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MENA's Economic Dilemma: Reforming amid Uncertainty

January 18, 2024
13:15–14:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Record public debt levels, rising global interest rates and heightened geopolitical instability have shaken the economic outlook of several Arab economies. How can leaders respond to these immediate shocks and make progress on their economic transformation programmes? Simultaneous interpretation in English and Arabic

This is a livestreamed session.

Speakers

FA
Faisal Alibrahim
Minister of Economy and Planning
Ministry of Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia
KB
Khalfan Belhoul
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Future Foundation
MD
Mazen S. Darwazeh
Executive Vice-Chairman; Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Middle East and North Africa
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
NF
Nadia Fettah
Minister of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Economy and Finance of Morocco
RA
Rania Al-Mashat
Minister of International Cooperation
Ministry of International Cooperation of Egypt
MO
Meghan O'Sullivan
Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs; Director, Geopolitics of Energy Project
Harvard University
HS
Hussain Sajwani
Founder and Chairman
DAMAC International

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