISBN:: 9798400295645

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Jordan: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

This Selected Issues paper explores the main obstacles related to low female labor force participation in Jordan. Lack of access to safe and reliable public transportation can hamper labor market choices for women. Gender-based legal restrictions may also prevent women from participating in the labor market. The analysis concludes that structural variables and regulations are the main drivers of the gender gap in participation and employment outcomes in Jordan. Based on the regression results, there is a statistically significant relationship between the structural variables and regulations and the gap in both participation and employment. The results for Jordan are also compared with the Middle East and North Africa region. It finds that gender disparity in labor market participation in Jordan is not due to access to basic services such as education and health but is rather based on structural and legal impediments. Particularly, structural variables as well as regulations help explain the gap in participation rates between men and women.

Keywords:: B. dissecting GDP growth; tourism growth; tourism sector growth; employment outcome; tourism fluctuation; participation opportunity; business environment indicator; labor market market trend; Women; Total factor productivity; Tourism; Labor productivity; Productivity; Global; Middle East; North Africa; East Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Asia and Pacific

Type:: Journal Issue

Source Title:: IMF Staff Country Reports

Volume/Issue:: Volume 2022: Issue 222

Series:: IMF Staff Country Reports

Publisher:: International Monetary Fund

Publication Date:: 18 Jul 2022

Language:: English

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400215582.002

ISBN:: 9798400215582

Type:: Journal Issue

Source Title:: IMF Staff Country Reports

Volume/Issue:: Volume 2022: Issue 222

Series:: IMF Staff Country Reports

Publisher:: International Monetary Fund

Publication Date:: 18 Jul 2022

Language:: English

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400215582.002

ISBN:: 9798400215582

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Gender Equality and Inclusive Growth

Asel Isakova

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Francesco Luna

This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality and presents policies and best practices to address these. With women accounting for fifty percent of the global population, inclusive growth can only be achieved if it promotes gender equality. Despite recent progress, gender gaps remain across all stages of life, including before birth, and negatively impact health, education, and economic outcomes for women. The roadmap to gender equality has to rely on legal framework reforms, policies to promote equal access, and efforts to tackle entrenched social norms. These need to be set in the context of arising new trends such as digitalization, climate change, as well as shocks such as pandemics.

Keywords:: gender gap; inequality; wage gap; wage segregation; gender discrimination; active labor market policies; gender budgeting; GGGI: Global Gender Gap Index; inclusive growth; WP; fiscal policy; parental leave; justice system; gender earnings gap; age-employment profile; commonwealth country; earnings gap; job portal; Women; Gender inequality; Global; South Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; West Africa; Central Asia

Type:: Journal Issue

Source Title:: IMF Working Papers

Volume/Issue:: Volume 2021: Issue 059

Series:: IMF Working Papers

Publisher:: International Monetary Fund

Publication Date:: 04 Mar 2021

Language:: English

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513571164.001

ISBN:: 9781513571164

Type:: Journal Issue

Source Title:: IMF Working Papers

Volume/Issue:: Volume 2021: Issue 059

Series:: IMF Working Papers

Publisher:: International Monetary Fund

Publication Date:: 04 Mar 2021

Language:: English

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513571164.001

ISBN:: 9781513571164

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Opportunité pour tous: Croissance et inclusion au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord

Miss Catriona Purfield

Mr. Harald Finger

Mrs. Karen Ongley

Mr. Benedicte Baduel

Carolina Castellanos

Ms. Gaelle Pierre

Vahram Stepanyan

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Mr. Erik Roos

This publication brings together a set of IMF papers that prepared as backgrounds for the various sessions of the conference and will help put into broader dissemination channels the results of this important conference. An official IMF publication is well disseminated into academic and institutional libraries and book channels. The IMF metadata will also make the conference papers more discoverable online.