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on MENA - Middle East and North Africa |
| By: | Yahya Hassine (UIT - Université Ibn Tofaïl); Kaoutar Alhaderi |
| Abstract: | This study explores the impact of social networks on the purchasing behaviour of luxury brand consumers in Morocco, by focusing on startups using social media platforms with a literature review emphasizes the main research objective is to know the characteristics of online shopping with luxury products. The results show that social networks increase visibility and influence the perception of luxury brands, especially among educated young adults, while raising concerns about the quality of Moroccan startups' products. |
| Abstract: | Cette étude explore l'impact des réseaux sociaux sur le comportement d'achat des consommateurs de marques de luxe au Maroc, en mettant l'accent sur les startups utilisant les plateformes des réseaux sociaux avec une revue de littérature met l'accent sur l'objectif principal de recherche st de savoir les caractéristiques d'achat en ligne avec les produits de luxe. Les résultats montrent que les réseaux sociaux augmentent la visibilité et influencent la perception des marques de luxe, en particulier parmi les jeunes adultes éduqués, tout en soulevant des réserves sur la qualité des produits des startups marocaines. |
| Keywords: | Réseaux sociaux Comportement d'achat Attitude Perception, Maroc Social networks Shopping behaviour Attitude Perception Morocco, Réseaux sociaux, Comportement d'achat, Attitude, Perception, Maroc Social networks, Shopping behaviour, Morocco |
| Date: | 2024–08–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04964050 |
| By: | Syed Adeel Abbas; Ali Ahmad; Ban Edilbi; Amos Abu |
| Keywords: | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Growth |
| Date: | 2024–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:41833 |
| By: | RezaeeDaryakenari, Babak (Leiden University); Özdamar, Özgür; Akbaba, Yasemin |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the impact of faith-based national role conceptualizations (NRCs) in the Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry in recent history. We build on the previous scholarship that merges the influence of power politics and religion with a focus on how instrumental motivations shape religion-based policymaking. Employing automated content analysis, we quantify religious and secular foreign policy role conceptualizations ascribed to Iranian and Saudi foreign policy by their officials from 2015 to 2021. We analyze eight official Twitter/X accounts to illustrate role conceptualizations. Results reveal the coexistence and frequent, dynamic, and selective use of both types of NRCs by both states’ officials. Also, each state’s utilization of specific NRCs correlates with responses to the rival’s adoption of competing NRCs, offering insights into the nature of Iran-Saudi competition in the region. We conclude by discussing the role of religion in the foreign policies of Saudi Arabia and Iran, two MENA states with theocratic structures. Methodologically, this study contributes to the emerging field of political analysis of social media data in International Relations and represents a pioneering effort within religion literature in political science. |
| Date: | 2024–10–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:osfxxx:rt2pb_v1 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Communities and Human Settlements-Human Migrations & Resettlements Conflict and Development-Conflict and Fragile States Gender-Gender and Social Development Social Development-Race in Society |
| Date: | 2024–08 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42028 |
| By: | Nohayla Badrane (ENCGS); Zineb Bamousse |
| Abstract: | In a rapidly evolving landscape marked by continuous change and complex challenges, effective cash management stands as a cornerstone for ensuring business sustainability and driving performance. To address these pressing demands, cash managersare increasingly turning to innovative financing solutions such as venture capital, green finance, crowdfunding, advanced services from Pan-African banks, and blockchain technology. These cutting-edge tools are pivotal in bolstering resilience against market volatility, ecological transitions, and the accelerating pace of technological change. The present article aims to examine how such innovative financial approaches can serve as strategic drivers, enabling businesses to transform challenges into opportunities. The analysis underscores that rethinking cash management through innovation is a critical pathway toboost the performance of Moroccan companies. Therefore, embracing these forward-thinking strategies unlocks new avenues for development empowering them to adapt with agility amidst the uncertainties of a shifting environment. |
| Date: | 2025–02 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2502.14393 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Growth Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Modeling and Statistics Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Development |
| Date: | 2024–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42417 |
| By: | Krafft, Caroline Gould; Raikes, Abbie; Nikaein Towfighian, Samira; Mojgani, Rebecca Sayre |
| Abstract: | By the time children in low- and middle-income countries start primary school, large socioeconomic disparities are evident in children’s learning and development. Both pre-primary and home environments can play important roles in influencing school readiness and can contribute to disparities in early childhood development, but there is limited evidence on their relative roles in low- and middle-income countries. This paper examines how pre-primary quality, stimulation at home, and early childhood development vary by socioeconomic status for pre-primary students in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The results demonstrate substantial socioeconomic inequality in stimulation at home, more so than in pre-primary quality and inputs, although there is variation in the degree of inequality across different dimensions of pre-primary quality. “Double inequality” is observed, where students with less stimulating home environments experience slightly lower quality pre-primary inputs. There are particularly large pre-primary inequities in structural quality (physical environment) and less inequity in process quality (pedagogy). These results suggest that targeted investments in pre-primary education in Egypt are necessary to reduce inequality in school readiness but are likely insufficient to close the socioeconomic status gap in children’s development. Investing in interventions to improve vulnerable children’s home learning environments, as well as investing in quality pre-primary, is critical to address disparities in children’s development. |
| Date: | 2023–02–24 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:10317 |
| By: | Memoğlu, Ömer (High Technology Research Center (YUTAM)) |
| Abstract: | Türkiye adopts a 'win-win' strategy in the context of maritime disputes. The Republic of Türkiye, which aims to show how much maritime jurisdiction coastal states will gain in their agreements with Türkiye, also implements a strategy to show how much they will lose if they do not reach an agreement with Türkiye. Türkiye, which embraces international principles such as fair distribution, fairness, geographical superiority, proportionality, and non-closure, being the country with the longest coastline in the Eastern Mediterranean, naturally has maritime boundaries with Israel as well. In this context, Israel is Türkiye's maritime neighbor. The Turkish Sword drawn in the west with Libya and in the east with Israel can be effectively applied. The thesis of Doç. Dr. Cihat Yaycı, 'Libya-Türkiye EEZ Agreement, Libya is Türkiye's Maritime Neighbor, ' was realized with the will of President Erdoğan and formed a strategy that disrupted a global game planned to seize the maritime jurisdiction areas of countries bordering the Eastern Mediterranean, including Greece and the Greek Cypriot Administration. The Eastern Mediterranean, which excites global multi-actor actors and those who monopolize energy hegemony, will make Türkiye a global actor with its Blue Homeland strategy, given that it has the longest coastline. Those actors who do not want Türkiye to become a great power and use various methods to deter Türkiye from the Blue Homeland Doctrine try to implement their plans to chain Türkiye by presenting the Seville map, which was drawn to confine Türkiye to its land borders, as the maritime reflection of the Seville agreement of yesteryears. Because when Türkiye claims its maritime rights, it can solve its energy problem and fulfill one of the 'one necessary and two sufficient conditions' to become a great power. Elements that fund Türkiye’s lobbies to label the Blue Homeland as expansionist, maximalist, or Neo-Ottomanist aim to prevent Türkiye from becoming a great power. Based on Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha’s principle 'He who controls the water controls the land, ' the main strategy is to conduct a study showing how much maritime jurisdiction Israel can gain with agreements with Türkiye. Reminding us of the maritime spirit of our millennial civilization and the losses suffered when separated from its seas, and addressing the global competition in the Eastern Mediterranean and its reflections on the Republic of Türkiye in terms of maritime security are the main outlines of the study. |
| Date: | 2024–12–14 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:osfxxx:rgf75_v1 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Forecasting Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Growth Conflict and Development-Conflict and Fragile States |
| Date: | 2024–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42525 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Development Economics & Aid Effectiveness Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Growth |
| Date: | 2024–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42342 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Energy-Oil & Gas Environment-Carbon Policy and Trading Environment-Adaptation to Climate Change Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Growth |
| Date: | 2024–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42495 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Information and Communication Technologies-ICT Applications Governance-E-Government |
| Date: | 2024–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42302 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Social Development-Social Analysis |
| Date: | 2024–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42203 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Forecasting Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Growth |
| Date: | 2024–08 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:41985 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Communities and Human Settlements-Human Migrations & Resettlements Conflict and Development-Conflict and Fragile States Conflict and Development-Post Conflict Reconstruction Conflict and Development-Peace & Peacekeeping |
| Date: | 2024–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42509 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Finance and Financial Sector Development Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Growth Finance and Financial Sector Development-Strategic Debt Management Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Fiscal & Monetary Policy |
| Date: | 2024–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42380 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Forecasting Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Growth |
| Date: | 2024–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42279 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Private Sector Development-Enterprise Development & Reform Governance-Governance and the Financial Sector Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Growth Finance and Financial Sector Development-Finance and Development |
| Date: | 2024–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42387 |
| By: | Muhammad Khudadad Chattha; Hoda Youssef; Olena Ftomova; Ashwaq Natiq Maseeh; Xinyue Wang; Željko Bogeti?; Dominik Naeher; Christian Borja-Vega; Adnan Ghosheh |
| Keywords: | Water Resources-Freshwater Resources Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Growth |
| Date: | 2024–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42515 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Growth Social Protections and Labor-Employment and Unemployment Social Protections and Labor-Labor Markets Poverty Reduction-Poverty Reduction Strategies |
| Date: | 2025–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42609 |
| By: | World Bank |
| Keywords: | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth-Economic Growth International Economics and Trade-Trade Facilitation Urban Development Water Supply and Sanitation-Urban Solid Waste Management Private Sector Development-Global Value Chains and Business Clustering |
| Date: | 2025–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wboper:42704 |