Exchange rate policies and external public debt in the MENA region
Emerging economies are often subject to currency crises and foreign debt crises around the same time. This column explores the ...
Rethinking the state’s role in Arab economies
The Arab world's state-led development model may be set to reach a breaking point, as hundreds of millions of young ...
Turkey’s reversal of fortune
Recent changes in Turkey’s economic, social and political environment have not only failed to generate the potential for sustainable growth, ...
The investment decisions of Arab sovereign wealth funds
What are the key objectives of the sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) of Arab countries? This column presents the results of ...
Galal Amin and the Egyptian middle class
A sense of ‘defeat’ among the Egyptian middle class was the main motivation for the uprising of 25 January 2011. ...
Oil prices and the performance of UAE banks
The fall in the oil price to a ‘new normal’ has had a negative impact on four indicators of banks’ ...
Business Cycles in Kuwait: A New Chronology
Policy-makers, business leaders and forecasters can all benefit from access to data on historical economic and financial cycles as well ...
Development Gains from Arab-African Trade Integration
Despite their proximity, trade and investment flows between the Arab countries and sub-Saharan Africa are very low. This column reports ...