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Hadi Salehi Esfahani from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the U.S. examined the evolution of trade policy in MENA countries since the 1960s. “Contrary to the current popular perception, until the 1980s, MENA countries were generally more open than the rest of the developing world. That situation changed in the 1980s and especially the 1990s as most MENA countries maintained their trade policies, while many other developing countries proceeded with liberalization,” Esfahani told the conference.

Conference speakers also tackled issues related to monetary policies, social capital and governance, trade, finance and financial markets, as well as structure and growth of MENA economies.

On the sidelines of the conference, a public policy session on the Lebanese government’s “Beirut I Proposal for Reform” was held with the participation of former Finance Minister George Corm, MP Farid El Khazen and Finance Ministry Consultant Saadeh El Chami. The roundtable discussion tackled the current economic situation in Lebanon and the problem of public deficit with its negative impact on economic activity and investment.

El Shami outlined the Lebanese government’s economic reform proposal as based on two pillars: boosting growth to reduce public deficit and adopting new monetary and financial policies. While El Khazen regarded the proposals as offering short-term solutions to Lebanon’s economic problems, Corm suggested launching economic dialogue between the Finance Ministry and the Central Bank to agree on the rescheduling of the country’s debt. formation à distance informatique

[aldente]

Sound good, are there any pictures of the conference?

[sohel2009]

Hadi Salehi Esfahani from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the U.S. examined the evolution of trade policy in MENA countries since the 1960s. “Contrary to the current popular perception, until the 1980s, MENA countries were generally more open than the rest of the developing world. That situation changed in the 1980s and especially the 1990s as most MENA countries maintained their trade policies, while many other developing countries proceeded with liberalization,” Esfahani told the conference.

Conference speakers also tackled issues related to monetary policies, social capital and governance, trade, finance and financial markets, as well as structure and growth of MENA economies.

On the sidelines of the conference, a public policy session on the Lebanese government’s “Beirut I Proposal for Reform” was held with the participation of former Finance Minister George Corm, MP Farid El Khazen and Finance Ministry Consultant Saadeh El Chami. The roundtable discussion tackled the current economic situation in Lebanon and the problem of public deficit with its negative impact on economic activity and investment.

El Shami outlined the Lebanese government’s economic reform proposal as based on two pillars: boosting growth to reduce public deficit and adopting new monetary and financial policies. While El Khazen regarded the proposals as offering short-term solutions to Lebanon’s economic problems, Corm suggested launching economic dialogue between the Finance Ministry and the Central Bank to agree on the rescheduling of the country’s debt.



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[aldente]

Should I as a Peak Oiler ever start a movement (certainly not a religious one, since that kind of infrastructure has been put on the pave more than 2000 years already), it certainly would include "hell on earth", since it seems absent for a superspicious amount of time.

Are we about to change a paradict?! To hold hell in the palm is the goal, isn't it?!

[dorlomin]

Middle East North Africa: MENA a polite way of describing the Arab (or arabicphonic) world.