Nasser Saidi, former Chief Economist of the Dubai International Financial Center, is a former vice governor of the Bank of Lebanon and has served 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.
Now that Lebanon, after two and a half years, finally has a president, the country can turn its attention to exploiting its hydrocarbon reserves. But policymakers must be mindful of the risks ahead – … read more
Last June, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman announced a National Transformation Program, aimed at diversifying the Kingdom's oil-dependent economy in just five years. The program is amb… read more
Plunging oil prices have inflicted a massive shock on the economies of Middle East producers. What these countries have to understand is that, unlike past price declines, this one will not be transito… read more
