Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13636 Document Date: OCT 17, 2018

Author: Abdul Moeen Zarif Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13599 Document Date: OCT 16, 2018

Author: Nurlan Kurumshiev Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13592 Document Date: OCT 16, 2018

Author: Abdul Moeen Zarif Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Loan Agreement Report No.: Document Date: OCT 13, 2018

Author: LEGRL Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13441 Document Date: OCT 10, 2018

Author: Syed Hasinur Rahman Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13418 Document Date: OCT 09, 2018

Author: Sigyel Delma Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13308 Document Date: OCT 05, 2018

Author: Nurlan Kurumshiev Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13286 Document Date: OCT 04, 2018

Author: Lazare Dakahudyno Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP13229 Document Date: OCT 03, 2018

Author: Ruphin Bo-Elongo Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Yemen has been experiencing political instability since 2011 and open conflict since late 2014. As a result, the social and institutional fabric in Yemen has witnessed increasing disintegration. ... See More + Although official statistics are no longer available, anecdotal evidence suggests that Yemen's GDP contracted by an accumulated 40 percent since the end of 2014. The conflict has caused widespread disruption of economic activities and has dramatically diminished employment and income opportunities in the private and public sector. In the current conflict situation and the given political uncertainty, it is not possible to provide a detailed, sound economic outlook. However, Yemen's medium-term outlook will depend ultimately on whether an end to the on-going conflict can be found and the rebuilding of the Yemen economy and social fabric is facilitated. In the short-term, there is no substitute for external financial support for initial macroeconomic stabilization given the interdependency of external financing, the fiscal expenditure program, and early stabilization. Finally, if violence can be contained before the end of 2018, GDP is predicted to begin its recovery in 2019 (i.e., via the gradual resumption of hydrocarbon export). However, little of the economic recovery is estimated to translate into a meaningful reduction of the high poverty rate in Yemen (approximately 80 percent in 2018).  See Less -

Document Type: Brief Report No.: 130967 Document Date: OCT 01, 2018

Document also available in: Arabic Disclosure Status: Disclosed