Areas of Interest:

• Islamic Finance
• SME Financing
• Green Development Finance
• Public Policy and Corporate Governance

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 1977
• Licence ès Sciences Politiques, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 1973
• Licence ès Sciences Economiques, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 1970

• Chairman of the Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino.
• Independent Consultant, May 2001
• Chairman and Co-Founder, Viveris Mashrek, Financial Advisors, Cairo, Egypt, Oct.2009-Apr.2011
• Special Advisor to the President, Viveris Management, private equity investment Management Company, SME specialist, Marseille, France, Feb.2008 - May 2011
• Senior Advisor, Financial Sector Group, World Bank, Head of the Financial Sector assessment Program, Jul.2001 - Jan.2008

Latest Publications:

• “Islamic Finance: A Development Opportunity for Egypt”, Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR), American University Cairo, October, 2012
• “Egypt’s Transition towards a New Governance for Sustainable Development”, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Mediterranean Policy Program, Policy Brief, June, 2012
• "Islamic Banking: Policy and Institutional Challenges", Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, Volume 4, Number 1, 2008 (January-April)