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Speeches and Presentations by the Chief Economist

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                                                                                                                                                                                      2009

The Global Financial Crisis:  Possible Transmission to the Real Economy in the Arab World, January 2009
Presentation: English

                                                                                                                                                                                      2008

Impact of the International Financial Crisis on MENA Capital Markets: "Forum on the Current International Financial Crisis: Implications and Lessons for Arab Region" Beirut, Lebanon, December 2-3, 2008 by Auguste T. Kouame, Acting Chief Economist.
Presentation: English  

                                                                                                                                                                                     2007

Emirates, Dubai Council for Economic Affairs, United Arab Emirates, June 5, 2007
Presentation: English

Present Challenges and Opportunities for Middle East Economic Development", Cairo, Egypt,
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Presentation:  English

MENA 2007 Economic Developments and Prospects: Press Conference, Washington, DC,
Saturday, April 14, 2007

Remarks:  English

Seminar organized by Center for Democracy and Civil Society, Georgetown  University in cooperation with

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Cairo, on Labor  Market Reform, Trade Unions, and the Future of Social Policy in MENA, Cairo, Egypt, April 4-5-2007

Remarks: English

Panel Discussion at the United Nations Commission for Social Development: Macroeconomic Policies for Full Employment and Decent Work, February 7,2007, New York, United States of America
Remarks: 
English

JMorgan Investor Seminar, April 12, 14, 2007, Washington, DC
Presentation: English

                                                                                                                                                                                     2006

IMF/AMF Seminar "Institutional Reform for Economic Growth in the Arab Countries", December 19-20, 2006, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Remarks: English 

 

Opening Session at the GERPA Inaugural Session at the Economic Research Forum, December 15, 2006, Kuwait

Remarks: English

 

Presentation for Cairo Investment Forum, December 9-10, 2006
Presentation: English 

 

Arab Strategy Forum, December 4-6, 2006, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Remarks:  English

"Les Journées de l'Entreprise", Sousse, Tunisia, November 30, 2006
Presentation: French

Launch of the Gender Economic Research and Policy Analysis (GERPA), Alexandria, Egypt, June 18, 2006
Remarks: English

International Seminar organized by Institut Europeo de la Mediterránia and Centro Internacional de Toledo Parla La Paz, Madrid, Spain, May 25-26, 2006
Presentation: English

The Employment Challenge in the Middle East and North Africa and the Role of Women's Entrepreneurship
Roundtable on the Role of Women in the Development of the Private Sector in MENA, World Bank, Washington, February 2006
Presentation: 
English
Remarks:  English

                                                                                                                                                                                           2005

The Employment Challenge in the Middle East and North Africa
MENA Regional Conference on Job Creation and Skills Development, Cairo, Egypt, December 2005
Presentation: 
English

Institutionalizing Reform
12th Annual Conference, Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt, December 2005
Remarks: 
English

European Union/World Bank Migration and Skills Workshop
Brussels, Belgium, July 2005
Remarks: 
English

Jobs, Growth and Governance in the Maghreb
Maghreb Roundtable, Tunis, Tunisia, May 2005
Presentation: 
French

Jobs, Growth and Governance in the Arab World
Yemen Roundtable on Growth, Employment and Social Progress, Sana'a, Yemen, April 2005
Presentation: 
Arabic -      English

The Political Economy of Reform: Mobilizing Alliances for Change
"From Barcelona to the European Neighborhood Policy," Euro-Mediterranean Transition Conference, April 2005
Remarks: 
English

                                                                                                                                                                                         2004

Trade, Investment and Competitiveness in the Arab Region
Annual Meeting of the Arab Business Council, Marrakech, Morocco, November 2004
Presentation: 
English

Import Liberalization, Productivity, and Exports
World Bank Development Economics Group, November 2004
Presentation: 
English

Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa: Women in the Public Sphere
MENA Gender Consultative Group, Washington, April 2004 
Presentation: 
 
English

Trade, Foreign Direct Investment and Development in the Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East and North Africa: The Challenges of Growth and Globalization, International Monetary Fund, April 2004 
Presentation: 
   
English

The International Competitiveness of the MENA Region 
"Trade, Competitiveness, and the Knowledge Economy," Second Knowledge Forum for MENA, World Bank, Marseilles, March 2004 
Presentation: 
English

Jobs, Growth, and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa 
European Institute for Research on Mediterranean and Euro-Arab Cooperation (MEDEA), Brussels, February 2004 
Presentation: 
English

Long-Term Economic Development Challenges and Prospects for the Arab Countries   Institut de Monde Arabe, Paris, February 2004 
Presentation: 
English -  French

Knowledge Services: Lessons from MENA
ECA Knowledge Fair, World Bank, Washington, January 2004 
Presentation:
 
English

                                                                                                                                                                                          2003

Challenges to Private Investment in the Middle East and North Africa Region 
"Enabling an Environment for Private Sector Development," Economic Research Forum, Cairo, February 2003 
Presentation: 
English

The Employment Challenge in the Middle East and North Africa 
"
The Marshall Legacy," Johns Hopkins SAIS Conference, Washington, November 2003 
Presentation: 
English

Engaging with the World: Trade, Investment, and Development in the Middle East and North Africa 
Trade Report Press Launch, Cairo and Dubai, June 2003 
Presentation: 
English -  French

Exchange Rate Regime Management Within the Middle East and North Africa: The Cost of Manufacturing Competitiveness
American University, Beirut, December 2003
Presentation: 
English

Long-Term Economic Development Challenges and Prospects for the Arab Countries
Arab Thought Foundation Conference, Beirut, December 2003
Presentation: 
English

                                                                                                                                                                                        2002

The Cost of a "Non-Maghreb"  
"The Maghreb Unbound," North Africa Business and Development Forum Conference, Barcelona, March 2002
Presentation: 
English

The Macroeconomics of Labor Market Outcomes in MENA over the 1990s: How Growth Has Failed to Keep Pace with a Burgeoning Labor Market  
Egyptian Center for Economic Studies Conference, Cairo, January 2002 - Mediterranean Development Forum Four Conference, June 2002 - Luxembourg Group Conference, July 2002 
Presentation: 
English

Making Trade Work for Jobs 
Mediterranean Development Forum Conference, Amman, October 2002 
Presentation: 
English

Reforms and Growth in MENA Countries: New Empirical Evidence 
May 2002 
Remarks: 
 
English

                                                                                                                                                                                           2001

Dimensions of Poverty in MNA 
Economic Research Forum Workshop, Sana'a, Yemen, July 2001
Presentation: 
English

Exchange Rate Regime and Competitiveness of Manufactured Exports: The Case of MENA Countries
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Conference, London, July 2001
Presentation: 
English

EU-Med and the Investment Climate 
Euro-Med Seminar, Barcelona, November 2001
Presentation: 
English

The EU-Med Partnership: Stocktaking and Long-Term Challenges Ahead 
Aspen Institute Conference, Porto Cervo, Italy, June 2001
Presentation: 
English

The Recent Euro-Mediterranean Agreements and Knowledge for Trade Policy
International Development Research Center Trade Workshop, Ottawa, March 2001 
Remarks: 
English

The Case for World Bank Involvement in MIC
Regional Management Team Retreat, Washington, June 2001
Presentation: 
English

 




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