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How the Middle East can escape the middle-income trap
By Ferid Belhaj and Rabah Arezki The Middle East and North Africa urgently needs a new social contract focused on economically empowering the hundreds of millions of youth who are expected to join the labour market in the coming decades..more
Technical and vocational education in Egypt: the missing link
By Fatma El-Hamidi Recent notable developments in Egypt’s educational system include an agreement between the government and private firms to enhance the provision of technical and vocational education (TVE)..more
Upcoming Workshop: Advanced Panel Data Techniques Applied to Economic Modelling
ERF is pleased to announce the opportunity for some 20 participants from the ERF region (Arab countries, Iran and Turkey) to participate in a hands-on training workshop on panel data econometrics. ERF will cover the cost of travel and accommodation... Read More
A Macroeconomic Framework for Growth under the New Normal: Lessons from Latin America
This Blog is written by Aalaa Halaka “Six months ago, I warned about the risk of a ‘new mediocre’—low growth for a long time. Today, we must prevent that new mediocre from becoming the ‘new reality’.” Christine Lagarde, IMF... Read More
Trade policy options for a sovereign Palestinian State and the impact of Syrian refugees on Lebanon
During the ERF 24th Annual Conference, Raed Safadi (Dubai Department of Economic Development) participated as discussant in a parallel session on international economics, focusing on trade policy and the MENA region. After the session, we recorded a short interview with... Read More
A moonshot for MENA: laying the groundwork for a modern digital economy
Rabah Arzeki is the Chief Economist for Middle East and North Africa Region at the World Bank. During the recent ERF 24th Annual Conference he presented in the third plenary session, during which he argued for the foundation of a... Read More
A partnership between government, civil society and the private sectors for MENA development
Hadi Salehi Esfahani from the University of Illinois presented in the third and closing panel at the ERF 24th Annual Conference. According to Mr. Esfahani, the economic development of the MENA region can be achieved through... Read More
Tackling domestic issues to ensure economic development in MENA
Mustapha Nabli (North Africa Bureau of Economic Studies International) took the floor in the third and closing panel at the ERF 24th Annual Conference. After the session, we recorded the short interview below, in which Mr. Nabli shares the main... Read More
A new macroeconomic framework under the new normal
H.E. Rania Al-Mashat is the current Minister of Tourism in Egypt and she has an extensive experience on monetary policy, having worked at the Central Bank of Egypt on developing and modernizing Egypt’s monetary policy strategy. During the ERF... Read More