IMF's MENA Regional Economic Outlook Update – Key Challenges Ahead and the Way toward Recovery

As the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia continue to cope with the dual shocks of  the COVID-19 pandemic and the volatility in oil prices, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Carnegie Endowment for Peace, and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are organizing a live virtual panel to discuss the key challenges, policy priorities and opportunities for recovery based on the recent IMF Middle East and North Africa regional economic outlook update.

The event will be held in English with simultaneous Arabic interpretation.

During the livestream, viewers may submit their questions using the live chat on zoom.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, 16 July 2020
Time: 3:00pm to 4:30pm GST

Zoom Details:
Meeting ID: 981 7586 9601
Password: 623799

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Speakers:
Jihad Azour, Director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department.
Dame Minouche Shafik, Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); former deputy governor of the Bank of England; former IMF Deputy Managing Director, and former Vice President at the World Bank.
Marwan Muasher, Vice President for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Jordan.
Monica Malik, Chief Economist at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank; former chief economist at EFG Hermes; former senior economist for the MENA region at Standard Chartered, Dubai; and former senior economist at Dun & Bradstreet, London. 
 
Moderator:
Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-chief of the regional The National newspaper. Iraqi-British journalist with over 18 years experience in covering the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.