Dr. Nasser Saidi participated as a panelist at the IMF’s event related to the Regional Economic Outlook report for the Middle East and North Africa region held on 27th October, 2020.
The panel discussion was titled “Coping with Covid19: Challenges & Policy Priorities for the MENA region and the Global Economy” and discussed in addition the impact of US elections on the Middle East.
The IMF report can be accessed at https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/REO/MECA/Issues/2020/10/14/regional-economic-outlook-menap-cca
Watch the video of the webinar below:
Panelist at the IMF’s MENA Conference "Coping With Covid19", 27 Oct 2020
28 October, 2020
corruption Covid19 governance IMF labour reform MENA oil price REO SWFs UAE unemployment US election
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