
The Arab World’s Perfect COVID-19 Storm
Mar 24, 2020 says the current global pandemic and collapsing energy prices will push the region's economies into recession.
Nasser Saidi, former Chief Economist of the Dubai International Financial Center, has served as a vice governor of the Bank of Lebanon and as Lebanon’s Minister of the Economy and Industry. He is the author, most recently, of the OECD report Corporate Governance in the MENA Countries.
Mar 24, 2020 says the current global pandemic and collapsing energy prices will push the region's economies into recession.
Jul 10, 2018 thinks current strategies to aid the displaced in the Middle East and North Africa are perpetuating suffering.
Nov 3, 2016 says the country could transform itself with oil and gas production if it adopts key reforms now.
Sep 27, 2016 describes the complicated transition to a post-oil economy now confronting the Kingdom.
Apr 22, 2016 says that now is an ideal opportunity for GCC countries to launch comprehensive economic reforms.
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