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
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.
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The Arab World’s Perfect COVID-19 Storm 
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A New Approach to MENA’s Refugee Crisis A New Approach to MENA’s Refugee Crisis
Jul 10, 2018 thinks current strategies to aid the displaced in the Middle East and North Africa are perpetuating suffering.
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Can Lebanon Escape the Resource Curse? Can Lebanon Escape the Resource Curse?
Nov 3, 2016 says the country could transform itself with oil and gas production if it adopts key reforms now.
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Saudi Arabia’s Shock Therapy Saudi Arabia’s Shock Therapy
Sep 27, 2016 describes the complicated transition to a post-oil economy now confronting the Kingdom.
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Cheap Oil’s Silver Lining for the Gulf Cheap Oil’s Silver Lining for the Gulf
Apr 22, 2016 says that now is an ideal opportunity for GCC countries to launch comprehensive economic reforms.
